How Storytel Works

Do you love reading books but you never have enough time to do it? So why don’t you try listening to audiobooks? Yes, I know: relaxing by reading a good book is an activity that has no equal, it cannot be compared to anything, but I assure you that audiobooks can give equally engaging and relaxing experiences … then they are much more comfortable to enjoy! Think about it: while driving, playing sports, waiting for the subway or preparing dinner, you could replace listening to music or repetitive radio programs with playing a good audiobook, so that you can listen to works that otherwise you would never have the time. to read. How do you say? The idea appeals to you but you don’t want to spend money on the purchase of every single audiobook and/or you don’t have an Internet connection always at your disposal? Then I really think you should take a look, actually, listen to Storytel.

Storytel is a sort of “Netflix of audiobooks”: a service that allows you to listen to works of any genre and era (latest bestsellers, literary classics, thrillers, roses, essays, thrillers, children’s books and more), both Italian and international, directly from the smartphone and through the voice of some of the most authoritative narrators in the world of dubbing and theater. Its catalog includes 7,000 audiobooks in Italian, in continuous expansion, 120,000 audiobooks in English and 120,000 in Spanish and over 150,000 eBooks in English to listen to or read.

The service is compatible with all Android devices and with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It also works offline and you can try it for free for 14 days with no renewal obligation. At the end of the trial, the Unlimited subscription costs 9.99 euros/month allowing access to the entire catalog of titles, without any limitation. If you want to know more and want to find out in detail how Storytel works, read on: find all the information you need right below. All that remains for me is to wish you a good reading and, above all, good listening!

Index

• Storytel pricing
• Compatible devices
• How to register for Storytel
• How to use Storytel
  • Download the application
  • Listen and download audiobooks
  • Kids Mode
  • Change the app settings
  • Manage the account
• For more information…

Storytel pricing

As already mentioned at the beginning of the post, Storytel provides an Unlimited subscription plan equal to 9.99 euros/month or 89.99 euros/year, however, a 14-day trial period is available for new subscribers with no renewal obligation. : this means that you can register for the service, cancel the automatic renewal of the subscription and use it for 14 days without spending a single cent.

Another important thing to underline is that students are entitled to a 50% discount on the Unlimited subscription: as soon as the account is created, you can request verification of the Student ID via SheerID and, after verification, get a 50% discount on the subscription, which will therefore cost only € 4.99 / month instead of € 9.99 / month. Read more here.

Alternatively, there is the Unlimited + plan which costs € 14.99 / month (always with a 14-day free trial for new members ) and includes two Unlimited accounts and two Kids accounts connected to the same subscription at a discounted price. By activating it, each user can access their account, with their email address and can read and listen to the books available in the entire Storytel selection at the same time. Each account also has its own private library. With two accounts, it is possible to use four devices simultaneously (two with access to the entire selection of Storytel and two with Kids Mode, therefore with access only to the Children category). Read more here.

Although the activation of the trial requires the insertion of a valid payment method (credit, debit or rechargeable Visa, MasterCard or PostePay card), no charges are made until the automatic renewal of the subscription is triggered. If you want to find out how to turn off the automatic renewal of your Storytel subscription, see the chapter of the tutorial dedicated to managing your account.

Furthermore, I point out that gift cards are available that allow you to take advantage of 1, 3, 6 or 12 months of Storytel and can be purchased directly from the official website of the service.

Compatible devices

Storytel is designed for listening to audiobooks from smartphones and tablets: its app is compatible with most Android devices (including those with HUAWEI AppGallery ) and with iOS devices ( i.e. iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch) equipped with iOS 11.0 or later (with also Apple Watch support, to listen to audiobooks directly from the smartwatch).

The service can also be accessed from a computer, using any web browser, however it only allows you to add audiobooks to your personal collection, listen to excerpts and manage your account. To listen to audiobooks in full, you need to use the mobile app.

How to register for Storytel

Now that you know what Storytel is, what are the prices of the service and the devices compatible with it, you can take action and create your account: the operation is very simple and takes a few minutes of time, and it can also be implemented both from PC and from smartphones and tablets.

If you prefer to act as a computer, connect to the official Storytel website and click on the Free Trial for 14 days button located in the center. On the page that opens, fill out the form that is proposed to you with the email address and password you want to use to access the service. Then put the checkmark next to the item I accept the Registration Conditions & Privacy Policy, choose whether to receive promotional communications by placing the checkmark next to the appropriate option (otherwise leave it unchecked) and press the Continue button to confirm the creation of your account. If you want to do this first, you can also register through your account Facebook, by pressing the appropriate button located at the bottom.

On the next screen, provide your card details (I remind you that no charges will be made before the expiry of the 14-day free trial, whose renewal can be deactivated at any time), put the checkmark next to the item I accept the Conditions Unlimited add-ons and click the Activate subscription button to confirm.

If you prefer to act as a smartphone or tablet, install the Storytel application for Android (also devices with HUAWEI AppGallery ) or iOS / iPadOS as explained in the next chapter of this guide, start it, press the item to create an account and select your country and the languages in which you want to hear/read Storytel content.

At this point, select the Login option from the application menu, choose the item to create an account and type the email address and password to use for the account in the appropriate text fields. If you prefer, alternatively you can also press the button related to Facebook (or Apple account, if you use iPhone / iPad) and authenticate with your existing account.

Accept, then the user agreement, press the button to start the free trial, enter your billing information (you will not be charged before the end of the initial trial) and press the Take me to titles button! , to display the Storytel app home screen.

Remember to validate your account by clicking on the appropriate link you receive via e-mail.

How to use Storytel

Once your account is created, you are ready to enjoy Storytel audiobooks on your smartphone or tablet. So let’s see how to download the official app of the service and how to make the most of it.

Download the application

The first step you need to take (if you haven’t already) is to download the Storytel app on your smartphone or tablet.

If you have an Android terminal, open the Play Store or HUAWEI AppGallery by tapping on the relevant icon located on the home screen or in the drawer (i.e. the screen with the list of all the apps installed on the device) and search for Storytel in the search field located at the top of the screen. When the search is complete, select the Storytel icon, press the Install button and wait for the automatic download and installation of the application. It will only take a few seconds.

If you are using an iPhone or an iPad, instead, open the App Store (the blue icon with the stylized letter “A” located on the home screen), select the Search tab from the menu at the bottom right and search for Storytel in the specific search field. Once the search is complete, tap on the application icon, then on the Get / Install button and confirm the download of the app via Face ID, Touch ID or entering the Apple ID password.

When the download is complete, regardless of the operating system you use on your device, start the Storytel application, press the Log In button and log in with your account data (the one you created following the instructions in the previous chapter of this tutorial ).

Listen and download audiobooks

Listening to audiobooks on Storytel is really simple: you just have to find the title of your interest, add it to your personal library and start listening to it. To proceed, access the Storytel home screen (the one called Recommended ) and browse the various sections available, such as Titles of the moment with the most interesting works of the moment, Storytel Exclusives with the titles available exclusively on the platform or Most popular with the works most listened to by users.

To view all the works contained in a specific section, tap on the arrow -> located next to the title of the same. If, on the other hand, you prefer to browse the audiobooks available on Storytel based on their category (for example, Classics, Economy & Business or Biographies ), tap the ☰ button located at the top left and select Search from the menu that appears (or from the menu below, if you use iOS). From the page that opens, in addition to browsing the categories of content in the catalog, you can also access the rankings, exclusive series and podcasts and other popular Storytel content.

Once you have identified the title of your interest, select it and, if you want, listen to a preview by pressing the ▶ ︎ Preview button. Then, if you like, add it to your library by tapping the heart button and start playing it by tapping the Listen button.

The operation of the player is so intuitive that there would be no need to illustrate it in detail. In any case, at the top there are the icons to set an automatic shutdown timer for the playback of the audiobook (the crescent); add a custom bookmark (taking into account the fact that the app automatically keeps the playback point, and then resumes it where it was left off); adjust the playback speed (from 0.75x to 2.0x) and download the audiobook to listen to it offline.

Then there is the button … which allows you to access the menu to show the details of the book, save it in offline mode, subscribe to the series (if the book is part of a series), give an audiobook to a friend or share the link to ‘Opera. At the bottom, finally, there are the multimedia controls to pause or resume playback and go back and forth.

Once saved in your profile, the books marked as favorites become accessible in the Storytel Library section (always present in the menu that appears by pressing the ☰ button located at the top left or in the menu at the bottom). From the Library you can then download, share, gift, delete from downloads or completely eliminate from the list, by pressing the button (…) placed in front of their titles and then choosing one of the options available in the menu that opens.

Books downloaded locally are marked with a green background. To view them all, go to the menu My profile> Offline downloaded titles: you will find the list of all the audiobooks available offline and the space they occupy on your device’s memory at the bottom of the page. By pressing the Delete All button, you can delete them all in one go

As mentioned above, you can also browse audiobooks on Storytel and add them to your computer library. To do this, connected to the official website of the service, log in to your account (if necessary) and use the Recommended, Categories or Search menus at the top to access the available audiobooks.

Once you have identified a work of interest to you, select it and, on the page that opens, click on the ▶ ︎ button to listen to an excerpt, or on the Save button to add it to your personal library. Easier than that?

Kids Mode

The Storytel app also includes Kids Mode, a feature that only shows content suitable for children up to 12 years of age and allows you to share your account with that of a child, with the ability to listen to audiobooks from two devices at the same time. : this means that the child can use your account in Kids Mode on a device, while you can continue listening to your favorite audiobooks or podcasts in “normal” mode from your smartphone or tablet, all with a single account.

To activate Storytel Kids Mode, go to the My profile menu of the app and move the lever for the Kids Mode option to ON. The first time you activate Kids Mode, you will be asked to create a PIN code (to be entered twice consecutively) to make sure your child navigates only in the “Kids” category and in Kids Mode. With Kids Mode, your child will have access to a personal library and will receive listening or reading recommendations based on what they have previously listened to or read.

In case of second thoughts, you can deactivate Kids Mode by going to the My Profile menu of the Storytel app and moving the lever next to the Kids Mode option to OFF. You will then have to confirm by typing the PIN you set the first time you activated the function.

Change the app settings

If you want to change some settings of the Storytel app, such as the appearance of alerts when you try to download an audiobook under the data network or the display of certain items in the service catalog, press the ☰ button located at the top left and select the item My account from the menu that appears on the side (or from the menu at the bottom, if you use iOS).

Then go to App settings and change the parameters you prefer. For example, by moving the lever for the option Always ask me before downloading a book using phone data to ON or OFF, you can activate or deactivate the alerts relating to the download of books under 3G / 4G / 5G network, while using the levers placed under the heading Predefined filters you can choose whether or not to display audiobooks, e-books, titles in English and titles in Italian in the catalog of the service.

In the profile menu, there is also the possibility to set a reading goal in terms of titles to be read in a period of time decided by the user: by doing so, while reading in the app, Storytel will automatically update your progress towards the goals that you have configured.

Manage the account

If you want to change some settings related to your account, such as the password to access it or your personal information (name, surname and username), you must go to the Account Settings on your profile page.

If you want to disable Storytel’s automatic renewal and avoid being charged after the free trial of the service (or, after being subscribed, you want to avoid extending your subscription), for example, just click on the Manage subscription button and then proceed to Storytel site. Alternatively, if you have an iPhone or iPad and you have subscribed to Storytel using the App Store, you will need to select the Storytel subscription and cancel it by pressing the appropriate button.

To proceed from a PC, on the other hand, connected to the Storytel site from a computer, log in to your account (if necessary) and click first on the item My pages (top right) and then on that Account present in the menu that you opens.

On the page that is shown to you, click on the Manage item, then on the button to cancel the subscription or change the subscription plan, then following the instructions on the screen. You may be asked why you are “leaving” the service.

If you cancel, you will be able to continue using Storytel until the end of the current subscription period (e.g. until the end of the initial 14-day trial).

From the account settings screen you can also change your account password, in case the current one doesn’t satisfy you.

For more information…

If you need more information about how Storytel works or have encountered problems using the app, try consulting the Support section of the app, accessible through your profile menu: inside you will find answers to all the frequently asked questions by users and the Get Started section, with instructions for getting started within the app.

If you prefer, you can also access Storytel support via PC, by connecting to the official website of the service and selecting one of the available themes. Alternatively, you can use the bar above to search for a specific topic within the support section of the service.

 

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