Top Best Methods for Using Google Home and Alexa to Cast and Play Audible

If you are a conscious reader then Audible is a platform that has an array of fascinating stories in its audiobook collection that will keep you entertained.

That’s even better because you can listen to your favorite audiobooks without the need for any additional devices — casting it on Google Home and TV works perfectly.

In the next guide, we will show you how to cast and play Audible on Google Home and Alexa.

Best Ways to Cast and Play Audible on Google Home and Alexa

It includes a wireless Bluetooth speaker, you can come with an audible app installed to talk with a series of audible books and podcasts.

Method 1: Via Bluetooth

Here’s how you can play Audible books on your Google Home via Bluetooth:

1. Turn on power on the Google Home speaker and enable Bluetooth on your smartphone.
2. Scream, hey Google, pair Bluetooth near your Google home speaker. Nearby Bluetooth devices will automatically be scanned by Google Assistant.

Then, 3 Wait until the speaker finds and pairs your device.

4. When it is associated, open up the Audible app on your phone, find and choose the Audiobook you would like to listen to.
5. Then, press the Play to listen to audiobooks.

Method 2: Via Google Home Application

1. Here’s the first: connect your phone to the same Wi-Fi network as Google Home.
2. Open the Google Home app on your phone (or tablet if you don’t have a phone), then select the speaker you want to use.
3. Click on the Cast My Audio option.

4. From there, tap on Cast audio, then in the pop-up-up tap START NOW.
5. Read on, now open Audible play the perfect book or podcast in your chosen speaker, and start listening.

Method 3: Via Desktop

Follow the steps to play Audible books on your PC:

1. If you don’t, you won’t be able to connect your PC to the same Wi-Fi network as your Google Home.
2. If you haven’t already, go to the Audible website on the web browser, and sign in.
3. Now, after you select the audiobook or podcast of your choice, you just click Play.
4. Tapping the Cast option from the right side of the screen.
5. Then you’ll see a pop-up window where you select your speaker from the list of available devices.

Method 4: Via Kindle

If you have a Kindle and want to cast and play audible books on Google Home, here is a how-to-do-it:

1. There are two steps to setting it up: power on the Kindle device and connect to the same network as your Google Home shall you have one.
2. In the Kindle home screen, click on My Library, and then All.
3. Choose your book to read and listen to.

The book will start downloading if you haven’t downloaded it before.

4. Once you have your Google Home speaker, open the Google Home app, tap the + Add device, and then follow the on-screen instructions to connect to your Google Home speaker.
5. If connected, go back into the Audible app on the Kindle and tap the Cast options.
6. You will get your Google Home speaker from the drop-down list and then the audiobook will start playing on it.

The Guide to Cast Audible to Chromecast TV on iPhone

Audible isn’t, technically speaking, on the supported apps list for the Chromecast. However, you can still cast it to Chromecast TV by following these steps:

1. Next, connect your iPhone and Chromecast to the same Wi-Fi network.
2. Tap Cast my audio while inside the Google Home app, then tap Cast Audio > Start.
3. On your iPhone, open up Open Audible, tap, and select the audiobook you want to cast.

Cast to your Chromecast TV will start occurring on Audible.

How to Cast Audible on Alexa

If you have an Alexa and want to play audiobooks from Audible on it, follow the steps:

Note: Your Audible account must be linked with Alexa.

1. Find the Play button at the bottom of the Alexa app on your phone, and tap it.

Click the Play button at the bottom

2. Tap the Music & Books option
3. Tap on AUDIBLE LIBRARY and let the Alexa app take a moment to load your Audible library.
4. Audiobooks become much easier once you have your audiobook selected and it will play through your Alexa device.

If you have an audiobook listening to, you can use voice commands to play your title.

Google Assistant Audible Commands What are they?

Here are some examples of voice commands you can use to control audiobook playback using Google Assistant:

• First, to wake Google Assistant up speak Hey Google, or OK Google.
• Play an Audiobook: To play a book use Say Read [book title]
• Continue your recent book: Say Read my book
• Pause or stop: Temporarily stop playback by saying Pause or Stop.
• Resume: From resume audiobook playback say Resume or Continue.
• Go forward: Or Next Chapter, skip, or skip [number of times].
• Go backward: Previous Chapter or Go back [number of times]
• Find info about the audiobook: Who wrote this?
• Increase the Volume: Say Turn it up
• Decrease the Volume: Say Turn it down
• Set a specific volume level or percentage: Volume 5 or Volume to 65%