For the last few years I’ve been using an old Ipod and itunes, downloading, or copying from Cds, not just Big finish, Hitchikers guide, Discworld radio adaptations etc. creating play lists for my month ahead. I use an xcarlink to listen in my car and had a lot of trouble finding a replacement cable that fitted the old 21 pin connection. Now I’ve updated to a newer mac and audiobooks is now part of the books app and its pretty much imposible to create a play list in the same way.
Though I still have my old mac and can continue using it, it seems that sooner or later I’ll have to change. So what does everyone else do?
I had the same troubles you did, but I change my audiobooks to “Music” media type and build playlists from there. It means I can use playlists, it tracks stuff I’ve actually played, and I can use the Music app instead of the Books app.
I have a download-only collection of BF so I mainly use the BF app, which I have made playlists on. But that’s not much help if you want to add in other stuff. It’s a shame that it seems to be getting harder to do all these things that were once easy
I mostly listen on the Big Finish app on my phone, or for other audios that I have downloaded as an MP3 file I play them with Spotify, though that doesn’t work that well if you want to get to a specific point of an audio. I’ve been meaning to get an MP3 player so I can be less on my phone for it, but they’re not that easy to get these days (and my mother’s that I borrowed for a bit appears to be unable to add new things these days)
I mostly use the Big Finish app for audios I bought from them (and Apple Music for the free ones), but I’ve also moved some to my iPod touch. It only holds 8GB so I can’t move my entire collection there, but I have considered modding it to add a memory card. In the meantime I just move the things I think I’ll want to listen to onto it and remove the things I think I won’t when I have a reason to take something longer lasting than my phone (which is very long-lasting on its own).
I listen with these handy, portable things on the side of my head, called “ears”. I recommend them to all, they are very good for listening!!
I also use the BF app for my purchades BF audios and an MP3 player app for Android called Musicolet for other dowloaded audio files. It’s a good app with loads of customisation features.
I have made my own audiobook server using a seedbox and the app Audiobookshelf (like Plex but for audiobooks). Mostly because I think it is fun to set up these kinds of stuff. The only downside to this setup is that the iOS app is in beta but I am part of that it works great.
As much as I’d love to plant myself in front of the computer and pop in my CDs, most of my listening ends up being on the official app on my phone. I’ll listen at any time it strikes my fancy really, but it’s a lifesaver when I’m on walks, going to the shops or doing the dishes. I think due to growing up always plugged into technology it scratches an itch being able to enjoy something else while doing those things (though I do enjoy the walks themselves!)
I mostly digitalise the CD releases I got and listen to that or using a DVD external driver and put the CD in that. I’m proud of the Big Finish collection I have and it’s just keeps growing day by day.
My phone for the app and for downloads, the old BBC stuff through my dad’s Amazon (which I don’t use anymore, but still), and then one specific audio I found on YouTube that never got taken down…and also my rusty old PS3 for my disc collection
BF app or downloaded from the site (especially when the app wasn’t working). For ones I only have on CD I have to rip the CD and transfer the files to my phone.
I use a SanDisk MP3 player and on rare occasions, the app on my phone. Unfortunately, the clip on my MP3 player is on its last legs and it doesn’t appear that they make my model. Actually, it appears that MP3 players are nearly extinct in general.
I stopped listening to stories years ago. But last summer I got it into my head to go back and re-listen to all the stuff I have on my long commutes.
Most of my stuff is on disc, some stuff is on my desktop, so I put all that on my Zune.
Mostly I listen on my weekly commute, but also a bit on shorter drives. And when that’s not enough, I’ll pull out a jigsaw puzzle and play an audio while I put it together.
