Books are without a doubt the greatest invention of man. Regardless of whether it is fiction or professional literature, each of them contains an incredible amount of knowledge and human experience that everyone needs. It just so happened that technological progress is merciless to everything, and over the past two decades, books have faded into the background, giving way to cinema and the Internet. Finding the information you need is easier on the Web, and you can plunge into the bewitching worlds that were previously hidden in books by turning on the TV.
Another obstacle in the way of books was the frantic pace of life that overtook humanity in the 21st century. There is absolutely no time to even open a book (and it’s easier to open an application on an iPhone). Fortunately, this barrier is easy to overcome. What if someone else reads the book? Now this is real, since many books have long migrated to the audio format, and everyone has a portable gadget in their hands that can play them.
This article will discuss how to download audiobooks to iPhone and play them on it freely.
Types of audiobooks
Audiobooks, like many other materials,supplied in various formats. Two of them are the most common:
- Standard familiar MP3;
- Specialized M4B.
Each format has its pros and cons. The advantages of MP3 are obvious, this format is supported by almost any gadget, player and phone. Of the minuses, it is worth highlighting the ability to run them only in a media player, which means that the books will be mixed with music and not divided into chapters. Also, if you stop listening at some point, you will not be able to save your progress.
The M4B format was created specifically for audiobooks, it opens only in specialized programs. One of these is the iBooks app, which can break books into chapters and save “reading” progress.
Making audiobooks
The second format is a priority for the reasons mentioned above, so before downloading audiobooks to iPhone from a computer, it was a good idea to find them in the proper form. Unfortunately, this is not always possible, since you can create audiobooks yourself. A program called Audio Book Converter will help with this, it allows you to convert MP3 files to M4B in semi-automatic mode.
If you have books in another format at hand, then before working with the program you need to convert them to MP3, any more or less advanced converter, including M4A to MP3 Converter, can serve for this purpose.
To create the most comfortable audiobook for listening, you should use the applicationm4book, with which you can divide the book into chapters, as well as decorate it with a suitable cover.
How to download audiobooks to iPhone?
The process of uploading books to an iPhone is similar to how other media files, such as music, are uploaded to it:
- First of all, you need to create a separate folder where audiobooks will be stored (they will stay there permanently).
- Next, you need to open iTunes and open the "My Music" menu.
- At the bottom of the interface there is an icon in the form of a plus sign, click it and select the sub-item “Create a new playlist”.
- Open the newly made playlist and look for the “Add” button in the upper right corner, you need to transfer all files in MP3 format to the window that opens.
- In order for audiobooks to be on the phone itself, you need to sync with your smartphone.
Adding M4B books is slightly different:
- Starting iTunes, you need to find the item “Books”, and in it the sub-item “My audiobooks”.
- On the top right is the button "Edit playlist", click.
- You need to add audiobooks to the window that appears.
- In order for audiobooks to be on the phone itself, you need to sync with your smartphone.
How to download books without iTunes?
Many users wholeheartedly hate this media harvester developed by the Apple team, andoften ask the question: "How to download audiobooks to iPhone without iTunes?" Any iPhone file utility can serve as a solution, but among them there is a real gem called W altr 2. This is the easiest method to transfer various files to iTunes, just launch the program, connect your phone, and then transfer the files you need (regardless of format) to the application dialog box.
How to download audiobooks to iPhone via torrent?
No matter how unfortunate it may be, but the domestic audiobook market is in a very bad state, therefore it is almost impossible to get a legal copy somewhere. Yes, and many readers know that the most powerful and advanced database of books is located on torrent trackers.
The iPhone does not provide the ability to work with torrent clients, therefore, before downloading audiobooks to the iPhone, you will have to take care of downloading them to your computer.
There is also a workaround if the smartphone has been jailbroken. The Cydia repositories have applications (iTransmission) that can recognize.torrent files and upload data directly to the phone.
Apps for listening to audiobooks
In conclusion, it is worth talking about the simplest and most accessible method - applications in the AppStore. There is a fairly extensive list of software from various publishers that provide not only the ability to listen to audiobooks as a functionality, but also the books themselves.
Oneone of these is the “Read” application from LitRes. This iPhone app was developed specifically for the Russian market and provides fans of literature with an extensive database of licensed books available with one touch.
There are other similar services, such as LoudBook, which can provide listeners with a collection of 7,000 audiobooks. By downloading one of these applications, the user does not have to think about how to download audiobooks to iPhone via computer.
