Halloween audiobooks [see first post]

skinmaan · 10-19-2012, 08:23 AM

Hello everyone. Last year, Halloween was a great season if you like free audiobooks; a number of publishers had some freebie they were giving away. I've been keeping my nose to the ground, and I am happy to say the Halloween season is off to a good start this year.

Over at Tantor, they are offering a free audiobook about what may be the original Halloween mask! You can download "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux by going here. It also comes with an ebook of the novel, which is nice if you want to keep them together.

Tantor is also having a sale on many horror related titles for the month, many as low as $6.99. If you have any room to spare after gorging on Audible's gianormous sales this month, you might want to check them out. The full list can be found here.

I'll be keeping a lookout for more freebies for the season. Hopefully everyone will be as generous this year as they were last.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

UPDATES:

I'll add more here as I find new Halloween audiobooks.

"Click-Clack the Rattlebag: A Free Short Story Written and Performed by Neil Gaiman"
Audible.com

hwlester · 10-19-2012, 01:20 PM

Thanks. Snagged it. We have a 1927 theatre in Birmingham, AL called the Alabama Theatre that shows the silent version of the film every Halloween and they have someone play the "Mighty Wurlitzer" pipe organ so you can experience the film the way it was meant to be seen. Quite an experience.

One of these days, I'll get around to reading the original novel. Now I have no excuse.

Catlady · 10-19-2012, 03:53 PM

Thanks for the link to the Phantom of the Opera freebie!

photon17 · 10-19-2012, 08:57 PM

What is the trick for the Phantom of the Opera download? After I add it to my cart it disappears when I try to check out.

dreams · 10-19-2012, 09:10 PM

For the first time ever, I had this happen to me too. I spent forever trying to checkout, had to keep logging back in, and my temporary cart kept disappearing. Over and over.

I finally started by logging in
Then added something else to my cart, then the Phantom one.
Next I went to my temp cart and moved them to my wish list.
In the wish list cart, I removed the other one I had added.
Finally, I was able to get the Phantom one.

BUT

The site won't let me stay logged in to get the download. This has never happened before at Tantor for me and the customer service is closed for the weekend.

koland · 10-19-2012, 09:11 PM

log in first, then refresh page where book is, add to cart, then check out

they have a bug in the transfer of their cart from "guest" to "logged in" that keeps coming back.

dreams · 10-19-2012, 09:28 PM

Thanks Karen. I just tried again and still it won't let me stay logged in to get the download after I had "purchased" it. I can get to my account details, but moving off that page logs me out again and refreshing will log me off also.

koland · 10-19-2012, 09:37 PM

Have you tried another browser?

My mom was having same problem - either another browser fixed it or she gave up and quit calling me

I had problems this morning, but was able to get it after a refresh and even got it downloaded. Often, I've found that waiting a day gets it working again. I'll give Alan an email over there and have him check it out, too.

dreams · 10-19-2012, 09:52 PM

Thanks Karen. I haven't tried another browser; I think I was just so fixated on just not giving up. I started earlier today, stopped, waited a few hours, and tried again - which got me the "purchase", but no download.

If your mom was as frustrated as I was, she probably just gave up and stopped calling you.

koland · 10-20-2012, 01:16 AM

Alan has passed the problem off to the IT folk -- don't know if they work on the weekends, though.

btw, did anyone mention the other free audiobook at Tantor this month?

The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie - http://www.tantor.com/BookDetail.asp...AndrewCarnegie

dreams · 10-20-2012, 02:05 AM

Nice find! Thank you.

I was able to do the same with this one; purchase but not download.

koland · 10-20-2012, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

Nice find! Thank you.

I was able to do the same with this one; purchase but not download.

You're ahead of me on this one - I'll try again tomorrow (errrrr, later today, I guess, now). At least I got the first one downloaded before their server barfed.

ETA: followed your steps and now have it purchased. won't worry about downloading until next week.

koland · 10-20-2012, 11:41 AM

Their problems are fixed. Got mine downloaded this AM.

Critteranne · 10-20-2012, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koland

Their problems are fixed. Got mine downloaded this AM.

I got it, too.

And I might go back and get one or two of the other $6.99 specials. Although I don't know if I could listen to Little Lord Fauntleroy or Pollyanna or that sort of book because they can get so sentimental. Then again, maybe listening would work better than reading.

However, listening to certain children's classics in the car might be a bad idea. "Oh my God, the dog died?! The boy died, too?!" Weeeep! Screeeech!

koland · 10-20-2012, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Critteranne

I got it, too.

And I might go back and get one or two of the other $6.99 specials. Although I don't know if I could listen to Little Lord Fauntleroy or Pollyanna or that sort of book because they can get so sentimental. Then again, maybe listening would work better than reading.

However, listening to certain children's classics in the car might be a bad idea. "Oh my God, the dog died?! The boy died, too?!" Weeeep! Screeeech!

LOL! Still, can't be worse than the ones I see reading books, newspapers, working on computers, etc while driving (on the interstate, at high speeds).

10-19-2012, 08:23 AM	#1
skinmaan Wizard Posts: 1,324 Karma: 17459628 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Nowheresville, USA Device: android tablet, Kindle KB	Halloween audiobooks [see first post] Hello everyone. Last year, Halloween was a great season if you like free audiobooks; a number of publishers had some freebie they were giving away. I've been keeping my nose to the ground, and I am happy to say the Halloween season is off to a good start this year. Over at Tantor, they are offering a free audiobook about what may be the original Halloween mask! You can download "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux by going here. It also comes with an ebook of the novel, which is nice if you want to keep them together. Tantor is also having a sale on many horror related titles for the month, many as low as $6.99. If you have any room to spare after gorging on Audible's gianormous sales this month, you might want to check them out. The full list can be found here. I'll be keeping a lookout for more freebies for the season. Hopefully everyone will be as generous this year as they were last. Enjoy! skinmaan Your audiobook bloodhound UPDATES: I'll add more here as I find new Halloween audiobooks. "Click-Clack the Rattlebag: A Free Short Story Written and Performed by Neil Gaiman" Audible.com Last edited by skinmaan; 10-25-2012 at 10:40 PM.

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hwlester Wizard Posts: 1,343 Karma: 2786741 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Birmingham, AL Device: Sony Reader PRS-T1, Kindle Touch, misc. Android devices, Nook HD+	Thanks. Snagged it. We have a 1927 theatre in Birmingham, AL called the Alabama Theatre that shows the silent version of the film every Halloween and they have someone play the "Mighty Wurlitzer" pipe organ so you can experience the film the way it was meant to be seen. Quite an experience. One of these days, I'll get around to reading the original novel. Now I have no excuse.

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Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,418 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Thanks for the link to the Phantom of the Opera freebie!

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photon17 Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 5380 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern Arizona Device: Too many	What is the trick for the Phantom of the Opera download? After I add it to my cart it disappears when I try to check out.

10-19-2012, 09:10 PM	#5
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	For the first time ever, I had this happen to me too. I spent forever trying to checkout, had to keep logging back in, and my temporary cart kept disappearing. Over and over. I finally started by logging in Then added something else to my cart, then the Phantom one. Next I went to my temp cart and moved them to my wish list. In the wish list cart, I removed the other one I had added. Finally, I was able to get the Phantom one. BUT The site won't let me stay logged in to get the download. This has never happened before at Tantor for me and the customer service is closed for the weekend.

10-19-2012, 09:11 PM	#6
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	log in first, then refresh page where book is, add to cart, then check out they have a bug in the transfer of their cart from "guest" to "logged in" that keeps coming back.

10-19-2012, 09:28 PM	#7
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Thanks Karen. I just tried again and still it won't let me stay logged in to get the download after I had "purchased" it. I can get to my account details, but moving off that page logs me out again and refreshing will log me off also.

10-19-2012, 09:37 PM	#8
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Have you tried another browser? My mom was having same problem - either another browser fixed it or she gave up and quit calling me I had problems this morning, but was able to get it after a refresh and even got it downloaded. Often, I've found that waiting a day gets it working again. I'll give Alan an email over there and have him check it out, too.

10-19-2012, 09:52 PM	#9
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Thanks Karen. I haven't tried another browser; I think I was just so fixated on just not giving up. I started earlier today, stopped, waited a few hours, and tried again - which got me the "purchase", but no download. If your mom was as frustrated as I was, she probably just gave up and stopped calling you.

10-20-2012, 01:16 AM	#10
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Alan has passed the problem off to the IT folk -- don't know if they work on the weekends, though. btw, did anyone mention the other free audiobook at Tantor this month? The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie - http://www.tantor.com/BookDetail.asp...AndrewCarnegie

10-20-2012, 02:05 AM	#11
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Nice find! Thank you. I was able to do the same with this one; purchase but not download.

10-20-2012, 11:41 AM	#13
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Their problems are fixed. Got mine downloaded this AM.