Audible

Audible has a large share of the online audiobook market, with over 10,000 titles in over 100 categories on offer, covering a wide range of genres from biographies, bestsellers, classics, comedy shows, radio dramas and self development programmes.

Download books in minutes to listen anywhere and at any time. Burn a CD, listen on your PC or on your MP3 player. Just create an account; there are two types to choose from and at the moment, you can enjoy a free trial of three titles. Install software to manage the audio files or use iTunes 3.0 and above. Then downloand and listen.

Subscriptions start at £9.49 and there is no committment, enabling you to cancel at any time. Click on various titles to hear samples. Titles include Claire Tomalin's Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self, some Blackadder to the Intelligence Squared debates.

Get your first download free when you join Audible, a good incentive should you need one.