I usually need a few seconds to remember where I left off. The app automatically rewinds 30-60 seconds when you start a new listening session, which I like.

I don’t usually listen to multiple books at once, but it’s a nice feature. You can have multiple books at various stages, and the app keeps track of each book separately. You load the books into a dedicated folder, so they aren’t mixed in with your songs. With Overdrive, I had to actually do math. Since I like to track my reading status on Goodreads, that’s a handy feature. One of the features I really like (and required the upgrade) was the percentage finished of the book.

I probably haven’t taxed the app to its fullest, but I liked it enough to upgrade. It has great reviews and offers a 30 day trial of the full version (which costs $1.99 as an in-app purchase). Once I processed the implications of DRM-free audio books (Hooray! I can check out long books!), I started looking for an audiobook player app and found Smart AudioBook Player. Plus it often takes me longer than three weeks to finish an audiobook, so I was only checking out short ones (less than 10 hours). Yes, I’d known that fact on some level, but I still listened to the books in the Overdrive app, which is okay but not great. It finally dawned on me late last year that Overdrive MP3 audio books are DRM-free.