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Old 07-01-2010, 04:09 PM   #1
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Free teen/young adult audio books each week for Summer 2010

This message is regarding free teenage/young adult audio books available for download beginning today (July 1, 2010) until the end of August. (Sorry they aren't ebooks, but hey, audio books can be great for long car trips.)

Each week 2 free books (one classic, one current popular YA fiction) are available for download from SYNC website as MP3 files. The book offerings are pretty decent. Popular titles include "Hunger Games" and classic titles include Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream." Not bad. Go here for more info:

http://www.audiobooksync.com/info.html

The list of books available throughout August is to be found on the right-hand side. For instructions on how to download the audio books, just scroll down the page.

Of course, there are a few hoops to jump through... 1) You have to download the OverDrive software in order to get your audio book. 2) Then, to download the book, they want an email address from you. However, once you have supplied the email address, it takes you to a new webpage with a download link. (You do not have to wait for an email from them.)

I just downloaded & installed the OverDrive software without a hitch. I also just downloaded the free audio book, "Angel Experiment" and quite happy since it is read by Evan Rachel Wood, who I think is a talented young actress. It appears you have the option to burn the book to a CD or transfer it to a ipod, but I have not yet tried to do this.

Finally, I apologize but I do not know if people outside of the U.S. will be able to take advantage of this offer. I am a U.S. citizen and currently reside in the U.S.
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