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Top Picks ›
Threshing Day (Wing and Claw Collection)
Sense and Sensibility
The Day Our Lives Collided
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Bookish
Thirst
Ultimate Football Heroes: Ronaldo (Wing Wizards 1)
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When Life Gives You Lemons
Just for the Season
In Some Lost Place
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LIT
Have It
Welcome to Nowhere
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The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald
A Court of Splintered Harmony
An Odd Dog Christmas and Other Stories
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Spotlight Collection
Traitor or Faithful?
Celebrity Traitors returns! Get to know the cast in this new collection.

The More You Listen, the Less You Pay

No subscription required. Prices drop automatically after every five books. You don’t have to buy all at once: we keep track and apply the discount automatically. Plus, there’s always a selection of titles available at £3.99.

Books 1–5 £8.99 per title
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Books 16–20 £5.99 per title Save £3
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Prices reset annually from your first purchase. Full price titles only; discounted titles, gift codes and gifts are excluded.

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The Power of Listen and Read

Our x-book® technology combines audiobook, text and illustrations into one seamless experience. As you listen to the human narration, every word appears on screen in sync, with images displayed alongside the story. It is a next-generation digital reading experience, and a core part of what makes xigxag different.

  • ✓ Listen, read or do both, with synchronised text
  • ✓ See illustrations and images as you listen
  • ✓ Look up any word with a tap, search within any audiobook
  • ✓ Take notes and share quotes
  • ✓ Ideal for language learners and neurodivergent listeners
  • ✓ Look for the purple x-book® ribbon, or filter by “x-book”
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£3.99 Books

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Great audiobooks at our lowest prices. Stock up for your next binge.

Curated Collections

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The Speakies Shortlist 2026
The Speakies Shortlist 2026
From world-class performers to modern classics with a twist, this year's Speakies shortlist has British life and politics covered too.
 Modern Classics
Modern Classics
Modern classics worth returning to, read by narrators who let the writing speak for itself.
 ADHD Awareness Month
ADHD Awareness Month
Real voices, real experiences: enjoy discounted audiobooks on ADHD for Awareness Month.
 Full Cast Audio
Full Cast Audio
This collection features audiobooks with a talented cast of narrators that bring the characters and world to life.
 Boredom Busters
Boredom Busters
Find inspiration with titles for young teens to keep them engaged in books.
 Women In Sport
Women In Sport
Real stories, real strength: non-fiction audiobooks celebrating the women rewriting the record books in sport.
 The Booker Prize Longlist 2026
The Booker Prize Longlist 2026
Enjoy our selection of titles from the Booker Prize 2026 longlist.
 Learn a Language
Learn a Language
Learn new languages effectively with our audio learning collection.
 Gothic
Gothic
The ancestors to modern-day horror. Here be monsters. Curated by Dr Rebecca Marks.
 #BookTok
#BookTok
Check out the trending titles from TikTok that have captured the attention of the BookTok community.
 Pure Poetry
Pure Poetry
Poetry, read aloud by voices who understand exactly where the pauses should fall.
 Set In The 80s
Set In The 80s
Author Claire Fuller picks her favourite 80s reads, alongside some of her own award-winning work.
 A Book A Day
A Book A Day
Short enough to finish in one sitting, good enough to make you stay for another.
In Their Own Words
In Their Own Words
Discover the power of personal storytelling with this collection of memoirs narrated by the author.
 Book Club Fiction
Book Club Fiction
Curated by Jenna from The Book Taster, these fictional titles are perfect for book clubs!
 The Rest Is History Festival
The Rest Is History Festival
Curated by Coles Books, in celebration of The Rest Is History festival.
 Gothic Tales
Gothic Tales
Escape into the shadows with this chilling collection of gothic historical and horror audiobooks.
 The Wainwright Prize Shortlist
The Wainwright Prize Shortlist
Celebrating the stories helping us better understand, appreciate and protect the natural world.
 Claire Linney Recommends
Claire Linney Recommends
A list of favourite titles curated by children's author and book influencer Claire Linney.
 The Meetcute Collection
The Meetcute Collection
Fall in love with this romance collection, curated by Andi from The Meetcute Festival.

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Start at £8.99 per audiobook. After every five books, unlock a £1 discount, down to £4.99. The more you listen, the less you pay.

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Every audiobook on xigxag is narrated by a real person. No AI-generated voices, no synthetic speech. Just talented narrators bringing stories to life the way they were meant to be heard.

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Kids & Teens

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Young Kids (Age 0-5)
Young Kids (Age 0-5)
Picture book favourites and bedtime stories for little listeners.
 Kids (Age 6-9)
Kids (Age 6-9)
Adventures, laughs and beloved characters for growing readers.
 Tweens (Age 10-12)
Tweens (Age 10-12)
Fantasy, mystery and stories that keep up with curious minds.
 Teens (Age 13-15)
Teens (Age 13-15)
Gripping series, dystopias and coming-of-age stories.
 Young Adult (Age 16+)
Young Adult (Age 16+)
Romance, thrillers and bold voices for older teens.

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🧭 Adventure fiction 🤩 Biography and non-fiction prose 💼 Business and management 📕 Classic fiction 💻 Computing and Information technology 💕 Contemporary romance 🔍 Crime and mystery fiction 🌍 Earth sciences 🩺 Family and health 👨‍👩‍👧 Family life fiction 🐉 Fantasy 🏰 Historical fiction 🗿 History 🧟 Horror and supernatural fiction 😂 Humour 🤣 Humorous fiction 🧑‍⚖️ Law ⚕️ Medicine: general issues 🗣️ Memoirs 🧘 Mind, body, spirit 📚 Modern and contemporary fiction 🎵 Music 🤔 Philosophical traditions and schools of thought ✒️ Poetry 🏛️ Politics and government 🔬 Popular science 😰 Psychological thriller ❤️‍🩹 Relationships and families: advice and issues ❤️‍🔥 Romantic suspense 🥼 Science: general issues 🚀 Science fiction 🌟 Self-help, personal development and practical advice 🫶 Society and social sciences ⚽ Sports and active outdoor recreation 🏆 Sports fiction 🎭 The arts 🌱 The environment 😱 Thriller / suspense fiction ✈️ Travel and holiday 🔎 True crime 🤯 Children’s / teenage fiction and true stories 😻 Children’s / teenage: general interest

The UK’s Independent Audiobook App

xigxag is a UK-based, independent audiobook app built for people who love listening. Unlike subscription services that lock you into monthly payments, xigxag lets you buy audiobooks individually, with prices that get better the more you listen.

Whether you are a casual listener picking up one audiobook a month or a dedicated binge listener getting through fifty a year, xigxag’s pricing model encourages and rewards you. Start at £8.99 per audiobook and unlock discounts all the way down to £4.99 after every five books you buy.

A growing number of audiobooks on xigxag are available as an x-book®, our fully integrated listen-and-read experience. Text appears on screen synchronised to the human narration, so you can follow along word by word. It is a powerful tool for language learners, neurodivergent listeners, and anyone who wants to get more from their audiobooks. Look out for the purple x-book ribbon, or use the x-book filter when you search.

xigxag is a certified B Corp™ and a top-rated bookshop and Best Buy for Audiobooks by Ethical Consumer. We believe that great audiobooks should be affordable, accessible and enjoyable for everyone, without forcing people into subscriptions they do not need.