I was an Audible subscriber before Amazon bought them. I did not like that it made me an instant user of Amazon, but I like audiobooks a lot and I stayed.

I like ebooks a lot, too. I like backlighting and I like being able to highlight a word or phrase I’m not sure about and getting instant answers.

But, I really hate Bezos and his monopoly. So, I’m changing my ways.

Libro.fm is a way to buy audiobooks that pays a local bookstore. I was getting 2 credits a month from Audible for $24.67/month and 2 credits on Libro is $25.61/month. I can afford the extra dollar and I feel better about my purchase.

Bookshop.org is a way to buy ebooks that, also, supports a local bookstore. If you pick a store, they get 30% of the retail sale. If you don’t, that goes into a pot for all the booksellers they work with. They also do mail order of physical books.

Both have apps. I have chosen different bookstores because I like shopping at both of them and that feels fair.