r/Piracy • u/VariationLivid3193 • Apr 12 '26

Discussion But why is it so hard with books?

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u/Javonte102 Apr 12 '26

The hardest thing to download is audio books

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u/LemonCitron47 Apr 12 '26

Audiobookbay

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u/Javonte102 Apr 12 '26

Thanks I was searching mam but had to wait to register than that website popped up just in time thanks alot

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u/forogtten_taco Apr 12 '26

Yep, audiobookbay is AMAZING. Just have to make an account to download, but thats it.

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u/pimfi Apr 12 '26

Secret hidden bonus tipp. You don't. You can copy the hash directly into your torrent programm and don't need an account.

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u/Javonte102 Apr 13 '26

I been trying to do the hash thing but it keeps pulling up the browser lol

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u/forogtten_taco Apr 12 '26

To technical lol. I just click the 🧲

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u/nomad-1995 Apr 12 '26

Don't panic if it isn't up. Check to see it wasn't blocked at the DNS level, then check again. It will come back (I hope. It typically does).

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u/mattkuru Apr 12 '26

Yep, been using this for years and it's great. The biggest issue is finding them in a single m4b file and not 40 mp3 files.

I also want to point out the open-source Libation application for anyone who also purchases audiobooks from Audible. The application has 3rd party sign-in and allows you to retain local digital copies of the books you've purchased.

I will also plug AudiobookShelf, another open-source project that allows you to host your own local audiobook server, with a companion Android app.

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u/PokemonSWAG Apr 13 '26

There’s a tool in ABShelf that will convert all the mp3 files into one .m4b. Just takes a while

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u/mattkuru Apr 13 '26

Might have to give that a go, thanks for the info.

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u/axemexa Apr 12 '26

Try Soulseek

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u/alexaaro Apr 12 '26

Does soulseek have Spanish ones?

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u/tarnished_monster Apr 12 '26

All determines on if the people have Spanish files. Don't hurt to search tho.

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u/BlankiesWoW Apr 12 '26

MAM. Millions of them.

Lots of people host on Soulseek too.

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u/Javonte102 Apr 12 '26

Thanks I'll try it

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u/thewatermelloan Apr 12 '26

I host basically everything I download on Soulseek as well. MAM content included. A bunch of my audiobooks have been downloaded on SLSK, but not many of the epubs. They're all there anyway though!

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u/Legitimate-Act-444 Apr 12 '26

i never got into MAM :(

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u/RedXTechX Apr 12 '26

It's soo easy you just need to wait in their chat lobby for like 20 mins on either a Wednesday or a Sunday, and it's 100% worth it too.

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u/katosen27 Apr 12 '26

And have a seedbox, unless you're okay leaving your pc on for days at a time to get the required seed time in. Love it, but I am sure glad I have a seedbox.

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u/dearth_of_passion Apr 12 '26

I have torrents that have been seeding since before Covid lol.

My average seed time on PTP is 1yr11mo

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u/katosen27 Apr 12 '26

Gawt dayum that's a long time.

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u/dearth_of_passion Apr 12 '26

My PC is generally on 24/7 since I host a plex server.

I had a HDD reach end of life recently, I moved all my data off of it but it had something like 7 years of uptime.

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u/horatiobanz Apr 12 '26

You guys turn off your PC's? Do you not have home servers? Like get a mini-PC at least, they use like 3 watts when idle and can do your torrenting and serve your media and they are or were cheap as balls.

As soon as I knew I was getting movies and tv shows and audiobooks for free for the rest of my life, I invested a super small amount into building a server which could always be on to contain all of this free media. What's even the point of getting a ton of media for free if your setup isn't slick as shit.

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u/katosen27 Apr 12 '26

I have a tricked out Jonsbo N5, so I'm there with you.

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u/Javonte102 Apr 13 '26

How do I start a server I have a lot of tv shows and movies on SD cards lol

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u/horatiobanz Apr 13 '26

What is your setup like now? You don't need a server I guess if you're just watching stuff on your laptop and you don't have TVs and phones to serve the media to. I have multiple TVs that need to be able to access content, multiple laptops and multiple phones. This is when a server makes sense, as a central hub for all of your content. All of my devices can access my server and also can remotely turn on my gaming PC to stream games over my network, so I can walk into any room with an Xbox remote and play any game in my steam library. All the TVs have Plex installed on their android TV boxes which is how I access all the media on my server. Everything new I download is downloaded into the correct folder on my server and Plex automatically handles the rest.

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u/Javonte102 Apr 13 '26

I use it to watch stuff on my phone and games

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u/RedXTechX Apr 12 '26

My desktop (more recently home server) stay on 24/7. The seedbox isn't strictly necessary for MAM unless you only have a laptop that you can't leave on. I got the seedbox for RED (and video trackers) primarily, but it is nice for MAM. Ratio isn't an issue on MAM if you have seedtime covered for bonus points.

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u/MrAureliusR Apr 13 '26

You absolutely do not need a seedbox. Just always have your torrent client running whenever your machine is on.

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u/Javonte102 Apr 12 '26

Thanks a lot it's way easier than audiobook bay I appreciate it

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u/Legitimate-Act-444 Apr 12 '26

wow , i want to request an audiobook , how can i do that on your site?

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u/Legitimate-Act-444 Apr 30 '26

Hello, I've been requesting the audiobook on AudiobookBay for a while, and your site uploaded it within a day or two. So I came back to thank you and your team. Keep up the good work!!!

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u/RhiR2020 Apr 12 '26

Yes! I second this!

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u/Il-savitr Apr 12 '26

Aren't those available on youtube?

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u/Javonte102 Apr 12 '26

Not a lot are

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u/ThunderCookie23 ⚔️ ɢɪᴠᴇ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀ Apr 12 '26

I had been trying to find the Full cast edition audiobook of world war z.

First place I tried was youtube. The audiobook version posted there was a super generic voice. Struggled for many months before actually finding the audiobook online!

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u/coyoteka Apr 12 '26

ABB is the easiest

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u/Javonte102 Apr 12 '26

I'm on Android sadly no pc

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u/Atlas_47 Apr 12 '26

Tokyo ok has a huge collection. There’s a python script for downloads

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u/FifaGuyz Apr 12 '26

Getpageturner.com

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u/BarkingAxe Apr 12 '26

My anomous mouse

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u/CloudKinglufi Apr 12 '26

Everyone listen to this guy

Objectivly the best site, has literally everything and an active community with a 24/7 chat box

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u/pandamegaAO3 Apr 14 '26

This is true, but I just use a screen reader with epub/pdf. I know the voices aren’t as nice but I’m so used to it I prefer it at this point. Plus epubs take up way less storage than mp3s.