My audiobooks deserved their own Plex, and this is it
Most people assume their existing media server can handle audiobooks the same way it handles music. Since the files are audio, the app has a library view, and everything seems fine right up until you try to actually listen. Unfortunately, if a server is not built for audiobooks, it tends not to handle them well. It’s hard to find a good Audible alternative, but one exists that I love. Related I get full-length audiobooks for free legally — here’s the site I use I found the most generous corner of the internet for book lovers. Plex doesn’t really know what a chapter is When you start building a digital library at home legally, Plex is usually the first thing people try. It’s very easy to get into, but it’s not that good with audiobooks. The problem is that Plex, like most media servers, was built around music and similar media. Everything gets sorted into Artist, Album, and Track, which makes sense for songs but falls apart completely for a 12-hour audiobook (free or paid) split …
