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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Cinner@lemmy.world to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

Edit: A couple times I've said eBook while I actually meant Audiobook. I've learned that Spotify has a 15 hour limit per month for their free 'included in premium' audiobooks. However these are the two books I listened to for free, and even rounding up to 13 hours it doesn't make sense, unless they count accidental chapter skips which weren't actually listened to. But it's clear now that I know about the 15 hour limit, that they are not counting the time listening to paid audiobooks.


First book I listened to for free:

Second book I listened to for free:


OG post:


I purchased 3 eBooks in the Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy series (2 came free) and I'm on the final book. 20 minutes left in the last book and this is what Spotify tells me.

I'm over the edge now. I've been putting it off too long. I have a nice NUC I purchased about a year ago.

I'm tech inclined, 20 years of hobbyism, know the linux command line well. Work in IT consulting. But I'm busy. Very busy, and unmotivated to do things like hours of research and toying with settings getting things to work, if I ever have the time.

But this is the start of my new personal revolution.

I'll read the wiki and have read about Sonarr, etc, and I also want movies and shows, but is there anything specifically for eBooks? Looks like Readarr is my best bet? Stripping the DRM of already purchased (and free with Spotify 'Premium') books to share on a seedbox is also something I'm willing to take requests on. Is there a way to rip from Spotify if you have a premium account? And what's the best Android eBook reader (the last 3-4 I tried sucked with pirated eBooks)?

I know I'm sounding like a noob asking everything to be handed to me right now, but I am willing to put in the research and welcome and highly appreciate anyone with tips to point me in the right directions.

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[-] RouxBru@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

So OP is complaining about being limited by the amount of free books OP can listen to? Sounds fair to me, these things cost money to make, and websites cost money to run.

[-] ThatGirlKylie@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Sure whatever you say step corp-bro

[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Ok, thats funny. But for real, what I'm lightly annoyed by is the way they seem to be using the 15 hours of audiobooks as a sort of free-trial to get you to buy more credits, and also how much podcasts and audiobooks are pushed even for those of us who exclusively use spotify for music. On the other hand, if you use the feature, it cost you nothing additional to use up to that 15 hours, or those free books, its strictly a value add.

[-] optissima@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

How is an audiobook different from any other piece of audio?

[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago
[-] chriscz@iusearchlinux.fyi 8 points 9 months ago
[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Lol, but seriously... licensing costs the license holders nothing... but it does costs spotify something.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah, Spotify can't just go around pirating audiobooks.

[-] optissima@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Dang youre right there's probably a huge difference when you calculate it by the second (certainly cheaper).

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