Books are without a doubt the greatest of man's inventions. Regardless of whether it is fiction or professional literature, each of them contains an incredible amount of knowledge and human experience that everyone needs. It just so happened, technological progress is merciless to everything, and over the past two decades, books have faded into the background, giving way to cinema and the Internet. Finding the right information is easier on the Web, and you can plunge into the bewitching worlds that previously hid books, turning on the TV.
Another obstacle to books was the frantic rhythm of life that overtook mankind in the 21st century. There is absolutely no time to even open a book (and it’s easier to open the application on the “iPhone”). Fortunately, this barrier is not difficult to overcome. What if someone else reads the book? Now this is real, since many books have long migrated to audio format, and each one has a portable gadget in their hands that can play them.
This article will discuss how to download audio books on the “iPhone” and play them freely on it.
Types of audio books
Audiobooks, like many other materials, come in a variety of formats. Two of them are the most common:
- Standard, familiar to everyone, MP3;
- Specialized M4B.
Each format has its pros and cons. The advantages of MP3 are obvious, this format supports almost any gadget, player and phone. Of the minuses, it is worth highlighting the ability to run them only in a media player, which means that books will be mixed with music and not divided into chapters. Also, having finished listening at some point, it will not be possible to save progress.
The M4B format was created specifically for audio books, it opens only in specialized programs. One of these is the iBooks app, which can break books into chapters and keep reading progress.
Create audiobooks
The second format is a priority for the reasons mentioned above, so before downloading audio books to “iPhone” from a computer, it was nice to find them in the proper form. Unfortunately, this is not always possible, since audiobooks can be created independently. This will help a program called Audio Book Converter, it allows you to convert MP3 files to M4B in semi-automatic mode.
If you have books in a different format at hand, then before working with the program you need to convert them to MP3, for this purpose any more advanced converter, including M4A to MP3 Converter, can serve.
To create the most comfortable audiobook for listening, you should use the m4book application, with which you can break the book into chapters, as well as decorate it with a suitable cover.
How to download audio books to “iPhone”?
The process of uploading books to the iPhone is similar to how other media files, such as music, are uploaded to it:
- First of all, it is necessary to create a separate folder where audio books will lie (they will stay there on an ongoing basis).
- Next, you need to open iTunes and open the “My Music” menu.
- At the bottom of the interface is an icon in the form of a plus sign, click it and select the sub-item “Create a new playlist”.
- We open the newly-made playlist and look for the “Add” button in the upper right corner; in the window that opens, you need to transfer all the files in MP3 format.
- In order for the audiobooks to be on the phone itself, you need to synchronize with the smartphone.
Adding books in M4B format is slightly different:
- Launching iTunes, you need to find the item “Books”, and in it the sub-item “My audiobooks”.
- At the top right is the button “Edit playlist”, click.
- In the window that appears, you need to add audio books.
- In order for the audiobooks to be on the phone itself, you need to synchronize with the smartphone.
How to download books without iTunes?
Many users wholeheartedly hate this media processor developed by the Apple team and often wonder: "How to download audiobooks to iPhone without iTunes?" Any utility for working with files on the iPhone can serve as a solution, but among them there is a real diamond called Waltr 2. This is the easiest method to transfer various files to iTunes, just start the program, connect the phone, and then transfer the necessary files (regardless format) in the application dialog box.
How to download audio books to “iPhone” via torrent?
Regrettably, the domestic market for audio books is in very poor condition, so it’s almost impossible to get a legal copy somewhere. Yes, and many readers know that the most powerful and advanced database of books is located on torrent trackers.
“IPhone” does not provide the ability to work with torrent clients, therefore, before downloading audio books to “iPhone”, you will have to worry about downloading them to your computer.
There is also a workaround if the smartphone has been subjected to a “jailbreak” (hacking) procedure. Cydia repositories have applications (iTransmission) that can recognize .torrent files and upload data directly to the phone.
Applications for listening to audio books
In conclusion, it is worth talking about the simplest and most affordable method - applications in the AppStore. There is a fairly extensive list of software from various publishers, providing not only the ability to listen to audio books as functionality, but also the books themselves.
One of these is the “Read” application from LiteRes. This iPhone application is designed specifically for the Russian market and provides literature fans with an extensive database of one-touch licensed books.
There are other similar services, such as LoudBook, which can provide listeners with a collection of 7,000 audio books. By downloading one of these applications, the user does not have to think about how to download audio books to the iPhone through a computer.