How to Add Audiobooks to iPhone Without iTunes [2023]

Do you want to add audiobooks to iPhone? This guide will help you to transfer audiobooks to iPhone without iTunes in various formats.

We’ve come a long way from listening to audiobooks on a CD player to listening to them on our phones anywhere we want. However, the enhanced technology has also introduced numerous audiobook formats, which can be challenging to remember.

The variety of formats is incredibly confusing when trying to convert audiobooks for an iOS device before transferring them. In this article, we’ll share the fastest and easiest method to transfer audiobooks without worrying about formats and even without iTunes.

Audiobooks to iPhone without iTunes

How to Put Audiobooks on iPhone

The simplest and quickest way to transfer audiobooks to iPhone is to use an awesome utility app called WALTR PRO. The entire process won't take you more than a minute and you'll learn the struggle-free way to add audiobooks to your iPhone.

WALTR PRO is a macOS and Windows-friendly application developed by Softorino. It has a stylish user interface and you can get almost any file on your device with a straightforward drag and drop mechanic.

Before you start, download an audiobook. One or a dozen – doesn't matter. You can transfer a single file or a whole folder to your iPhone at once.

Step 1. Download & Launch WALTR PRO

To transfer audiobooks between iPhone and computer, you'll need to start by downloading WALTR PRO, which you can do by clicking the green button below.

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Then, open WALTR PRO on your desktop and connect your iPhone to the computer.

After connecting your iPhone via USB cable for the first time, every next time you would want to transfer audiobooks to iPhone, you will be able to use the Wi-Fi for connection.

Step 2. Drag & Drop

Then, move a file on a desktop or open Finder (i.e., My Computer on a Windows PC). Drag an audiobook and drop it into WALTR.

It'll transfer audiobooks onto iPhone or any other iOS device in a few seconds.

Step 3. Enjoy listening!

After the transfer is complete, you are done. That's all it takes to add audiobooks (or any other data) to iPhone (or other Apple devices).

You can now start listening to the best audiobooks the internet has to offer on an iPhone. Remember, that if you add M4B to your iPhone, it will land in your Apple Books app. If you add MP3 to your iPhone, it will land into your Apple Music app.

How to put audiobooks on iPod without iTunes

The steps required to add audiobooks to iPod are similar to the ones for an iPhone. It is also very common to listen to audiobooks on an iPod, simply due to its convenience.

WALTR PRO remains the perfect solution for this task as it supports every single generation of iPods out there.

Let's download A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens to be sure WALTR PRO works for iPods as well. And now, just follow these three quick steps.

Step 1. Launch WALTR PRO and connect an iPod

Plug your iPod in using a USB cord. If you have an iPod Touch, you can connect your device via WI-FI.

Step 2. Drag & Drop

Pick your file from a Finder or a desktop. Drop it into WALTR.

Wait for several seconds…

Step 3. Play M4B on iPhone

After you see “Transfer Complete”, you can listen to an audiobook. If you have an iPod Touch, open a default iBooks app and go to the Audiobooks section.

On an iPod Nano, go to the Music app and scroll down to Audiobooks. As you see, WALTR PRO automatically transfers all your files to the appropriate default app.

WALTR PRO is a great option if you want to transfer the audiobook from computer to iPhone (iPod) without iTunes. It doesn't matter which format you choose, as WALTR PRO supports all. Obviously, if you choose to add M4B audiobooks to your iPhone, you will get all the benefits mentioned in our M4B vs MP3 comparison.

Congrats! You've just learned how to transfer and add audiobooks to iPhone or iPod without iTunes sync. Basically, any iOS device can accept and sync audiobooks from computer thanks to WALTR.

How to purchase M4B in iBooks?

You can buy an audio version in the iBooks Store, but they're not available for all the books. Alternatively, you can go to the Apple iTunes Store and search for audiobooks there and purchase them.

You can find most of the audio versions for the books in the iTunes Store which you can move from computer to iPhone and sync.

I've found a neat trick that helps you play iBooks texts aloud without buying an audio version. You can do it with Siri. Just follow the instructions below!

• Go to General Settings > Accessibility
• Tap Speak Selection and choose the speaking rate (to make Siri read clearly)
• Go to iBooks, select Scroll in Themes (a button)
• Select a word from which to make Siri start and scroll to any part you want
• As the menu appears, tap Speak. Siri starts reading a book!

That's somewhat weird but worth trying.

How to download audible books?

If you are looking for a solution on how to add audiobooks to the iPhone for free, we've got a few recommendations that might come in handy when you add audiobook to iPhone.

Apple's library offers a good variety of so-called “free iTunes books”, but it's far from what the internet has to offer. The websites that I found to have the most diverse collection of best audiobooks are Lit2Go, LibriVox, and Mindwebs. My current go-to is certainly LibriVox.

After you got yourself an eCopy of the desired book, you can quickly drop it to the device of your choice using WALTR PRO.

M4B vs. MP3

Before we explore how to add audiobooks to iPhone/iPad, it's key to understand the difference between the two most common formats – MP3 audiobooks and M4B audiobooks.

M4B is perfect for listening on iOS devices, but it's not supported by Android devices. Meanwhile, MP3 is accepted by most media players ever known. It's the most popular audio format, so you won't face compatibility problems.

But there's also a big perk of listening to M4B audiobooks instead of MP3. You can mark a point where you stopped a file. This means that, as you pause your audiobook, you'll start from that point next time you open it.

Essentially, M4B is the native format of audiobooks on iPhone/iPad or any other iOS device without using iTunes.

Audiobook marking was made for simplicity. Don't you find it annoying, when you always have to look for the moment you stopped listening? Believe me: remembering the time you paused won't work that well. What's more: you can even divide an audiobook into chapters using markers.

The last thing: M4B stays in iBooks, but MP3 files go to the Music app. This is probably the most crucial difference. So, if you're using an iPhone, but still choose to transfer audiobooks in MP3, you can check out our in-depth article with 5 simple ways how to add MP3 to iPhone.

In conclusion

It looks like people are becoming more familiar with the technology. Many of us now replace paper books with electronic ones, especially when you can move a book from computer to iPhone. E-books are easy-to-carry files that don't require too much space or long sync with your device, unlike music or videos.

Since we're all different, some of us prefer listening to audiobooks on iPhone. So if you're such a person, audiobooks are what you need. Luckily, WALTR PRO is the perfect app to add audiobooks to iPhone without iTunes sync. It's very simple and powerful.

It's cool that you can add audiobooks to iPhone and listen to them anywhere. Your hands are always free, and you don't collect more dust at home on bookshelves.

I sincerely hope I was able to get you up to speed on how to transfer audiobooks to iPhone without iTunes. Enjoy! 

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Josh Brown

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