An even better super duper fun fact? A certain alternative supports indie bookshops.

Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations! For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE. Imagine what we could do with $$$ www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/

My phone: *no notifications* My calendar: *completely empty* My friends: *busy* Me: "Ugh, STOP trying to make plans with me! I'm reading!"

Our Top 🔟 Bestselling Audiobooks of 2025 are hereeeee! Check them out in the thread ⬇ Every year, we pull sales from our 4,000+ independent bookshop partners to see which ten audiobooks really got you readers reading 📚

It's healthy to give ourselves a mental health break 💓 Unplug from the bustle and into an audiobook and let your body rest, even if for only a few minutes.

Know who really ruined the workplace? A certain mega retailer who has put countless small businesses literally out of business.

Who needs cuffing season when you have audiobooks?

Temps might be dropping, but supporting your indie bookshop will keep you hot 🔥

Your indie needs your help this holiday season 💕 Support your bookshop when you gift audiobooks from Libro.fm.* *An employee-owned, Certified B Corp…and not a giant corporation

Know what we find really terrifying? ⏭ When people interrupt our reading. ⏭ Companies that send their CEO to the moon, all while trying to put small bookshops out of business. ⏭ The realization that we'll never get through our TBRs.

Food is a right, not a privilege. We know many members of our reading community, including our bookselling partners, will be impacted ❤️ Here's how to help, and where to find help. ⁠

Without fail, every year when Halloween comes around, I make an "audioBOOOOOOks" joke. Then I giggle to myself, as if I'm the most clever girl in school.

A trip to the indie bookshop or local library (or supporting them online) instead of placing an order through a mega-retailer. Heading to a local coffee shop instead of an international chain. Joining an indie's book club, fostering IRL connections. Asking a librarian instead of relying on AI.

Super duper fun fact of the day: alternatives to Amazon-owned Audible exist 🙃

Internal documents reviewed by the New York Times reveal Amazon's goal to replace 600,000 jobs with robots.⁠ When we support our local businesses, we create a more stable economy—one not at the whim of billionaires. Support your indie bookshop today and every day 💓⁠

Looking for an every day action that creates change in your community & beyond? Shop at small businesses, like your indie bookshop! Not only do we support our local economy, but we benefit public resources like education, transportation, health care, libraries, & more.

Hello 👋 from the audiobook company that shares profits with 4,000+ independent bookshops across the globe, is an employee-owned Certified B Corp, and really, truly cares about booksellers and readers everywhere 💓

Indie bookshops care about your community because they are a part of your community. And while there are mega retailers out there trying to convince us that we don’t need these small businesses, they could never do what indies do.

It's Wednesday, which means it's pretty much Thursday, and obviously Thursday is just a vehicle to Friday, aka the weekend. So basically, it's the weekend. In sum: You made it through the week. You deserve a new audiobook.

One of our core values is “We are humans, not bots.” Here are 3️⃣ examples of how we live up to that promise ⤵️

Me every night: I should sleep. The voices in my head: One more chapter. Me: Okay, fine. *Twenty minutes later* Me: Okay, maybe just one more.

What sets us apart from Audible? Let us count the ways: 📚 Every purchase supports your indie bookshop 💗 Employee-owned, Certified B Corp, & Social Purpose Corporation 📖 DRM-free (you own your audiobooks) 🤖 Bookseller driven, not algo driven (& our customer support team = real people, not robots)

Your reminder that 29.3% of all revenue from indie bookshops immediately recirculates in the local economy 😊 That's 4x more than Amazon. When you buy audiobooks through Libro.fm, you're supporting not only your indie, but your local economy. *American Booksellers Association + Civic Economics

In 2024, 2,452 unique books were challenged, the third highest number ever documented by the American Library Association.

Learned about @libro.fm at ALA annual— it’s an audiobook app where you pick your fav indie bookstore and the audiobooks you buy support them. Putting my money in better places is at least somewhat in my control, and I need that when so much else is out my control.

Book bans are loud, but our read-ins are louder! Join one of 450+ Read-Ins taking place October 5-7 to protest and take action against bans ⏬ Attendees will get a free audiobook.

We work every day to encourage more people to read, all while supporting their local, independent bookshop ❤️⁠

Bans on books, media, and news are all connected. Let’s keep fighting censorship of all kinds. Support independent booksellers, media, publishers, and businesses working to share essential stories. And support the authors and journalists telling these essential stories.

Want to join the fight against book bans? 📚📣 We've teamed up with Silent Book Club and nearly 450 indie bookshops and libraries to host Banned Books Read-Ins on October 5-7. Attendees will take action against book bans and receive a free audio copy of Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books ⏬

"Sigh...if only there was a way to stock up on audiobooks, all while supporting my indie bookshop..." Well, we have news for YOU! Our members-only, buy-one-get-one sale starts today! ⏬

AND the books are DRM free, AND customer service is actual human beings who love books ❤️

Libraries are COOL and cool people use libraries! 😜⁠ Get a library card this Library Card Sign-Up month if you don't have one already. And if you do, encourage your friends and family to do the same!

When you find out about Libro.fm, an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible that’s 100% employee owned, a Certified B Corporation, and shares profits with 4,000+ independent bookshops 😍

Some big news from us today 🥰 We are officially a Certified B Corp! 🎉 ⁠ In 2014, Libro.fm was founded to empower readers to support their indie with audiobooks. As a Social Purpose Corporation and 100% employee-owned company, we’ve always made decisions that benefit this mission. (1/3)

This is us giving you permission to temporarily transport yourself via your audiobook: ❤️ I need some self-care 👭🏻 I'm craving connection 📐 Teach me something new 💤 Please, help me sleep!

Sign up for a library card this month and you'll be entered to win a Golden Library Card worth six Libro.fm audiobooks 🥳 When you sign up for a library card at 200+ participating libraries this September, they'll automatically enter you to win their Golden Library Card ⁠⬇

When you support indie bookshops, you help encourage learning, boost local economies, diversify reading, and create safe spaces 💓

Authors, there are more and more ways to produce and distribute audiobooks without Amazon's ACX. If you're interested in producing audiobooks without Amazon, we've rounded a handful up: blog.libro.fm/how-authors-...

Library card sign-up month is just around the corner, and we have something up our (book)sleeves 👀⁠

"Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are also sliding glass doors, & readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created or recreated by the author....⁠

Just a ~little reminder~ about our values 💕

Believe in the magic of audiobooks 💫 Audiobooks are knowledge. Audiobooks are escape. Audiobooks are connection. Audiobooks are self-care.

Pro back-to-school tip: Add audiobooks to your kids' daily routine! Kids love listening to stories, and audiobooks are the perfect storytellers ❤️ And they have the added benefits of increasing comprehension and strengthening vocabulary.

Reading is for everyone. Audiobooks help make that possible.

When you use us for your audiobook purchases, you support indie bookshops and your wider community—versus large corporations that drive them out of business and don't pay local taxes.

So you agree...? You think we're really cool? 💁🏻‍♀️⁠ ⁠ Regina George jokes aside, we work hard to not only provide a great audiobook listening experience for our readers, but to be great partners to 4,000+ bookshops across the globe 💓

Did you know that Audible Exclusives are only available on Audible? This means neither your indie nor library can offer the audiobook. Audiobooks should be equally accessible to all.

Reading is for everyone 💓 And indie bookshops and public libraries play an essential role in making sure everyone can see themselves represented in a story!

Take your TBR to a new level with this special sweepstakes sponsored by @libro.fm ✨ Follow the link below to enter for your chance to win 3 FREE audiobook credits to use on epic sagas like PRACTICAL GUIDE TO EVIL. Enter for your chance to win before August 31 👉 app.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display...

We just made the switch from Audible to Libro and I love it so much! I already feel better as a human being, and love that I can support my local bookstore by using it. Please check it out if you like audiobooks!