Some great news today: Because of you, we raised about $82,000 in support of public libraries last week! That’s almost $30,000 more than last year’s fundraiser. Let's keep showing up for them in every way we can 💓⁠

Jsyk, crying during your audiobook walk is therapeutic.

If you're looking for a way to ditch Amazon-owned Audible...we can help 😉 We're the audiobook company that shares profits with indie bookstores. We're also: 💓A Certified B Corp & registered Social Purpose Corporation. We care about the world & doing active, social good 👥100% employee owned ⤵️

ICYMI, a nationwide book ban bill has been introduced in the States, targeting LGBTQIA+ voices, especially trans voices. Call your reps about H.R. 7661 ☎️

Pssst - did you see the news that if you donate to your public library this week, you'll get a free audiobook credit from us? 👀⁠⏬

There's no feeling quite like walking into your indie bookstore, surrounding yourself with books, and knowing that you could leave with a book that changes your life 😍

We're just an audiobook app, asking readers to make the switch so that every time they buy an audiobook, their indie bookstore benefits 💓

We're fundraising for public libraries again! 📚This week, when you donate $15 USD or more to your public library, friends of a library organization, or the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, you'll receive a free audiobook credit 💓 Last year, we raised $55,000. How much will we raise this year? ⏬

It definitely *feels* like Alysa Liu was a library kid 💓

We are hiring! One of our values as a company is that we're humans, not bots, and so we pride ourselves on having a great customer support team 💓 We're looking for a US Support Specialist and UK Technical Support Specialist to help support our audiobook lovers, bookselling partners, and more. ⏬

That feeling when you buy an audiobook and it supports your indie bookstore instead of a billionaire or other shady tech company 🥰💅🌸🌝💫🍓🥇💓

Romantic date night idea: Make the switch together from Audible or Spotify to Libro.fm, where every audiobook purchase supports your indie bookstore 💓

Pssst: It's Library Lovers Month, aka a great time to show love for your library, librarians, and library workers. We all can play a part in making sure these essential institutions thrive!

*Pauses audiobook* Big news, readers! Next week, we’re launching Headphones On, a newsletter for all things bookish. Think: interviews with booksellers, the buzziest audiobooks, what our bookselling partners are reading, backlist favorites, and much more. Your TBRs aren’t ready 👀

GRWM for my winter games event, aka my morning audiobook walk🎿🎧

Booksellers are total heroes who keep us falling in love with reading. They are vitally important to our communities. So I'm delighted that for the next 2 days sales of the audiobook of Lessons in Magic and Disaster via @libro.fm will benefit BINC, which helps booksellers in need 🥰 libro.fm/binc

Hi, let's be audiobook friends 😍

Don't expect us readers to get anything done today. We're too busy going over all the symbolism in Bad Bunny's performance.

I got a phone call from my uncle, who literally never calls me, at work yesterday. I pick it up, worried that something awful has happened. No, he wants to talk to me about how to divest from Amazon and if I like @libro.fm (I said I did, obv).

What do you mean “Shane and Ilya aren’t real people and aren’t competing at the Winter Olympics”?

Divesting from Amazon? Love audiobooks? Here's your sign to hang out with us instead of Audible 💓 We share all profits with indie bookshops; are available internationally; are 100% employee-owned and a Certified B Corp; are DRM-free (you own your audiobooks); and even have cat and corgi app icons 😎

The Washington Post, which is owned by Jeff Bezos, announced that they're shutting down their books section. We'd say "ironic," but... Keep supporting indie bookstores and public libraries over the mega retailer, aka the institutions that actually care about storytelling 💓

Audiobooks are not only a great way to add more reading into our lives, but also are great for our mental and physical health. (And, yes, audiobooks are reading.)

Independent bookshops continue to demonstrate what supporting our community looks like 💓 Many are closing their doors tomorrow in protest of ICE, and many are contributing with whatever bandwidth and resources they have to center community.

Want more audiobooks? (Obviously.) Want to support a great cause? (Double obviously.) 🎧 Tomorrow, you can bid on 12 audiobook credits in support of Publishing for Minnesota, an auction raising funds to support immigrant communities and those most impacted by ICE ⏬

We don't need books to understand that what's happening is wrong.

One of the many reasons we love indie bookstores is because of how they care for communities. Another great way to support our community? Contacting our reps. @5calls.org is a great resource 📞

Mutual Aid by Dean Spade is free on Libro for the next week (until 2/2).  We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬

Bookshops across the Twin Cities continue to show up for their community ❤️ Visit libro.fm/indies to find bookshops across the area to support. If you’d like to contribute directly, many of them are supporting Centro Tyrone Guzman, MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee, & Ayada Leads.

Big news, audiobook lovers ‼️ An annual plan is here!⁠ ⁠ ➡️ 12 audiobook credits upfront, 30% off additional purchases, & member-only sales Staying true to our mission, this plan is the best way to support your indie via Libro ❤️ ⁠ 🚨For a limited time you'll get a bonus credit—meaning 13!⁠

Tsundoku: A Japanese word for the art of collecting books and letting them pile up in your home, likely to never be read. (So, you know, most of us readers.)

Know what's a great audiobook recommendation? Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. Just saying.

When we support our indies and public libraries, we’re helping build a more accessible world. A more equitable world. A more democratic world. A more civic-minded world.

Pssst: Because of your support for indies & love for audiobooks, we were able to pay our bookshop partners 80% more in 2025 than the prior year❗ We also became a B Corp, fought book bans, raised $55k for libraries, launched a web player (y'all LOVE listening at work), & more—all because of you.

Your daily reminder that indie bookstores + public libraries care about you in a way corporations never will 💓

Books alone can’t fix everything. But they can help us think critically and inspire our actions to build a better world.

Looking to read more this year? Audiobooks can be a great entryway, and a great way to add even more reading into our lives. And indie bookshops and public libraries both play a huge role in helping folks develop a love for reading 💕

According to the latest YouGov poll, 60% of Americans read a book in 2025. Well, call us optimistic, but we want that percentage to be even higher this year! Whether you're a seasoned audiobook reader, or new to them, our 2026 Listening Challenge is here to help 💓

Reading is a superpower. It builds amazing skills like critical thinking, empathy, and knowledge. Here's to not only more reading in 2026, but using our superpower to create a better world 💗

And we're BACK! Just in time for you to go finish those 2025 reading goals 🤪

Hi everyone! We are aware that our site is down and are looking into it. Thank you for your patience as we get it back up and running 🩵

ALA, @bookriot.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @flfreedomread.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social all track different aspects of the movement - no matter how you look at it, book bans are sweeping across the country. Don't miss our joint report: https://bit.ly/4qkTZh5

One of our values is to keep things balanced—working tirelessly towards our vision while also having fun and a life outside of work. We're getting ready for time off to rest and read all the audiobooks 💓🎧 But we're here to help if any questions come in! Just send us an email: [email protected].

When you’re in your 20s, you’ll walk by an indie bookshop that you’ve never visited. (Amazon is convenient.) You’ll see their bookseller recs, a cat in the window, & curation & feel the need to go in. It’s really important that you do, because that indie will be your safe space for years to come.

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Pssst: Whether you read physical books, eBooks, or audiobooks, you are a reader.

A reminder that we don't have AI-powered features. We have bookseller and user-powered features. Because y'all are the real readers...and we actually care about your feedback and your privacy ❤️

Not sure about the "architects of AI" being the TIME person of the year, but Indie booksellers, librarians, & library workers are def our winners. They continue to fight book bans and support their communities by creating safe spaces, mutual aid drives, and opportunities for curiosity and escape 🩵

Holiday tip number 1: Always make sure you know where the closest indie bookstore is. You never know when you'll need to flee for some "me" time.

It's here, it's here! Our annual Credit Bundle Sale starts today! 🥳 Today through December 11, stock up on audiobook credit bundles for yourself, or to gift this holiday season—all in support of your indie bookshop. ⁠ Pssst: We only do this once a year 🙃⁠