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Think Netflix, but for books: one subscription, unlimited listening and reading, with six apps instead of five profiles.

Audible gives you one credit a month. We give you the whole library: 3,250 audiobooks and 3,949 ebooks, ad free, across Healtone, Calmtone, Cluetone, Eratone, Littletone and NaturaRead. Nobody at home shares a shelf or a queue, because everyone opens the app that suits them on the same membership. Littletone, our children's app, included at no extra cost.

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Six apps instead of five profiles

One person is winding down at midnight. Another wants to understand their own body. Another wants a mystery, or a century of history. Putting all of that into one crowded shelf helps nobody, so we built focused libraries instead, each with its own mood and its own front door.

One membership opens them all. Everyone at home signs in with the same account and picks the app that suits them, so there is no shared queue, no fighting over what plays next, and no recommendations built from somebody else's taste. Each person keeps their own place in their own book.

Health for one. Sleep for another. Stories for another. History for another. One subscription, many ways to use it.

  • CalmtoneHealth, nature, better living
  • CalmtoneCalm, sleep, winding down
  • CluetoneMysteries and page turners
  • EratoneHistory, ideas, the long view
  • NaturaReadEbooks across the whole collection
  • LittletoneStories for children, in the works
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The Old Kitchen Table: Four generations of the same conversations−50%3h 12m
The Old Kitchen Table: Four generations of the same conversations
Harriet Combe
Narrator: Agnes Loch · 2026
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Calm Before the Call: Two settled minutes before you dial−50%2h 57m
Calm Before the Call: Two settled minutes before you dial
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The Farm Cat's Year: Twelve months through watchful eyes−50%3h 13m
The Farm Cat's Year: Twelve months through watchful eyes
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The Bench Painters: Two retirees improving the town, quietly−50%3h 20m
The Bench Painters: Two retirees improving the town, quietly
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The Moor Walker's Return: Wind over open country, home before dark−50%3h 44m
The Moor Walker's Return: Wind over open country, home before dark
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The Afternoon of Soft Rain: A gray day given entirely to rest−50%3h 39m
The Afternoon of Soft Rain: A gray day given entirely to rest
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Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
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In Praise of Early Nights: Essays for the happily unfashionable hour−50%2h 60m
In Praise of Early Nights: Essays for the happily unfashionable hour
June Alderwood
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An Evening With the Deer: Still watching at the wood's edge−50%3h 20m
An Evening With the Deer: Still watching at the wood's edge
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The Ferry Cat's Commute: Same crossing, both directions, daily−50%3h 39m
The Ferry Cat's Commute: Same crossing, both directions, daily
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A Walk Along the Harbor: Fishing boats settling, ropes creaking, day ending−50%3h 36m
A Walk Along the Harbor: Fishing boats settling, ropes creaking, day ending
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
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The Lamp and the Chair: Small essays on domestic peace−50%3h 0m
The Lamp and the Chair: Small essays on domestic peace
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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After the Screen Marathon: Eyes, neck, and mind, released−50%3h 56m
After the Screen Marathon: Eyes, neck, and mind, released
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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After Nothing In Particular: Tired without a story, rested anyway−50%4h 56m
After Nothing In Particular: Tired without a story, rested anyway
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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The Birch Grove in Spring: New leaves, thin light, and beginnings−50%3h 22m
The Birch Grove in Spring: New leaves, thin light, and beginnings
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
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Fog Comes to the Valley: The world shrinking to a soft, safe circle−50%3h 37m
Fog Comes to the Valley: The world shrinking to a soft, safe circle
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
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The Comfort of Routines: Essays on the beauty of the usual−50%2h 53m
The Comfort of Routines: Essays on the beauty of the usual
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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After the Big Effort: Post-deadline decompression−50%2h 50m
After the Big Effort: Post-deadline decompression
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Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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The Hometown Bakery Still Smells the Same: Some things, thankfully, hold−50%4h 16m
The Hometown Bakery Still Smells the Same: Some things, thankfully, hold
Harriet Combe
Narrator: Agnes Loch · 2026
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The Weaver at the Window: Threads, light, and steady hands−50%3h 17m
The Weaver at the Window: Threads, light, and steady hands
Harriet Combe
Narrator: Agnes Loch · 2026
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The Knitting Circle: Stitches, stories, and Tuesday evenings−50%3h 17m
The Knitting Circle: Stitches, stories, and Tuesday evenings
Harriet Combe
Narrator: Agnes Loch · 2026
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Where the River Slows: An evening walk along quiet water−50%3h 18m
Where the River Slows: An evening walk along quiet water
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
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The Garden Under Rain: A wet afternoon watched from the potting shed door−50%5h 46m
The Garden Under Rain: A wet afternoon watched from the potting shed door
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
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The Willow by the Water: A tree that spends its life leaning in−50%3h 9m
The Willow by the Water: A tree that spends its life leaning in
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
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The Old Mill Stream: Water over stones and a wheel turning slow−50%3h 34m
The Old Mill Stream: Water over stones and a wheel turning slow
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
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The Bench Painters: Two retirees improving the town, quietly−50%3h 20m
The Bench Painters: Two retirees improving the town, quietly
Harriet Combe
Narrator: Agnes Loch · 2026
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The Sleeper to the Coast: Rocking rails, dim lamps, and the sea by morning−50%3h 30m
The Sleeper to the Coast: Rocking rails, dim lamps, and the sea by morning
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
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Reading by One Lamp: A pool of light, a page, and the house gone quiet−50%3h 39m
Reading by One Lamp: A pool of light, a page, and the house gone quiet
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
$9.99 $19.99
Night Sounds of the Forest: A guided listen to the woods after dark−50%3h 26m
Night Sounds of the Forest: A guided listen to the woods after dark
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
$9.99 $19.99
After the Children Sleep: Reclaiming the last hour for yourself−50%3h 2m
After the Children Sleep: Reclaiming the last hour for yourself
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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The Last Ferry of the Evening: Crossing dark water toward warm windows−50%3h 7m
The Last Ferry of the Evening: Crossing dark water toward warm windows
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
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The Traveling Book Van: Stories delivered to the far farms−50%3h 15m
The Traveling Book Van: Stories delivered to the far farms
Harriet Combe
Narrator: Agnes Loch · 2026
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The Salt Marsh Hours: Where the land cannot decide and the birds do not mind−50%4h 34m
The Salt Marsh Hours: Where the land cannot decide and the birds do not mind
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
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The Mountain Railway: Climbing through pines as the valley lights fade−50%3h 27m
The Mountain Railway: Climbing through pines as the valley lights fade
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
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The Quiet Shop at the Corner: Nobody is sure what it sells, but everyone leaves lighter−50%5h 27m
The Quiet Shop at the Corner: Nobody is sure what it sells, but everyone leaves lighter
Harriet Combe
Narrator: Agnes Loch · 2026
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The Baker Sleeps Late Tomorrow: A village closing its shutters one by one−50%3h 41m
The Baker Sleeps Late Tomorrow: A village closing its shutters one by one
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The Highland Glen at Nightfall: Heather, mist, and a bothy's small fire−50%3h 51m
The Highland Glen at Nightfall: Heather, mist, and a bothy's small fire
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Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
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Bracken Hill in August: Heat, bees, and the far sound of a single tractor−50%5h 3m
Bracken Hill in August: Heat, bees, and the far sound of a single tractor
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
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Turning Down the House: Locks, lights, and the last quiet round−50%4h 17m
Turning Down the House: Locks, lights, and the last quiet round
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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The Chair by the Window: Where the day goes to be looked at−50%4h 35m
The Chair by the Window: Where the day goes to be looked at
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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The Chestnut Avenue: A double row of giants, and the seasons walking through−50%3h 46m
The Chestnut Avenue: A double row of giants, and the seasons walking through
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
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Rain on the Iron Roof: The barn at the field's edge in a long, soft storm−50%4h 25m
Rain on the Iron Roof: The barn at the field's edge in a long, soft storm
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
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The Ford at Willow Bottom: Where the lane dips through the stream and nobody hurries−50%3h 34m
The Ford at Willow Bottom: Where the lane dips through the stream and nobody hurries
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
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The Dew Line: The first hour of a meadow morning−50%5h 1m
The Dew Line: The first hour of a meadow morning
Edwin Marsh
Narrator: Rowan Whitmore · 2026
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Pine Needles and North Light: The quiet economy of an evergreen wood−50%4h 39m
Pine Needles and North Light: The quiet economy of an evergreen wood
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
$9.99 $19.99
The Gate That Squeaks at Dusk: Every field has a voice, if you stand still−50%3h 23m
The Gate That Squeaks at Dusk: Every field has a voice, if you stand still
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
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A Wall of Wind in the Poplars: The tall trees talk before the weather comes−50%4h 37m
A Wall of Wind in the Poplars: The tall trees talk before the weather comes
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
$9.99 $19.99
The Mushroom Hollow: Damp earth, low light, and small umbrellas everywhere−50%5h 35m
The Mushroom Hollow: Damp earth, low light, and small umbrellas everywhere
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
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The Streetlamp Opposite: A small orange moon that keeps regular hours−50%2h 38m
The Streetlamp Opposite: A small orange moon that keeps regular hours
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
$9.99 $19.99
Frost on the Five-Bar Gate: The field in white, before any footprints−50%5h 5m
Frost on the Five-Bar Gate: The field in white, before any footprints
Isla Merriweather
Narrator: Marlow Hale · 2026
$9.99 $19.99
The Bath at the End of Everything: Warm water as a way of ending well−50%3h 45m
The Bath at the End of Everything: Warm water as a way of ending well
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
$9.99 $19.99
Lamplight Arithmetic: Counting the day's small gains before sleep−50%4h 19m
Lamplight Arithmetic: Counting the day's small gains before sleep
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
$9.99 $19.99
Notes Left for Morning: Kindness sent forward eight hours−50%3h 47m
Notes Left for Morning: Kindness sent forward eight hours
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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On Folding Things: Laundry, letters, maps: the quiet pleasure of putting away−50%3h 12m
On Folding Things: Laundry, letters, maps: the quiet pleasure of putting away
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
$9.99 $19.99
Reading by One Lamp: A pool of light, a page, and the house gone quiet−50%3h 39m
Reading by One Lamp: A pool of light, a page, and the house gone quiet
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: Dusk, and the softening of edges−50%3h 25m
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: Dusk, and the softening of edges
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
$9.99 $19.99
The Last Kettle of the Day: On the small ceremony that closes an evening−50%3h 42m
The Last Kettle of the Day: On the small ceremony that closes an evening
June Alderwood
Narrator: Serena Sherwin · 2026
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An Evening With the Deer: Still watching at the wood's edge

An Evening With the Deer: Still watching at the wood's edge

Edwin Marsh · narrated by Rowan Whitmore · 3h 20m

The best part of the day arrives quietly, when the light turns gold and the woods settle into their evening rhythm. This is time spent at the tree line, waiting without a schedule, watching a doe test the air and a fawn stay close, and noticing how stillness changes what you are able to see. No lesson, no agenda, just the patient, unhurried company of a place that asks nothing of you but attention.

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Audible made the credit feel normal: one book a month, and if you finish it in a week you wait. We do not think daily listening fits a once a month model, so there is nothing to ration here. Open the app and listen or read as much as you want.

Their yearly membership is $149.50 for twelve credits. Ours is $149 for everything, in six apps, for the whole household.

If you only want one audiobook a month, Audible is very good at that. If you want the door left open, this is built differently.

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A year$149.50$149
What that buys1 credit a monthEverything, unlimited
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AppsOneSix
The householdCosts extraBuilt in
Keep books foreverWith creditsYes, from $1.99

Audible prices read from their published United States membership page, August 2026.

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Every book, not one book a month

Audible gives you one credit a month. We give you the whole library: 3,250 audiobooks, more than 20,000 hours of listening, and 3,949 ebooks across six apps, and hundreds of new audiobooks and books added each month. Everyone at home signs in with the same membership and opens the app that suits them.

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Every audiobook and every ebook across all six apps: Healtone, Calmtone, Cluetone, Eratone, Littletone and NaturaRead. One membership for the household, so each person opens their own app and keeps their own place, their own bookmarks, their own library.

  • · 7,199 titles today: 3,250 audiobooks and 3,949 ebooks
  • · That is $3.33 an app, for everyone under your roof
  • · Yearly works out to $12.42 a month, saving $90.88
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  • ·Littletone, our children's app, included at no extra cost
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Unlimited listening across the whole Calmtone library, ad free, cancel anytime. Purchased books always remain yours. Perfect if it is just you and this shelf. Want the other five apps and the rest of the house? That is All-Access.

  • · Every audiobook in the Calmtone library, ad free
  • · Hundreds of new titles added each month
  • · Move up to the family plan any time
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Our books are narrated by AI voices, and we are proud of it. We cast them the way a studio casts actors: warm, steady, easy to follow for hours, and matched to the kind of book they read. It is what lets us record a library this size, keep adding to it every week, and still charge a few dollars a month. You can meet every voice on our narrators page. We would rather tell you now than have you wonder later.

The library grows every week. New titles arrive constantly across all six apps, audiobooks and ebooks together. You are not buying a fixed shelf, you are joining one that keeps filling.

You may find small imperfections. A word read a touch quickly, or a sentence where the tone shifts because we repaired it after the original take. We would rather spend our hours bringing you more books than re-recording one that is already almost right, and that choice is part of what keeps the price where it is.

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We started by making a better listening and reading experience for our own books, because the ones we could buy were built for collectors of single titles and not for people who listen while they cook, drive, garden or fall asleep.

Then it grew. One shelf became six, each with its own mood, and the whole thing became what we wished existed: unlimited access, calm discovery, and a membership a household can actually share. We are a small independent publisher in Laval, Canada, not a platform, and every book here was chosen by someone who wanted to hear it.

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Your All-Access membership opens every app below. One account, one price, six libraries, and everyone at home listens to what suits them. Littletone, our children's app, included at no extra cost.

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Being read to never gets old

Long before screens, people drifted off to a voice reading by lamplight. Calmtone brings that ritual back: gentle classics read softly, with no feeds, no alerts, and nothing pulling you back awake. Press play as you wind down and let the narrator finish the page. Buy a book once and keep it forever, or stream the whole store with Calmtone Plus.

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