{"id":1760,"date":"2018-06-05T20:29:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T20:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/?p=1760"},"modified":"2023-02-23T19:13:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:13:18","slug":"how-to-listen-to-audio-books-on-your-kindle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/how-to-listen-to-audio-books-on-your-kindle\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Listen to Audio Books on Your Kindle"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div id=\"db-how-to-listen-to-audio-books-on-your-kindle\" class=\"db-header-image\"><\/div>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"db-script-how-to-listen-to-audio-books-on-your-kindle\">\r\n    var el = document.getElementById('db-how-to-listen-to-audio-books-on-your-kindle');\r\n\tvar script = document.getElementById('db-script-how-to-listen-to-audio-books-on-your-kindle');\r\n\r\n    if (document.body.classList.contains('single-post')) {\r\n        el.innerHTML = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle db-banner-ad\" style=\"display:block;border:none;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0553395522680398\" data-ad-slot=\"2983428166\" data-ad-format=\"horizontal\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>';\r\n\r\n       \t(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n    } else {\r\n        el.innerHTML = '<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/how-to-listen-to-audio-books-on-your-kindle\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2055 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Listen-on-Kindle.jpg\" alt=\"Scream\" width=\"472\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a>';\r\n    }\r\n\t\r\n\t\/\/ el.parentNode.removeChild(el.previousSibling); \/\/ Remove <p><\/p>\r\n\tscript.parentNode.removeChild(script); \/\/ Remove this <script>\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>There are many reasons why you might want to listen to audio books on your Kindle rather than read the printed text; it&#8217;s hands-free, you&#8217;re practising English listening, maybe you&#8217;re partially sighted or perhaps you simply just don\u2019t like reading. Whatever the reason, you need to make sure you&#8217;re getting the very best out of your device, so here&#8217;s how to listen to audio books on your Kindle.<\/p>\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n<ol style=\"float: left; border: 1px dotted #ddd; padding: 20px 20px 20px 35px; margin-right: 20px; background-color: #eee;\">\r\n<li><a href=\"#listen-to-audible-audio-books-using-your-amazon-account\">Listen to Audible audio books\u00a0using your Amazon account.<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#use-the-browser-to-listen-to-online-audio-books-on-your-kindle\">Use the browser to listen to online audio books on your Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#use-3rd-party-apps-to-listen-to-audio-books-on-your-kindle\">Use 3rd-party apps to listen to audio books on your Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#copy-audio-books-directly-from-your-computer-to-the-kindle\">Copy audio books directly from your computer to the Kindle<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#use-voiceview-over-bluetooth-to-listen-to-audio-books\">Use VoiceView over Bluetooth to listen to audio books<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Before choosing your\u00a0preferred method for listening to\u00a0audio books on your Kindle, you need to be sure that your device can play audio. The good news is that most modern Kindles do, but if you&#8217;re not sure, Audible provides a <a href=\"http:\/\/audible.custhelp.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/4679\/~\/does-audible-work-on-all-the-kindle-devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comprehensive list\u00a0of devices that support audio<\/a> for you to check.<\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"listen-to-audible-audio-books-using-your-amazon-account\">1.\u00a0Listen to Audible audio books\u00a0using your Amazon account<\/h2>\r\n<p>This is the most intuitive method. Audible provides a huge archive of audio books which are easily accessible and well-integrated into most Kindle devices. On the electronic paper devices such as the Kindle, Kindle Oasis and Kindle Touch,\u00a0 you&#8217;ll easily find the AUDIBLE tab at the top right of the STORE. From there you can browse for new releases or specific genres that take your fancy. Once you&#8217;ve successfully either purchased a pay or free audio book (some cost $0.00), it will appear in your library and of course the cloud for your other registered devices. From your library simply tap the title of the audiobook to download it in order to listen to it usually using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/store\/headphones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bluetooth headphones<\/a>\u00a0or optionally via a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-OA38NP-Kindle-Audio-Adapter\/dp\/B00ZGVVG92\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle Audio Adapter<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display: block; text-align: center; list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1778\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1778\" class=\"wp-image-1778 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;border: 1px dotted #ddd;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Audible-store.png\" alt=\"Kindle Audible tab\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kindle Audible Tab<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1793\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1793\" class=\"wp-image-1793 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;border: 1px dotted #ddd;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Audible-new-releases.png\" alt=\"Kindle Audible store\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kindle Audible Store<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1780\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1780\" class=\"wp-image-1780 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;border: 1px dotted #ddd;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Audible-player.png\" alt=\"Kindle Audible player\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kindle Audible Player<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>If you have one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/kindle-ebook-reader-comparison-2018\/\">Kindle Fire range of tablets<\/a> then you&#8217;ll need to follow a different path. On Kindle Fires there is an \u201cAudiobooks\u201d tab located on the top bar of the home screen. Tapping &#8220;Audiobooks&#8221; will reveal any of your already purchased items located in the cloud. To find a new audio book, just click STORE at the top right of the screen to then search or browse the Audible collection. Again, once you&#8217;ve found a pay or free audio book and it&#8217;s in your library, just like the e-paper Kindles, you&#8217;ll want to download it to your device. Once downloaded, you can use the integrated speaker, headphone jack or a Bluetooth-connected device to listen.<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display: block; text-align: center; list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1784\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1784\" class=\"wp-image-1784 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Audible-tab.png\" alt=\"Fire Audible tab\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 176\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire Audible Tab<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1791\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1791\" class=\"wp-image-1791 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Audible-store.png\" alt=\"Fire Audible store\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 176\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire Audible Store<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1788\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1788\" class=\"wp-image-1788 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Fire-Audible-player.png\" alt=\"Fire Audible player\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 176\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire Audible player<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Note that if you already have an Audible account and you wish to merge your existing collection into your Amazon Audible library for use on your Kindle,\u00a0 you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/help\/customer\/display.html?nodeId=201730410\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">link the two accounts<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/acc-merge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accounts merge page<\/a> on the Audible website. Once completed, you&#8217;ll then log in to your Audible account with your Amazon credentials and your existing Audible audio book collection will be available in your Amazon Audible library ready to download from the cloud.<\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"use-the-browser-to-listen-to-online-audio-books-on-your-kindle\">2. Use the browser to listen to online audio books on your Kindle<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you don&#8217;t need to download an audio book and take it offline, then a great option is to just listen directly from a website. Here at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/\">Digitalbook.io<\/a>\u00a0we provide just that service. If you have a Kindle with an \u201cexperimental\u201d browser or an Amazon Fire model, select any audio book from our archive and you&#8217;ll find all the chapters available to play at the touch of a button. You can use the scrubber if you&#8217;re device supports touch and of course pause at any time.<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display: block; text-align: center; list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; max-width: 100%;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1886\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1886\" class=\"wp-image-1886 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kindle-Fire-audio-player.jpg\" alt=\"Digitalbook.io audio player\" width=\"600\" height=\"297\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/297;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Listen to audio books in the Kindle browser<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Other great sites for playing\u00a0audio books directly from the browser include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/librivox.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Librivox<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.storynory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Storynory<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/etc.usf.edu\/lit2go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lit2Go<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OpenCulture<\/a> to name but a few.<\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"use-3rd-party-apps-to-listen-to-audio-books-on-your-kindle\">3. Use 3rd-party apps to listen to audio books on your Kindle<\/h2>\r\n<p>3rd-party apps are a great way to listen to audio books on your Kindle Fire, especially since there are so many good apps that provide free audio books. Perhaps not surprisingly, the leading 3rd-party app for audio books is Audible. Their app provides many features including chapter navigation, variable playback speeds including 0.5x, 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x, 2x, or 3x, sleep mode and bookmarking.<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display: block; text-align: center; list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1844\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1844\" class=\"wp-image-1844 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Audible-app.png\" alt=\"Audible app\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 176\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Audible App Player<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1843\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1843\" class=\"wp-image-1843 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Audible-app-narration-speed.png\" alt=\"Audible app - narration speed\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 176\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Narration Speed<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1842\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1842\" class=\"wp-image-1842 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Audbile-app-sleep-mode.png\" alt=\"Audbile app - sleep mode\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 176\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sleep Timer<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Other 3rd-party apps for playing\u00a0audio books\u00a0include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BookDesign-LibriVox-Audio-Books\/dp\/B0086W56I0\/D=WWZ8HHC0J8TPEJCTX38X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LibriVox Audio Books<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Audiobooks-com\/dp\/B00F49393W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audiobooks.com<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/OverDrive-Inc-Library-eBooks-Audiobooks\/dp\/B00850NK6I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OverDrive: Library eBooks &amp; Audiobooks<\/a>, which is slightly different from the first two options in that it doesn&#8217;t serve its own audio books but rather it allows you to borrow audiobooks from your local public library\u2019s digital collection (U.S. only).<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-com-Kindle-for-Android\/dp\/B004DLPXAO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle for Android<\/a> is a hugely popular app for Android devices and is also available on the Fire. Usually, you buy either the eBook or the audio book, but if you have a Kindle you can buy and eBook and then later add an audiobook &#8220;companion&#8221; at a reduced price. When you have the book in both formats you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/feature.html?ie=UTF8&amp;docId=1000827761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whispersync for Voice<\/a>\u00a0to simply switch between reading and listening. Additionally,\u00a0 you can try <a href=\"http:\/\/audible.custhelp.com\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/5176\/~\/what-is-immersion-reading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immersion Reading<\/a>, where available, to read a Kindle book and listen to a\u00a0professionally narrated Audible audiobook companion simultaneously with real-time word highlighting. Very useful for English learners, while Amazon reports that it creates an &#8220;extra connection that boosts engagement, comprehension, and retention, taking you deeper into the book&#8221; (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/feature.html?ie=UTF8&amp;docId=1000827761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display: block; text-align: center; list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1814\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/BookDesign-LibriVox-Audio-Books\/dp\/B0086W56I0\/D=WWZ8HHC0J8TPEJCTX38X\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1814\" class=\"wp-image-1814 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 120px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 120\/120;font-size: 1rem;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/LibriVox-Audio-Books.png\" alt=\"LibriVox Audio Books app\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LibriVox Audio Books<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1815\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/OverDrive-Inc-Library-eBooks-Audiobooks\/dp\/B00850NK6I\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1815\" class=\"wp-image-1815 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 120px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 120\/120;font-size: 1rem;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Overdrive.png\" alt=\"Overdrive: Library eBooks &amp; Audiobooks app\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OverDrive: Library eBooks &amp; Audiobooks<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1813\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Audiobooks-com\/dp\/B00F49393W\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1813\" class=\"wp-image-1813 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 120px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 120\/120;font-size: 1rem;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Audobooks.com_.png\" alt=\"Audobooks.com app\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Audiobooks.com<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1827\" style=\"width: 130px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Amazon-com-Kindle-for-Android\/dp\/B004DLPXAO\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1827\" class=\"wp-image-1827 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Kindle.png\" alt=\"Kindle app\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 120px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 120\/120;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kindle for Android<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 id=\"copy-audio-books-directly-from-your-computer-to-the-kindle\">4. Copy audio books directly from your computer to the Kindle<\/h2>\r\n<p>Since the Kindle Fire audio book player is only able to play Audible content, you&#8217;ll need to download your audio books from other providers, most likely in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digital_rights_management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DRM<\/a> free MP3 format. Luckily there are plenty of options, and one of the best is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/\">Digitalbook.io<\/a> which provides thousands of titles together with a clean and simple interface for downloading audio books.\u00a0 Use search or browse to find your\u00a0chosen audio book and then either download the entire book in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zip_(file_format)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZIP<\/a> archive or right-click on a specific chapter to download an individual MP3 file.<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1856\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1856\" class=\"wp-image-1856 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/200;border: 1px dotted #ddd;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Download-ZIP-file.png\" alt=\"Download ZIP file\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Download Whole Audio Book<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top; max-width: 100%;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1861\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1861\" class=\"wp-image-1861 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 390px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 390\/200;border: 1px dotted #ddd;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Right-click-to-download-audio.png\" alt=\"Right-click to download audio\" width=\"390\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Download Single Chapter<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>To transfer your downloaded MP3\u00a0audio books from your computer to your Kindle fire, you&#8217;ll first need\u00a0to connect the two with a USB cable. Then, using a file explorer or perhaps the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.android.com\/filetransfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android File Transfer tool<\/a>, copy the files to the Kindle Fire&#8217;s music folder. Once uploaded to your device, you&#8217;ll find them in the &#8220;Music&#8221; tab. Just tap on any chapter to instantly play it.<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display: block; text-align: center; list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top; max-width: 100%;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1866\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1866\" class=\"wp-image-1866 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Android-Transfer-Tool.png\" alt=\"Android File Transfer tool\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 257px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 257\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Android File Transfer Tool<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1870\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1870\" class=\"wp-image-1870 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Music-tab.png\" alt=\"Music tab\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 176\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Music Tab<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1868\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1868\" class=\"wp-image-1868 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/My-Music.png\" alt=\"My music\" width=\"176\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 176px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 176\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Music<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 id=\"use-voiceview-over-bluetooth-to-listen-to-audio-books\">5. Use VoiceView over Bluetooth to listen to audio books<\/h2>\r\n<p>On devices such as the Kindle Oasis (9th Generation) and Kindle (8th Generation), VoiceView screen reader accessibility technology will read your Kindle screen content, including Kindle eBooks, via a Bluetooth audio device.<\/p>\r\n<p>To activate the technology, in the&#8221;Settings&#8221; menu, navigate to\u00a0&#8220;Accessibility&#8221; and then turn on &#8220;VoiceView Screen Reader&#8221;.\u00a0 If you Bluetooth speakers or headphones are not already paired you&#8217;ll be prompted to do so. Once paired, your gestures and interactions will be spoken back to you, so just navigate back to an eBook and &#8220;swipe down and right with one finger to start reading&#8221; by\u00a0VoiceView.<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1881\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1881\" class=\"wp-image-1881 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;border: 1px dotted #ddd;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/VoiceView-Turn-on-.png\" alt=\"Turn On VoiceView\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turn On VoiceView<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1880\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1880\" class=\"wp-image-1880 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;border: 1px dotted #ddd;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/VoiceView-Bluetooth-Paring.png\" alt=\"Paring VoiceView Bluetooth\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paring VoiceView Bluetooth<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"list-style: none; display: inline-block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 20px; vertical-align: top;\">\r\n<div id=\"attachment_1879\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1879\" class=\"wp-image-1879 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;border: 1px dotted #ddd;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/VoiceView-Bluetooth-paring-confirm.png\" alt=\"Confirm Paring VoiceView Bluetooth\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Confirm Paring VoiceView Bluetooth<\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>In addition to the VoiceView guidance above, Amazon provides some instructions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/help\/customer\/display.html?nodeId=202051830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>, plus you can follow this short <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qRGwIMHDVqw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kindle VoiceView Demo<\/a> below.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6OswiTA0lts?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">All of these different ways showing you how to listen to audio books to your Kindle require a little thought, but once you&#8217;ve set up your prefered option, you will be able to enjoy almost any audio book on your Kindle with just one or two clicks. That means that whenever you have your Kindle with you, you&#8217;ll have plenty of audio books available to pass the time.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>Want to know how to send eBooks to your Kindle? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\/blog\/how-to-send-ebooks-to-your-kindle\/\">Click here<\/a> for a comprehensive list of all your best options for\u00a0sending\u00a0eBooks to your device.<\/p>\r\n<p>Explore thousands of free audiobooks and ebooks at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalbook.io\">digitalbook.io<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>*Digitalbook is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to the Amazon LLC marketplaces.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many reasons why you might want to listen to audio books on your Kindle rather than read the printed text; it&#8217;s hands-free, you&#8217;re practising English listening, maybe you&#8217;re partially sighted or perhaps you simply just don\u2019t like reading. 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