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The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us by James Ball

The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us runs 7.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Ball (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.3listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.3 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us is an audiobook by James Ball: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by James Ball, released August 20, 2020, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Computers & Technology shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.3 hrs
Narrated by
James Ball
Released
August 20, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Computers & Technology
ISBN
9781526609281

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us as an audiobook?

The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.

Is The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us?

The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us is narrated by James Ball.