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edit: Libation apps needs you to give it your amazon password and ID, it's foss and I trust it. (editing because seemed important)

Amazon allows you to download the book from Audible, but you need a code/password or something like that to read it. Libation can basically convert these encrypted files into decrypted mp3 files by getting this code from the website, I am pretty sure you can get it too. So, my question is, why aren't there more pirates pirating audiobooks? Why isn't every audiobook on audible available online for free?

I mean, many are, but why is it not more prevalent?

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[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 77 points 1 year ago

Be the change you want to see ey?

[–] renlok@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I listen to hundreds of audiobooks and I've literally never been unable to find an audiobook I wanted to pirate. Audiobook/eBook piracy is huge.

[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Where do you go for audiobooks? What player(s) do you use?

Money is getting tight with some life changes and don't know that I can afford to stick with my audible subscription.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

Audiobookbay, and Smart Audiobook Player my friend.

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

I use audibookbay to download, and AudiobookShelf to listen. It's an awesome combination for DRM free audiobooks

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

MyAnonaMouse (mam) is a private tracker. You have to wait for very new popular titles but it's gotten the job done for me.

[–] pory@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

If my private trackers don't have what I'm looking for, DHT search engines like btdig always have my back when it comes to audiobooks.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Mobilism dot org has been supplying me with audiobooks for over a decade

[–] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Holy shit! Y'all ain't messing around!! I've been stuck on libby and considering subscribing to audible but that plan is officially scrapped.

Piracy for the win!

[–] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Y'all ever hear of Libby app? It's like piracy with fewer steps.

[–] sergioknight@monyet.cc 14 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Love Libby, but my small town library has limited inventory. Is there a virtual library I can get a card for with a larger inventory?

[–] SnowBunting@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

I too want to know. Sometimes I find a book, but it isn't available.

[–] radix@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I believe there do exist places where you can get a virtual library card without living there. New York Public Library is what comes to mind, but don't quote me on that.

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's only for New York residents, unless you're a teen looking to read banned books this year in particular.

[–] radix@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Ah shoot, I don't know then. I thought there was something but maybe it's some sort of policy that limits cardholders to just residents.

[–] ThisIsNotHim@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Unless the policy changed recently: Brooklyn doesn't require a NY address. I had a Brooklyn card for years, but have never lived in NY. It was about $50 a year.

[–] sergioknight@monyet.cc 2 points 1 year ago

Need to verify a NYC address for this one

[–] TheWoozy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure the state of Kentucky will let anyone get a card.

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[–] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Being american/living there is required for that, right?

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[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like to add a step back in, where I rip the audiobook and then return the rental to the library. Others get to listen, and I have a copy for whenever I actually get around to listening to it :-)

[–] Grippler@feddit.dk 4 points 1 year ago

I do this with ebooks from them. Just download the epub, strip the DRM, return immediately so someone else can read it and i have my DRM-free offline copy for whenever i have time to read it.

[–] August27th@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does one rip from Libby? The analog hole?

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s gotten harder lately, the old app would just straight let you download mp3 files by chapter. It’s a bit more complicated now.

I believe this is what I used last time. https://github.com/chbrown/overdrive

[–] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What books are you trying to find that aren't on audio book bay?

[–] computing1495@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 11 points 1 year ago

Also, there are a few places where you can stream them rather than downloading audio books, if you prefer.

https://fmhy.net/

[–] SHamblingSHapes@lemmy.one 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  1. If it's available digitally from one of the many libraries I belong to, that's easier. I prefer it to Audible even.

  2. If not available by library, I can't recall the last time I wasn't able to find it through some alternative means.

Insert Pirates of the Caribbean meme about being, without doubt, the worst pirate I've ever seen.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Pirates don't use audible. More to the point you still have to buy books on audible. So no one is just automatically ripping everything

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

IDK, I rip literally everything I buy on audible. I have been since they replaced RC Bray with fucking Wil Wheton for The Martian. I want the version I paid for and I'm going to keep it goddamnit!

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably a stupid question, but how do you rip the drm? I hate having to use my phone to listen to it in my car, for example, and I don't have unlimited data or an audio jack (I know, I can download the app, and have play through that, I don't want their stupid app). I want to load an mp3 on my thumb drive, and plug that into the car, and leave it in the car until I need to load a new mp3. I've done a recording, but have to let it run the length of the program, and that's just annoying.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is the app I use, It strips the DRM and converts to mp3 or M4A files:

https://github.com/rmcrackan/Libation

This is amazing! Thank you!!

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[–] pory@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One guy buys, rips DRM, uploads to pirates. That's how almost all piracy works, someone usually had to buy a legit copy.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

historically, no. most pirated content comes via centralized sources. The last time I was involved in anything like this it was people at stores who could rip dvds, cds, games because they worked there and would get a kickback, that's how different groups (those words at the end of the filename) would get the relases

[–] pory@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The centralized pirate guys need to get the content from somewhere. Usually by cracking or obtaining a retail copy, rarely by stealing one.

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[–] Historical_General@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Imagine somebody gamified it like people gamify seeding lol.

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