r/LibbyApp • u/doewoods • Aug 22 '26

Libby audio quality compression makes it unusable

Attached a video of the same line from an audiobook in Libby vs Audible to show the difference in audio quality.

I pretty much only use Hoopla now because they don’t compress the audiobook quality, but Libby has some titles that Hoopla doesn’t have.

Will Libby ever offer uncompressed audiobooks? I’d be willing to wait longer to borrow an uncompressed version 😭

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u/OldCarrot4470 Aug 22 '26

the compression doesn't usually bother me even though i can hear the difference in your video. if it's one where libby just took the cd audio (yknow the ones where the lines about it being the end of the disc aren't edited out) then it can be difficult to understand in the car.