Enjoy audiobooks purchased directly from your favorite authors.
Authors Direct is an app where you can listen to the audiobooks you've purchased directly from authors. So authors can focus on their fans while we focus on giving you the best listening experience.
It's seamless: we create an account for you the first time you purchase an audiobook from a participating author and your books show up in your account instantly.
Available for Web, Android and iOS.
Authors Direct is an opportunity to spend money directly with your favorite authors and build a library of audiobooks you love. It's a great way to show your support and encourage writers to create more audiobooks.
The free Authors Direct app gives you everything you need to listen to audiobooks.
No ads, no upselling promoted content, no interruptions. You're going to love it.
Listen anywhere with full offline playback support.
Find the perfect speed with our fine-grained controls.
Listen to your audiobooks completely ad-free and commercial-free.
Cast your audiobook to any Chromecast or Google Home device.
Yes, Authors Direct may be downloaded for free from the iOS App Store , or the Google Play Store .
Authors Direct automatically creates an account for you the first time you purchase an audiobook. Look for an email with a one-time-use password and instructions on downloading the Authors Direct app. You cannot create an account inside the app.
You can reset your password from the login screen in the Authors Direct app, just look for the 'Forgot Password' link.
If you're in the US, Canada, U.K., Europe, or Australia, you can buy an audiobook from any participating author. We're excited to expand to more countries soon. Find for your next audiobook using the search bar above.
No, there is no storefront or in-app purchase ability inside Authors Direct. We simply give you a great listening experience for audiobooks that you purchase on a participating author's website.
No, you must use the Authors Direct app to listen to your audiobook. It can be streamed inside the app, or downloaded within the app and stored securely for offline listening.
The audiobooks you've purchased never expire.
Go to our redemption page to enter your code and your email address. Once you have redeemed your code and connected your Spotify account, your audiobook will be available to listen on Spotify.
Send us an email at support@authors-direct.com .