Recently, I signed up with simplyaudiobooks.com and I am not satisfied with what they have to offer. It took them a week to ship the first audiobook I rented from them and 3 of the 9 CDs for the audiobook were so damaged that they were almost unusable.
What’s a better audio book rental website that I could try with a high selection of titles, fast service, and quality merchandise?
Your library? The price is right. You have to pick up the CDs though.
Mine offers an online rental service, but it gives you an MP3, not a CD.
The Chicago Public Library has an online service where you download the book and it works for three weeks. Like it, then redownload it.
Of course you have to be a Chicago resident, but maybe someone will let you borrow their card or you can get a non-resident card for a fee (see link)
My local library doesn’t offer a big selection of audio books. What I’m interested in is a higher-acclaimed audio book rental website or a library website that allows an easy registration process for non-residents.
Audible.com sets the standard for audiobook websites, though it’s not quite what you’re looking for: they sell downloadable audiobooks rather than renting. Still, they do have a very large selection.
Since the OP is actually looking for factual opinions, let’s move this to IMHO.
samclem Moderator, General Questions
My dad has been using Audiobookworm.com, formerly Jiggerbug, for some time now and has no complaints. He uses it mostly to get current books, though, for classics his local library system has a better system. And right now it’s moot because he’s working his way through listening through the entire Bible.
I think he has the one-rental-at-a-time plan and supplements it with audiobooks from the library.