audiobooks | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:41:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png audiobooks | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 10 of the hottest audiobook memoirs that make the best holiday gifts this year https://coolmomtech.com/2023/11/top-celebrity-memoir-audiobook-holiday-gifts/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/11/top-celebrity-memoir-audiobook-holiday-gifts/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:41:13 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47838 I’ve written here before about how I learned to love audiobooks and the trick for me was finding memoirs and nonfiction. So I’ve put together the hottest memories of the year that are perfect for gifting. Think: new parents who don’t have time to sit and read a book, runners who prefer books to music, […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/11/top-celebrity-memoir-audiobook-holiday-gifts/feed/ 0 Rebel Girls x Hispanic Heritage Month: Your kids will love these short audio stories about amazing Hispanic women https://coolmomtech.com/2023/09/rebel-girls-podcast-hispanic-heritage-month/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/09/rebel-girls-podcast-hispanic-heritage-month/#respond Sat, 16 Sep 2023 10:00:45 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47789 As if I haven’t raved about the Rebel Girls books and the Rebel Girls app enough, I am now touting of the Rebel Girls Podcast. Since 2018, they have been producing three wonderful biographical audio stories a week, each just 14-20 minutes or so–perfect for restless kids (or busy parents). Starting this week, in honor […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/09/rebel-girls-podcast-hispanic-heritage-month/feed/ 0 Audio books under $5 that support independent bookstores: Get in on this sale from Libro.fm! https://coolmomtech.com/2023/04/libro-fm-audio-book-sale/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/04/libro-fm-audio-book-sale/#respond Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:52:41 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47682 Our longtime readers will understand why we’re so excited about Libro.fm’s sale of audio books for under $5 each, in honor of Independent Bookstore Day on April 30. After all, in our (gulp) 15+ years online, we’ve shared hundreds of the best books and audio books, along with a commitment to supporting local and indie bookstores when that’s […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/04/libro-fm-audio-book-sale/feed/ 0 How to download 3 free audio books this week in honor of Black History Month. https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/3-free-audio-books-for-black-history-month/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/3-free-audio-books-for-black-history-month/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:25:09 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47609 Black History Month lasts through the end of February, but you’ll need to act by Friday if you want to grab free downloads of three important audio books by Black authors. Offered as a gift from Cool Mom Tech-recommended audiobook company Libro.fm and Tantor Audio, these powerful and informative audio books for older teens, college […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/3-free-audio-books-for-black-history-month/feed/ 0 Not into audiobooks? Here’s the one thing that finally changed my mind. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/06/how-to-learn-to-love-audiobooks/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/06/how-to-learn-to-love-audiobooks/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:15:03 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47043 It took me longer than most people to get into audiobooks. Even while friends raved about flying through so many books on their commutes or while sitting in carpool lines, I had tried a few novels on Audible — good ones! — and just couldn’t get through them. I tended to listen to music or […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/06/how-to-learn-to-love-audiobooks/feed/ 2 Standing up to book bans, The Brooklyn Public Library is letting all teens access their online catalogue, free https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/books-unbanned-brooklyn-public-library/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/books-unbanned-brooklyn-public-library/#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:26:27 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46818 I’m among millions of parents all over the country concerned about widespread efforts to ban “controversial” books in our public libraries. Especially when the lists include some of our favorite books, and plenty of them are not “controversial” by any stretch of the imagination, considering it’s 2022, not 1952. So all of us here are standing […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/books-unbanned-brooklyn-public-library/feed/ 0 A comparison of 5 of the best audiobook apps. Get more reading time in! https://coolmomtech.com/2020/03/5-best-audiobook-apps/ https://coolmomtech.com/2020/03/5-best-audiobook-apps/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:16:18 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=41213 Anyone else  the escape of audiobooks while we find moments to ourselves? These audiobook apps proved to be the perfect literary lifeline for me while I was stuck at home with my young children during the quarantine, and are keeping me going even now. Because no offense to my kids, but, I don’t find Superwings […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/03/5-best-audiobook-apps/feed/ 0 3 free audiobook apps you need for back to school https://coolmomtech.com/2019/08/library-audiobook-apps/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/08/library-audiobook-apps/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:06:19 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40392 School will be starting up soon, and that means my kids’ tech will be focused more on education than Fortnite in a few weeks. Sorry, kids. I’m going to start by downloading these free audiobook apps that let you borrow them (along with books, movies, and more) from the library. With everything so visual these […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/08/library-audiobook-apps/feed/ 0 The Pocket app helps you save and read your favorite articles to you https://coolmomtech.com/2019/07/pocket-app-playback/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/07/pocket-app-playback/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2019 19:24:43 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=40272 Liz has raved about the Pocket app for years now, and for good reason. It’s a super handy app that lets you save your favorite articles, recipes, even tweets so that you can read them later. But, you know, how much time do we all have to read them later? That’s why we were pretty […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/07/pocket-app-playback/feed/ 0 5 apps I started using that changed my life this year https://coolmomtech.com/2019/01/5-apps-that-changed-my-life/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/01/5-apps-that-changed-my-life/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2019 11:00:58 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39203 Yes, we’re all still getting a lot of mileage out of “there’s an app for that” because…well, it’s true. Especially on iOS, though Android is doing a little better keeping up these days. Over the past year, there are a few apps that I’ve started using that have really had impact on my life in […]

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