How to listen to audiobooks on your phone, even when no internet
Books Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Audiobooks - it is real salvation, when it seems that does not have time to read among daily activities. Layfhaker tells Storytel applications that do not have enough fans of the books.
What is Storytel
Storytel - This application is a huge collection of audio books in Russian in professional voice acting. Now available in the library 2500 books of various genres: classics, fiction, non-fikshen and biographies, detective stories, books on business and psychology, publications for children.
This year's catalog of publications will increase to 15 000 books in Russian. Also service the creators promise in the near future to supplement the library of literature in English.
Largely due Storytel audiobooks have become very popular in Sweden, where there was an application. Many people do not realize that in the run time, or washing dishes, or on the way to work they would like to listen to books. But one has only to try, and can not be stopped. Especially when the hand is a huge selection of literature.
How to find the right book
The application has a built-in search, as well as interesting books can be searched by category or see the recommendations among the novelties, bestsellers and popular books. From the book next releases list can be saved in wishlist.
Each book has a card with details of: abstract, duration, information about the author and the reader. Also attached to the description of the test passage so that you can evaluate the quality of the recording and reading style.
All books announced in recording studios by professional narrators and actors.
The catalog contains the classics and books by contemporary authors. But the choice is not limited to works of art library is constantly updated with new scientific and popular literature. For example, you can listen to "The Internet someone is not right," Asya Kuznetsova or a book from the series "Learn in 30 seconds" of architecture, philosophy, physics, and other sciences.
All books stored on your personal shelf, where you can see how many books you've already listened to, and which are in the process. The entire library is automatically synchronized between devices.
opportunities Storytel
The app impresses the fact that thought through a variety of scenarios for its use, for example, when the internet did not work, or want to listen to the book before going to bed. Let us dwell on the features of this service in detail.
Listening to books without the Internet
A very useful option if you are going to listen to the book during long trips when possible disruptions to the Internet. Once you've added this book to your bookshelf, you can save it and to listen to offline. To do this, choose the option "Save offline", and the book is downloaded to your smartphone menu.
sleep timer
The "Sleep Timer" is very pleasant to those who love to listen to the book for half an hour before bedtime. If you pre-set the time during which the plan to listen to the book, the playback will stop automatically.
Notes to the book
Notes - the best way to memorize the reading. In Storytel have the opportunity to leave their comments during the audition. To do this, click on the tab and leave a note. Later you can easily return to this place.
speed control
Just as in normal reading, we all catch information at different speeds. Someone pleasant to listen to a quick speech, someone - slow and smooth narrative. In this application you will be able to set a comfortable pace for yourself.
Free trial
To see if you are comfortable using the service, Storytel offers 14 days of free listening books. The subscription will be renewed each month, but if you want you can always unsubscribe or suspend its action.
For readers Layfhakera there is a bonus: check-in, this link Storytel service can make free use of 30 days instead of the standard two weeks. You can copy the link and send it to friends.
How to create an account in Storytel
To get unlimited access to the books, it is necessary to subscribe. To do this, go through a simple registration: Manager account in a web version and install the application.
- Please register in the web version: enter your email address, or sign in through your Facebook account. Also during registration you must specify the details of the card, but the money will be written off only after a month of paid use (not counting the free trial period). Up to this point, you can cancel the subscription.
- Install Storytel app for Android, iOS, or Windows Phone. If you want to listen to audiobooks on your computer, desktop application for Windows 8 or 10 in the Windows Store.
- Select books and add them to your personal bookshelf. Activate a subscription, the first 14 or 30 days, it's free. Then automatically will be charged fee - 450 rubles a month. On the specified e-mail will receive a letter to confirm your subscription.
Price: Free
Price: Free
Developer: Storytel
Price: Free
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