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Originally Posted by issybird
What an absolute stinker.
Here's a link to a post on his blog, which he has linked to on his Facebook page. He's shilling a similar offer from author and narrator Kevin Pierce, using such phrases as "FREE AUDIOBOOKS...SERIOUSLY...FREE" and "working in conjunction with Audible to give you one free audiobook." Kevin Pierce's Facebook page, surprise, surprise, has this quote among others, "JUNE IS AUDIOBOOK MONTH, so Audible is giving away FREE audiobooks." and "And did I mention that it’s FREE during audiobook month?" in order to promote Tom Abrahams.
Misrepresentation is the kindest way to put this; absolute and utter fraud is the phrase that occurs to me. I hope there are repercussions, at least from disgruntled former fans who post how they were duped.
It might be a good idea if skinmaan edited his post. It would be a shame if someone else happened upon it and thought it was a legitimate offer. You have my sympathy, abqkjh, and thanks for the heads up. |
I just contacted Audible and returned the book, and was told I would still be able to get a free book from a real recommendation--of course, we'll see if that turns out to be true, but I have the chat transcript.
I only gave Audible the original Goodreads link that has now been taken down, so if anyone else contacts them, it might be helpful to give them these other links that are still active.
ETA: I contacted Audible a second time myself and gave them these additional links.
My understanding was that if someone wanted to send me a book, I would get an e-mail from Audible. I can't say I remember exactly what happened when I went through the process yesterday, but I do know that I didn't get an e-mail, that it was all done with a couple of clicks.