I love listening to audiobooks on my iPod because doing so makes me feel so productive. Rather than “wasting” my time sitting in traffic or whatever, I can be entertained with a novel of some sort. I used to be an Audible.com member, but found their prices to be a bit high considering the quality of the product. I also thought it was difficult to browse for titles on their website, so I canceled my membership.
I then discovered Librivox.org, which is a site that offers free downloads of audiobooks that are in the public domain. In other words, these are old books, typically classics, for which the copyright has run out.
Librivox books are read by volunteers, so the readings aren’t very polished at all. Sometimes the people are downright annoying, but on the whole, I’ve found that many of the readers are tolerable, and some are even very good. All deserve kudos, by the way, for volunteering their time in such a manner.
The Librivox Catalog can be found here. It’s not very comprehensive, but they’re constantly adding new titles as more people volunteer for projects. Overall, though, you simply can’t beat free audiobooks. Check it out!