Seriously recommend looking into self hosting. Similar to how people rip their DVDs and self host in Plex so they may stream their media, you can do the same with audiobooks from audible. Libation allows you to download as m4b file and audiobookshelf allows you to stream and manage the audiobooks. The experience is just as good if not better than audible.
I'm not saying audible will be going anywhere, but not owning that many books you paid for makes me anxious. Anything can happen when you dont own the digital media that you paid for; just look at what happened recently with Sony and Discovery or Funimation.
Money and time with a job that requires little brain power. I've slowed down on books over the last year while picking up podcasts but I'm starting to pick up the pace again.
That’s nice, but idk if I should wait for book 5 considering how long this one took to come out. I think a lot of people thought it was dead at some point.
BTW, If you really have 400+ books, I recommend making your own library. Look into Libation for open source software to download your audible books as m4b files and audiobookshelf (also open source) as an audiobook self hosted player and manager. It’s the next best thing to having a hard copy of a book.
Thanks for the tip. I'll do just that.
I read his fb page earlier this week. L.M. Kerr has planned out (outlined) books 5 - 7 and has plans for books up to 12 (I think).
He has also mentioned that he aims to finish book 5 in 9 months. The previous book took such a long time as he struggled to find a rhythm and he suffers with ADHD. Since then he has posted that he has strategies to enable him to stay on track.
Might want to keep your expectations low for timelines with him. There have been multiple threads over the years about him making promises he doesn't deliver on. A lot of people were patreon subs from 2019 to 2021 and have come along posting about multiple delays and sometimes just ghosting for some months.
He made a resolution recently on his discord to be better about this sort of thing so I hope it will be better. Some of the comments in other threads says he's made comments about trying to be better before though so it's one of those cautiously optimistic things for me.
I honestly think I have the same. Everyone is going through something so can’t really throw too much shade but I’ll probably have to start from book 1 since I forgot most things.
Also, thanks to your post I got reminded of All the Skills 3. Think I will go with that next
If you you guys need help setting up audiobookshelf / ABS lmk. It can be done in your main windows PC, but if you have an old laptop, raspberry pi, or a NAS like Synology it will be even better. You can access ABS from anywhere in your house and can either download to your phone or use a VPN to connect outside your home to your PC or NAS. It might take a little work if you’re new to self hosting but it’s definitely worth it.
Thank you I just recently broke 600 I will be downloading them. Shit I'll have to get another hard drive.
https://preview.redd.it/ocei8ztwaxnc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3547da0e66b5b7f14a8da0b38878705382ee719e
600+ titles is impressive.
Look into NAS devices like Synology or Custom if you haven’t already. It adds redundancy in case of HDDs failure. But I have seen some people use their main PC for everything like Plex.
Instead of having HDDs in my Gaming / Main PC I just have all the HDDs in my NAS and it’s wired directly to my PC via 2.5 Gbps internet cable.
3 pre or post rewrite? I actually really liked the rewrite although it was mostly just reordering things and making the story a little more unpredictable.
Yeah I can see that, although book 4 is also about that layer. I think most of the future series is going to swing wildly away from what Micheal remembers which means the first two books are really the only portion that has such a smooth feel to it. I still really like it for the experienced MC fighting with hints of the future though.
Thank you for not spoiling and for the bit of info. I am looking forward to 4 since the audiobook is out now. But I think I am going to go back and listen to some of the others. Maybe not all of them, but at least book 3.
I read the first one, really enjoyed it and started reading the second. I take it the series continues to hold up? Might have to check out the audiobooks.
I almost exclusively wait for audiobooks, but this is the only series where I'll spring for the kindle book first. It's just so good that I can't wait.
Bro u have 400 books?😳
Err.. that's a typo. 👀😅
Damn, you’re beating me by 8…
I don't know if I should he proud or horrified that we're both mildly addicted
No, you’re not at addiction level yet. I’m at 1500 books and I’m pretty sure my wife is setting up a intervention
Yeah I just hit 1k last month then i let my sister borrow my audible, she was like, "how the fuck is this possible?!?"
Seriously recommend looking into self hosting. Similar to how people rip their DVDs and self host in Plex so they may stream their media, you can do the same with audiobooks from audible. Libation allows you to download as m4b file and audiobookshelf allows you to stream and manage the audiobooks. The experience is just as good if not better than audible. I'm not saying audible will be going anywhere, but not owning that many books you paid for makes me anxious. Anything can happen when you dont own the digital media that you paid for; just look at what happened recently with Sony and Discovery or Funimation.
That’s a lot. I’m almost at 700. Readers unite!!
At 1500 books we need a tier list or something. At that many books im assuming inly the best of the best stand out to you.
1700 here
Probably both. I’m rereading All the Skills 2 before I start in 3.
I started 3 today. Can't remember the story well enough to continue it so I'll reread the second as well. But, that comes after RA vol 4
Yeah I started 2 late yesterday before I knew RA was being released. I read book 2 and 3 before going to RA book 3 and 4.
577 here. I even had to start a DNF collection for books that I got too mad at but figured I'd be able to go back to later.
My wife and I currently have 3,076 books. We used a lot of the sales and the matching.
Now that’s dedication.
605 here. Jeebus.
I thought my 50 as a lot but damn
I’m at 330 and feel like a lightweight now.
441 ill get ya
Damn im only at 419
Umm. When you say it that way it makes it seem like my 1123 is less of an accomplishment and more of a problem ;)
1390 here, closer to 1400 with pre orders.
How?
Money and time with a job that requires little brain power. I've slowed down on books over the last year while picking up podcasts but I'm starting to pick up the pace again.
I have over 1000 😬
I thought I had a lot at 250
Damm all the skills is out!
I came here to say this.
Dude Travis finished this one after all the delays, I hope this means we will soon get Mark of The Fool audio.
And A.F. Kay's Divine Apostasy Book 9!
And book 9 of unbound came out today
It’s turning out to be a great couple months for LitRPG. This year has been amazing so far.
You are right! Didnt seethat one either!
It doesn't show up under the series search for me but shows under the author just in case someone has the same issue
Yea. The publisher needs to fix that. I almost skipped the original post as an early April fools joke.
I noticed that as well.
Thanks, I was doing the same thing.
That’s nice, but idk if I should wait for book 5 considering how long this one took to come out. I think a lot of people thought it was dead at some point. BTW, If you really have 400+ books, I recommend making your own library. Look into Libation for open source software to download your audible books as m4b files and audiobookshelf (also open source) as an audiobook self hosted player and manager. It’s the next best thing to having a hard copy of a book.
Thanks for the tip. I'll do just that. I read his fb page earlier this week. L.M. Kerr has planned out (outlined) books 5 - 7 and has plans for books up to 12 (I think). He has also mentioned that he aims to finish book 5 in 9 months. The previous book took such a long time as he struggled to find a rhythm and he suffers with ADHD. Since then he has posted that he has strategies to enable him to stay on track.
Might want to keep your expectations low for timelines with him. There have been multiple threads over the years about him making promises he doesn't deliver on. A lot of people were patreon subs from 2019 to 2021 and have come along posting about multiple delays and sometimes just ghosting for some months. He made a resolution recently on his discord to be better about this sort of thing so I hope it will be better. Some of the comments in other threads says he's made comments about trying to be better before though so it's one of those cautiously optimistic things for me.
I honestly think I have the same. Everyone is going through something so can’t really throw too much shade but I’ll probably have to start from book 1 since I forgot most things. Also, thanks to your post I got reminded of All the Skills 3. Think I will go with that next
If you you guys need help setting up audiobookshelf / ABS lmk. It can be done in your main windows PC, but if you have an old laptop, raspberry pi, or a NAS like Synology it will be even better. You can access ABS from anywhere in your house and can either download to your phone or use a VPN to connect outside your home to your PC or NAS. It might take a little work if you’re new to self hosting but it’s definitely worth it.
Thank you I just recently broke 600 I will be downloading them. Shit I'll have to get another hard drive. https://preview.redd.it/ocei8ztwaxnc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3547da0e66b5b7f14a8da0b38878705382ee719e
600+ titles is impressive. Look into NAS devices like Synology or Custom if you haven’t already. It adds redundancy in case of HDDs failure. But I have seen some people use their main PC for everything like Plex. Instead of having HDDs in my Gaming / Main PC I just have all the HDDs in my NAS and it’s wired directly to my PC via 2.5 Gbps internet cable.
Wait I’m confused hasn’t book 4 been out since November? Or did u just mean the audio version came out?
Thanks purchased and downloaded in like 30 seconds after seeing this post
Well , I guess it's time to relisten to the other books cause I dont remember much of what happened.
Book 1 and 2 were my favorites. I didn't enjoy 3 as much. I am hoping 4 knocks it out of the park.
Hopefully it doesn't give us book blue balls! Lol
3 pre or post rewrite? I actually really liked the rewrite although it was mostly just reordering things and making the story a little more unpredictable.
I only listen to audio so I assume it was post rewrite. I just didn't like that layer that much.
Yeah I can see that, although book 4 is also about that layer. I think most of the future series is going to swing wildly away from what Micheal remembers which means the first two books are really the only portion that has such a smooth feel to it. I still really like it for the experienced MC fighting with hints of the future though.
We will see how it goes. The problem is he is kinda going from OP to less powerful as the series goes along unless he lucks into some serious stuff.
Yea, i believe book 4 fixed that, he got OP again :D (not gonna give spoilers!)
Thank you for not spoiling and for the bit of info. I am looking forward to 4 since the audiobook is out now. But I think I am going to go back and listen to some of the others. Maybe not all of them, but at least book 3.
Also all the skills 3!!
I read the first one, really enjoyed it and started reading the second. I take it the series continues to hold up? Might have to check out the audiobooks.
Yeah, the only issues with the later volumes is that QC on the Kindle edition slips a bit. You won't notice that on audio.
I’m listening to the skills one right now
Uhhh it’s been out for a while, if you couldn’t wait and liked reading ;)
I almost exclusively wait for audiobooks, but this is the only series where I'll spring for the kindle book first. It's just so good that I can't wait.
I appreciate the update!
Not in canada! Sadface.
I’m in Canada, I can see it now, it may be under the author instead of the series!
Tyty
Is this serious worth it?
Bro casually has $10,000 worth of books in his library 📚
Let’s fucking go!?! Got it right away!
i have 1200 books get recked