There is perhaps no more pleasurable way of enjoying literature than to hear it off an audio book, though you can derive still greater pleasure by also reading out aloud in sync with the narration. However, though it is certainly possible to download free audio books online, you must still ensure that you are not violating any copyright acts or indulging in online piracy. Thus, you need to visit only those sites that you know for sure are not indulging in such acts and where the available copies will not be violating the existing copyright law, and where you are also getting free audio books online.

High Speed Internet Access

In addition, before you think about getting free audio books online, makes sure that you have a high speed Internet connection because otherwise it would take a very long time to download the material. What's more, you may even need to have applications (on your PC) such as Windows Media Player, WinAmp or even MusicMatch Jukebox which will allow you to playback your downloaded free audio books online.

Sometimes, the free audio books online may be stored in Mp3 format and if you are having trouble playing the Mp3 downloads on your CD player, you may need to use an application called dBpowerAMP (which is free to download) which will convert your Mp3 formatted files into wav files and then you can burn the wav format files on to a CD which can be played on your CD player.

The best site where you will find excellent free audio books online is known as AudioBooksForFree.com and all that you need in order to use this British site is to register your name and create a password before beginning downloading whatever suits your fancy. However, one of the problems with free audio books online is that they are usually not of the best audio quality, which is the price that you have to 'pay' in order to use such resources.

Still, if you want a free copy of the Bible then you may want to visit another source for free audio books online and that is AudioTreasure.com where you can get the complete recording of the Bible that can be downloaded without paying for it. In addition, AudioTreasure.com also has more than a million free audio books online for you to choose from.

With so many online resources to choose from, getting free audio books online is not much of a problem, though the quality of the recordings can leave much to be desired.