FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2015 - Page 81

issybird · 10-16-2015, 11:12 AM

Yeah, I'd like to see the books, too. I have a credit but I'm not a member, so I can't see it.

GtrsRGr8 · 10-16-2015, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

It's times like these that I wish that I was a credit member.

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

That's 'cuz these books are non-fiction

And as a great writer of non-fiction, Thomas Paine, once said, "these are the times that try men's souls."

koland · 10-17-2015, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Yeah, I'd like to see the books, too. I have a credit but I'm not a member, so I can't see it.

I got tired of editing, so this list is a bit of a mess:

Spoiler:

issybird · 10-17-2015, 08:32 PM

Wow, that's colossal. Thank you for going to so much trouble.

Several books of potential interest in there....

GtrsRGr8 · 10-17-2015, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by koland

I got tired of editing, so this list is a bit of a mess:

[SPOILER]
<snip>

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

Wow, that's colossal. Thank you for going to so much trouble.

Several books of potential interest in there....

Yes, it does the job. Thanks so much.

It looks like Audible would want to leak the information somewhere for the benefit of us non-credit quats (yes, that is a legitimate (and clean) word, it's just a little obscure), even if they are not inclined to actually send it to us. I am much more inclined to become a credit member after seeing the list of audiobooks.

koland · 10-19-2015, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Yes, it does the job. Thanks so much.

It looks like Audible would want to leak the information somewhere for the benefit of us non-credit quats (yes, that is a legitimate (and clean) word, it's just a little obscure), even if they are not inclined to actually send it to us. I am much more inclined to become a credit member after seeing the list of audiobooks.

I agree. I don't know why they keep their member/subscription only sales "secret". Seems that letting others see what they'd get if they signed up would increase sales....

GtrsRGr8 · 10-19-2015, 04:50 AM

I see that I got your attention. ha

Here's what it is. The ebook is marked way down, to $1.99. The Audible audio is apparently normally priced at a low (maybe extremely low, if it covers the entire ebook (see below)) $2.95. If it were a Whispersync deal, it would be $4.94.

The ebook is All the Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe, by James Megellas. It is rated 4.7 stars, from 69 reviews and, again, is marked down to $1.99.

The book description:
In mid-1943 James Megellas, known as “Maggie” to his fellow paratroopers, joined the 82d Airborne Division, his new “home” for the duration. His first taste of combat was in the rugged mountains outside Naples.

In October 1943, when most of the 82d departed Italy to prepare for the D-Day invasion of France, Lt. Gen. Mark Clark, the Fifth Army commander, requested that the division’s 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Maggie’s outfit, stay behind for a daring new operation that would outflank the Nazis’ stubborn defensive lines and open the road to Rome. On 22 January 1944, Megellas and the rest of the 504th landed across the beach at Anzio. Following initial success, Fifth Army’s amphibious assault, Operation Shingle, bogged down in the face of heavy German counterattacks that threatened to drive the Allies into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Anzio turned into a fiasco, one of the bloodiest Allied operations of the war. Not until April were the remnants of the regiment withdrawn and shipped to England to recover, reorganize, refit, and train for their next mission.

In September, Megellas parachuted into Holland along with the rest of the 82d Airborne as part of another star-crossed mission, Field Marshal Montgomery’s vainglorious Operation Market Garden. Months of hard combat in Holland were followed by the Battle of the Bulge, and the long hard road across Germany to Berlin.

Megellas was the most decorated officer of the 82d Airborne Division and saw more action during the war than most. Yet All the Way to Berlin is more than just Maggie’s World War II memoir. Throughout his narrative, he skillfully interweaves stories of the other paratroopers of H Company, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The result is a remarkable account of men at war.

From the Hardcover edition.

One very nice feature of the ebook, at least, is that it has some very nice black-and-white line-drawing maps. I really like those when I'm reading a historical text like this one.

Here's something odd, that I don't know how to explain. The ebook is supposedly 402 pages long. But the audio length is supposedly only 2 hours and 34 minutes long. I've posted enough "Whispersync deals" to know that the audio should be much, much longer than that if there is narration of the entire 402 pages (I estimate about 10-15 hours). I listened to the complete sample of the audio--there is nothing unusual about the speed of the narration (it couldn't account for the difference anyway). So, I don't know what's going on with that.

By the way, the narrator (who is not one and the same as the author) has a nice, distinctive voice, and something about his narration makes me think that it is the author himself who is narrating it. I like that quality. Maybe I'm in the minority, though, because the audio garners a significantly lower rating (3.9 stars, from 23 ratings) than the ebook.

Here are the relevant links:
To the ebook, at Amazon.
To the audiobook, at Audible.

So, buy the ebook, buy the audiobook, or buy neither one of them. It is up to you. Unfortunately, since it is not a Whispersync deal, however, if you buy both you'll have to do the sync'ing for yourself.

UPDATE: I finally learned what is up with the audio length. I saw, in one place, in tiny letters, that the audio is abridged. I thought about that possibility but I didn't give it much thought--I suppose because we rarely see abridgments from Audible (I have often wished that there were many more abridgments available). That also may be one reason that there isn't a Whispersync deal available, although I can picture sync'ing, in a way, being possible.

Well, I see that I spent a lot of space/time on this post. But I am really keen on this book/audiobook and, so, wanted to let you guys know all about them.

badgoodDeb · 10-19-2015, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by skinmaan

It's been a while since I posted this. Did you enjoy these? I did; I found them quirky and intelligent - just enough sci-fi and written with a dash of comedy and decent characterization.

If you enjoyed them, Jodi is back at Audible with another free short offering from "The Chronicles of St. Mary" series. You can currently pre-order "Ships and Stings and Wedding Rings" by Jodi Taylor here. The book is due for release November 13; I have no idea if it will still be free after that (heck, I don't even know if it will be free up to that date) so if you're interested don't delay.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

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Originally Posted by avantman42

Thank you. I've read or listened to the first four in the series, plus the three short stories, and I now have this one on pre-order.

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Originally Posted by skinmaan

Jodi Taylor and "The Chronicles of St. Mary" fans rejoice! The freebies just keep on coming. Now you can pre-order her prequal to the series, "The Very First Damned Thing," from Audible here. It's due to be released in a few days so if you're interested this one has the possibility of having a short freebie shelf-life - don't delay.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

Wheee!! I've devoured the first few of Jodi Taylors' shorts several times and loved them. (The Donkey thing is Christmas themed, but not particularly Christian, other than that the vicar wants to borrow the ill-behaved donkey for the kids' pageant at church.) Even though I'm late to the party here, I was able to grab both of these new freebies. Thanks all!

tubemonkey · 10-19-2015, 06:29 PM

Goosebumps Sales

$1.00 -- Humble Bundle --> Goosebumps (15 titles) -- exp 21 Oct
$4.95 -- Downpour --> Goosebumps (9 titles) -- exp unknown

The Humble Bundle sale has been going on for almost two weeks now and is set to expire in two days (21 Oct). There are 15 titles available and a minimum price of $15 will get you all 15. Further details can be found in these two threads -- details / details.

Downpour also has a sale for 9 titles, but the prices are much worse. Additionally, 6 of those titles are available in the Humble Bundle deal. No idea how long this sale will last.

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Goosebumps is a series of children's horror fiction novellas by American author R. L. Stine, published by Scholastic Publishing. The stories follow child characters, who find themselves in scary situations. From 1992 to 1997, 62 books were published under the Goosebumps umbrella title. Various spin-off series were written by Stine: Goosebumps Series 2000, Give Yourself Goosebumps, Tales to Give You Goosebumps, Goosebumps Triple Header, Goosebumps HorrorLand, and Goosebumps Most Wanted. Another series, Goosebumps Gold, was never released. Goosebumps has spawned a television series and merchandise, as well as a feature film, starring Jack Black as R. L. Stine.

Since the release of its first novel, Welcome to Dead House, in July 1992, the series has sold over 350 million books worldwide in 32 languages. Individual books in the series have been listed in several bestseller lists, including the New York Times Best Seller list for children.

skinmaan · 10-20-2015, 08:30 AM

It seems a bit of an odd time for a switch, but at least the title is an appropriate (if repetitive) choice. Amazon has changed out their free whispersync title; it's hard to say "of the month" since they seem to update it so randomly now. So, for the rest of the month (and however long past that) you can get Bran Stoker's "Dracula" by first getting the Kindle edition for free. You'll then be able to get the Audible edition for $0.00. This is the Audible full-cast version again, so you are likely to already have it in your library if you keep up around here. If you haven't I'd highly recommend it.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

issybird · 10-20-2015, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skinmaan

It seems a bit of an odd time for a switch, but at least the title is an appropriate (if repetitive) choice. Amazon has changed out their free whispersync title; it's hard to say "of the month" since they seem to update it so randomly now. So, for the rest of the month (and however long past that) you can get Bran Stoker's "Dracula" by first getting the Kindle edition for free. You'll then be able to get the Audible edition for $0.00. This is the Audible full-cast version again, so you are likely to already have it in your library if you keep up around here. If you haven't I'd highly recommend it.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

It's in my library so I can't see the list price, but someone who doesn't have it already might want to wait until November and use it toward the usual "Buy four, get $10" promotion. Assuming the promotion runs in November as usual and the list is $14.95 or more and it's still the freebie!

The games we play to maximize our bargains!

tubemonkey · 10-20-2015, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skinmaan

It seems a bit of an odd time for a switch, but at least the title is an appropriate (if repetitive) choice. Amazon has changed out their free whispersync title; it's hard to say "of the month" since they seem to update it so randomly now. So, for the rest of the month (and however long past that) you can get Bran Stoker's "Dracula" by first getting the Kindle edition for free. You'll then be able to get the Audible edition for $0.00. This is the Audible full-cast version again, so you are likely to already have it in your library if you keep up around here. If you haven't I'd highly recommend it.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

Ah, nothing like consistency - LOL

Since Halloween is almost upon us, it's good timing and an excellent choice for those who don't have this version yet. I'll update the OP later this morning. Thanks

tubemonkey · 10-20-2015, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

It's in my library so I can't see the list price, but someone who doesn't have it already might want to wait until November and use it toward the usual "Buy four, get $10" promotion. Assuming the promotion runs in November as usual and the list is $14.95 or more and it's still the freebie!

The games we play to maximize our bargains!

Excellent advice. I planned to do a "Buy4, Get $10" buying advice post next week; but with the Whispersync change already here, I'll try and get that post up later today.

Spoiler:

GtrsRGr8 · 10-20-2015, 11:03 PM

Tubemonkey:

I just ran across this guy (http://www.pavilionbooks.com/wp-cont...ve-pattern.pdf). He reminded me so much of you that I felt that I just had to share it with you.

tubemonkey · 10-20-2015, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Tubemonkey:

I just ran across this guy (http://www.pavilionbooks.com/wp-cont...ve-pattern.pdf). He reminded me so much of you that I felt that I just had to share it with you.

...I see he's an Olympian just like me. One day, remind me to tell you about all of the medals I won competing at the Nanalympics.

10-19-2015, 04:50 AM	#1207
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	NOT(!) a Whispersync Deal--All the Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe. I see that I got your attention. ha Here's what it is. The ebook is marked way down, to $1.99. The Audible audio is apparently normally priced at a low (maybe extremely low, if it covers the entire ebook (see below)) $2.95. If it were a Whispersync deal, it would be $4.94. The ebook is All the Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe, by James Megellas. It is rated 4.7 stars, from 69 reviews and, again, is marked down to $1.99. The book description: In mid-1943 James Megellas, known as “Maggie” to his fellow paratroopers, joined the 82d Airborne Division, his new “home” for the duration. His first taste of combat was in the rugged mountains outside Naples. In October 1943, when most of the 82d departed Italy to prepare for the D-Day invasion of France, Lt. Gen. Mark Clark, the Fifth Army commander, requested that the division’s 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Maggie’s outfit, stay behind for a daring new operation that would outflank the Nazis’ stubborn defensive lines and open the road to Rome. On 22 January 1944, Megellas and the rest of the 504th landed across the beach at Anzio. Following initial success, Fifth Army’s amphibious assault, Operation Shingle, bogged down in the face of heavy German counterattacks that threatened to drive the Allies into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Anzio turned into a fiasco, one of the bloodiest Allied operations of the war. Not until April were the remnants of the regiment withdrawn and shipped to England to recover, reorganize, refit, and train for their next mission. In September, Megellas parachuted into Holland along with the rest of the 82d Airborne as part of another star-crossed mission, Field Marshal Montgomery’s vainglorious Operation Market Garden. Months of hard combat in Holland were followed by the Battle of the Bulge, and the long hard road across Germany to Berlin. Megellas was the most decorated officer of the 82d Airborne Division and saw more action during the war than most. Yet All the Way to Berlin is more than just Maggie’s World War II memoir. Throughout his narrative, he skillfully interweaves stories of the other paratroopers of H Company, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The result is a remarkable account of men at war. From the Hardcover edition. One very nice feature of the ebook, at least, is that it has some very nice black-and-white line-drawing maps. I really like those when I'm reading a historical text like this one. Here's something odd, that I don't know how to explain. The ebook is supposedly 402 pages long. But the audio length is supposedly only 2 hours and 34 minutes long. I've posted enough "Whispersync deals" to know that the audio should be much, much longer than that if there is narration of the entire 402 pages (I estimate about 10-15 hours). I listened to the complete sample of the audio--there is nothing unusual about the speed of the narration (it couldn't account for the difference anyway). So, I don't know what's going on with that. By the way, the narrator (who is not one and the same as the author) has a nice, distinctive voice, and something about his narration makes me think that it is the author himself who is narrating it. I like that quality. Maybe I'm in the minority, though, because the audio garners a significantly lower rating (3.9 stars, from 23 ratings) than the ebook. Here are the relevant links: To the ebook, at Amazon. To the audiobook, at Audible. So, buy the ebook, buy the audiobook, or buy neither one of them. It is up to you. Unfortunately, since it is not a Whispersync deal, however, if you buy both you'll have to do the sync'ing for yourself. UPDATE: I finally learned what is up with the audio length. I saw, in one place, in tiny letters, that the audio is abridged. I thought about that possibility but I didn't give it much thought--I suppose because we rarely see abridgments from Audible (I have often wished that there were many more abridgments available). That also may be one reason that there isn't a Whispersync deal available, although I can picture sync'ing, in a way, being possible. Well, I see that I spent a lot of space/time on this post. But I am really keen on this book/audiobook and, so, wanted to let you guys know all about them. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 10-19-2015 at 05:03 AM.

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10-16-2015, 11:12 AM	#1201
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,327 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Yeah, I'd like to see the books, too. I have a credit but I'm not a member, so I can't see it.

10-17-2015, 08:32 PM	#1204
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,327 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Wow, that's colossal. Thank you for going to so much trouble. Several books of potential interest in there....

10-20-2015, 08:30 AM	#1210
skinmaan Wizard Posts: 1,324 Karma: 17459628 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Nowheresville, USA Device: android tablet, Kindle KB	It seems a bit of an odd time for a switch, but at least the title is an appropriate (if repetitive) choice. Amazon has changed out their free whispersync title; it's hard to say "of the month" since they seem to update it so randomly now. So, for the rest of the month (and however long past that) you can get Bran Stoker's "Dracula" by first getting the Kindle edition for free. You'll then be able to get the Audible edition for $0.00. This is the Audible full-cast version again, so you are likely to already have it in your library if you keep up around here. If you haven't I'd highly recommend it. Enjoy! skinmaan Your audiobook bloodhound

10-20-2015, 11:03 PM	#1214
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	Tubemonkey: I just ran across this guy (http://www.pavilionbooks.com/wp-cont...ve-pattern.pdf). He reminded me so much of you that I felt that I just had to share it with you.