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Shane R · 06-20-2014, 10:04 AM

For those of you cancel and rejoin under the cheapo plans -- that means that your audiobooks end up in different libraries, right?

Synamon · 06-20-2014, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Shane R

For those of you cancel and rejoin under the cheapo plans -- that means that your audiobooks end up in different libraries, right?

Last year I waited a couple of days after cancelling my membership and was able to sign up for a half priced promotion. I cancelled that membership in May and was able to sign up for the $1.95 deal this week.

I used the same account throughout, so all one library.

Pro tip, don't cancel your membership if you still have credits, you'll lose them.

septentrion · 06-20-2014, 12:51 PM

I'll remember that. Thanks for the tip!

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Originally Posted by Synamon

Last year I waited a couple of days after cancelling my membership and was able to sign up for a half priced promotion. I cancelled that membership in May and was able to sign up for the $1.95 deal this week.

skinmaan · 06-20-2014, 01:28 PM

As a part of "June is Audiobook Month," Tantor has a few great sales going on. They have a bunch of newer titles on special (here), many of their "ebook and audiobook" classics (here), and a huge selection of bargain CDs (here). All of these are currently $4.99.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

pdarnold · 06-20-2014, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by skinmaan

As a part of "June is Audiobook Month," Tantor has a few great sales going on. They have a bunch of newer titles on special (here), many of their "ebook and audiobook" classics (here), and a huge selection of bargain CDs (here). All of these are currently $4.99.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

Thank you! I would have missed this. I've been waiting for another sale. Once upon a time I received emails from Tantor about upcoming sales, but no more. My account is active - go figure. I know there is Audible, but I'd rather complete the book series purchases from where I first bought them, spread the wealth to try

and keep competition alive.

skinmaan · 06-20-2014, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pdarnold

Thank you! I would have missed this. I've been waiting for another sale. Once upon a time I received emails from Tantor about upcoming sales, but no more. My account is active - go figure. I know there is Audible, but I'd rather complete the book series purchases from where I first bought them, spread the wealth to try

and keep competition alive.

You know, I'm not much different when I get titles, particularly about trying to keep the other guys going. I've bought titles from Tantor, Downpour, and Recorded Books (thanks to the Humble Bundles) this year. Lately, when I've gotten titles from Audible, I try to get titles that are done by Audible Studios and save the rest for elsewhere.

skinmaan · 06-20-2014, 10:09 PM

Look everybody - it's an actual freebie during "June is Audiobook Month!" I thought this was going to pass everyone by. As soon as I posted about Tantor's sale, I managed to find (over at LearnOutLoud) that Tantor also has a freebie up for the rest of the month. If you're interested in "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller you can get it for free here.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhoud

GtrsRGr8 · 06-20-2014, 10:30 PM

Audiobookstand has a bunch of audiobooks marked down to $5 and $6. It looks like mainly novels. The authors are, for example, Danielle Steele, Nora Roberts, Debbie Macomber, at least one Tom Clancy.

The books are not downloads but something physical, CDs I'm sure. Shipping is free.

Linky: http://www.audiobookstand.com/Stock-...ampaign=061814.

They must be closing these titles out, because they say that there is a limited supply, or something like that. Git it wile da gittin' iz goot.

UPDATE: I just noticed that all, or most of the titles--which were all $5--that were in the email message that I got about the sale are not on the webpage that I gave above. You might want to do an advanced search to find those; I couldn't find a direct link to them.

AnemicOak · 06-20-2014, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

Is the special pricing back for the companion audiobooks to previously expired loans too? I'm seeing regular prices for those.

Don't know. I've only done it a couple of times (all of those recent), maybe someone who's done it more knows the answer to this.

Catlady · 06-21-2014, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by skinmaan

As a part of "June is Audiobook Month," Tantor has a few great sales going on. They have a bunch of newer titles on special (here), many of their "ebook and audiobook" classics (here), and a huge selection of bargain CDs (here). All of these are currently $4.99.

Thanks! I was happy to find Good Neighbors on sale. I've been wanting the audiobook version of this but was waiting for a bargain since I read it already.

tubemonkey · 06-22-2014, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by skinmaan

As a part of "June is Audiobook Month," Tantor has a few great sales going on. They have a bunch of newer titles on special (here), many of their "ebook and audiobook" classics (here), and a huge selection of bargain CDs (here). All of these are currently $4.99.

Quote:

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Look everybody - it's an actual freebie during "June is Audiobook Month!" I thought this was going to pass everyone by. As soon as I posted about Tantor's sale, I managed to find (over at LearnOutLoud) that Tantor also has a freebie up for the rest of the month. If you're interested in "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller you can get it for free here.

Thanks - added to OP, except I used the links from their newer beta site

Tarana · 06-23-2014, 01:11 PM

Audible has a 25% off everything on site including sale prices. Sale ends June 30. Check your wish lists. Some of the short stories I've been holding off buying are now $1 because they were already on sale.

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Pro tip, don't cancel your membership if you still have credits, you'll lose them.

Yes, that's why I haven't been able to take advantage of those. Still have credits.

copyrite · 06-23-2014, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Don't know. I've only done it a couple of times (all of those recent), maybe someone who's done it more knows the answer to this.

No... I just checked on two expired loans... tells me if I buy the book I get the discount.

GtrsRGr8 · 06-23-2014, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

Audible has a 25% off everything on site including sale prices. Sale ends June 30. Check your wish lists. Some of the short stories I've been holding off buying are now $1 because they were already on sale.
<snip>

Apparently the sale does not extend to Whispersync purchases (even though Audible's announcement says, "an extra %25 off sitewide").

Just a few minutes ago I got a Kindle ebook from Amazon's site. At the same time, I went ahead and purchased the Audible Whispersync companion from that book's webpage; I was charged the full price for it (I checked the invoice that they emailed to me to make sure, because I know that with some of Amazon's promotions it will show the full price for an item all the way through the checkout process, but you are actually charged, and the invoice so reflects, a lesser amount).

This leaves me with three uncertainties. One is, would I have been charged the full amount if I had purchased the Audible Whispersync from Audible's website, instead of Amazon's? I suggest that, if you buy a Whispersync companion during the current promotion, you not buy it at the book's webpage at Amazon, but go to Audible's site to try to purchase it to see if you get the 25% discount that way.

Another uncertainty concerns the fact that the ebook that I got from Amazon was one of their freebies. Do they charge the full Whispersync price if the book that you bought was free? To put it another way, does Amazon/Audible exclude from the sale Whispersync companions for Amazon's free ebooks?

The final uncertainty is closely connected to the second. The Whispersync companion to the ebook that I got was low-priced. Does Amazon/Audible exclude from the sale Whispersync companions that are low-priced? If so, what is the threshold price where they do start giving the 25% off?

Maybe I should have called Audible's customer service to try to get the answers to these questions, but I've seen some rather negative opinions in one or more of the forums about how knowledgeable their reps are, so I wouldn't feel confident that I had the correct answers even after talking to one of them.

AnemicOak · 06-24-2014, 12:27 AM

I guess I never thought it would include a title if I was already getting the WS4V discount as opposed to buying it at regular price (with or without member discount). Seldom do two offers (WS4V + 25%) combine at most stores, usually only the 'best' offer applies.

06-20-2014, 10:30 PM	#2468
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Audiobookstand has a bunch of audiobooks marked down to $5 and $6. It looks like mainly novels. The authors are, for example, Danielle Steele, Nora Roberts, Debbie Macomber, at least one Tom Clancy. The books are not downloads but something physical, CDs I'm sure. Shipping is free. Linky: http://www.audiobookstand.com/Stock-...ampaign=061814. They must be closing these titles out, because they say that there is a limited supply, or something like that. Git it wile da gittin' iz goot. UPDATE: I just noticed that all, or most of the titles--which were all $5--that were in the email message that I got about the sale are not on the webpage that I gave above. You might want to do an advanced search to find those; I couldn't find a direct link to them. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 06-20-2014 at 10:36 PM.

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Shane R Fanatic Posts: 518 Karma: 4274548 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: None	For those of you cancel and rejoin under the cheapo plans -- that means that your audiobooks end up in different libraries, right?

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skinmaan Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 17459628 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Nowheresville, USA Device: android tablet, Kindle KB	As a part of "June is Audiobook Month," Tantor has a few great sales going on. They have a bunch of newer titles on special (here), many of their "ebook and audiobook" classics (here), and a huge selection of bargain CDs (here). All of these are currently $4.99. Enjoy! skinmaan Your audiobook bloodhound

06-20-2014, 10:09 PM	#2467
skinmaan Wizard Posts: 1,326 Karma: 17459628 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Nowheresville, USA Device: android tablet, Kindle KB	Look everybody - it's an actual freebie during "June is Audiobook Month!" I thought this was going to pass everyone by. As soon as I posted about Tantor's sale, I managed to find (over at LearnOutLoud) that Tantor also has a freebie up for the rest of the month. If you're interested in "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller you can get it for free here. Enjoy! skinmaan Your audiobook bloodhoud

06-24-2014, 12:27 AM	#2475
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I guess I never thought it would include a title if I was already getting the WS4V discount as opposed to buying it at regular price (with or without member discount). Seldom do two offers (WS4V + 25%) combine at most stores, usually only the 'best' offer applies.