Why should I join Listening Books?

By joining Listening Books you will have access to thousands of fantastic audiobooks for leisure and learning, and the best thing is, you can choose from 3 easily accessible formats! Our library boasts fiction and non-fiction titles for both adults and children. We support the National Curriculum from Key Stage 2 to A-level and record many texts and study guides that are not available elsewhere. Both individuals and organisations can join.

We are a postal and internet-based library service and becoming a member starts from as little as £20 a year.

Please visit Downloadable for more details and contact our library team if you would like any help choosing a portable MP3 player. We also offer our audiobooks via internet streaming and through the post on MP3 CDs.

Our streaming service is straightforward to use. From just £20 per year we'll issue you with a unique username and password which you can use to license up to 10 PCs of your choice. Please note the streaming service is not yet compatible with Macs.

From just £35 per year you will have access to our full library of MP3 CDs, with an allocation of two in circulation at any one time. We are constantly adding new titles to our library and you can borrow as many as you’d like throughout your membership.

And, don’t forget, all members have free access to our download service!

For more information please follow the links below:
Information for adults
Information for children
Information for schools
Information for organisations

Join now for as little as £1.67 per month!

If your school is joining, click here for some handy tips on how the service can be used in and out of the classroom.

Please note, as we are a subsidised service, only those with an illness, disability or special educational need are eligible to join Listening Books.