FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2016

[tubemonkey]

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 05 Oct @ 11:59 PM PDT

$3.95 -- The Alchemist -- Paulo Coelho/ Jeremy Irons --> 4.0 hrs/ R-4.5 --> contemp

The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream

Whispersync: Audible ($3.95) | Kindle ($11.99)

Most of us would be happy to listen to Jeremy Irons silken voice read us anything—the label on his sweater, an old grocery list—but to hear him tell one of the world's most enchanting stories is to be completely hypnotized by his incredible talents. This is the audiobook of a lifetime.

Paulo Coelho's rapturous novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an Alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods, turns into a meditation on the treasures found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is art eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.

Hear Jeremy Irons tell Paulo Coelho's legendary story, and be inspired to listen to your own heart, too.

[tubemonkey]

Nook Daily Find -- exp 05 Oct

$3.99 -- Warriors of the Storm -- Bernard Cornwell/ Matt Bates --> 12.2 hrs/ R-4.7 --> historical

Warriors of the Storm --> Saxon Tales Series (book 9 of 10)

Whispersync: Audible ($12.99) | Kindle ($14.99)

The ninth installment in the New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, the epic saga of the making of England, magnificently brought to life by "the reigning king of historical fiction" (USA Today).

A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. King Alfred's son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids.

Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms' greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are gathering against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Aethelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. But with Uhtred's own daughter married to Ivarson's brother, who can be trusted?

In the struggle between family and loyalty, between personal ambition and political commitment, there will be no easy path. But a man with a warrior's courage may be able to find it. Such a man is Uhtred, and this may be his finest hour.

[copyrite]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 05 Oct @ 11:59 PM PDT

$3.95 -- Turn of the Screw -- Paulo Coelho/ Jeremy Irons --> 4.0 hrs/ R-4.5 --> contemp

Great book! ANNNND I was thinking this...

Most of us would be happy to listen to Jeremy Irons silken voice read us anything—the label on his sweater, an old grocery list—but to hear him tell one of the world's most enchanting stories is to be completely hypnotized by his incredible talents. This is the audiobook of a lifetime.

(The title needs correcting though. )

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by copyrite

Great book! ANNNND I was thinking this...

(The title needs correcting though. )

dang, messed up again. Every now and then, I forget to change something.

Thanks for pointing it out. The title has been corrected.

[melmac]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 05 Oct @ 11:59 PM PDT

$3.95 -- The Alchemist -- Paulo Coelho/ Jeremy Irons --> 4.0 hrs/ R-4.5 --> contemp

It was announced last week that the movie of this is finally moving forward they hope to be in production mid next year with a release date of 2018

[GtrsRGr8]

The ratings (4 stars at Amazon; 4.1 at Audible) are a little lower than I like in a book that I post, but they have a good distribution--there is no unusual amount of "1's," "2's," or "3's."

Title: Doc: The Rape of the Town of Lovell.
Genre: Non-Fiction (True Crime/Pathology/Religion).
Author(s): Jack Olsen.
Price: $2.98 ($0.99 ebook (marked down) + $1.99 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $21.95 (1 credit).
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.0 stars/219 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.1/1052 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 567/16 hours and 11 minutes.
Narrator(s): Kevin Pierce.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Nonfiction...ok/B00SADGSHI/.
Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P9J34QY.
Comments: The book is the #1 seller in three categories in the regular Amazon book store.
Book Description (Amazon):
Updated ebook file 12/16/2014

Award Winner!

With a new introduction by bestselling true crime author Ron Franscell.

For twenty-five years, the trusted family doctor in a small Wyoming town had been raping and molesting the women and children who most relied on him. Mostly Mormons, the naive victims sometimes realized on their wedding nights the truth about what had happened in Dr. Story's office.

In riveting detail, veteran crime writer Jack Olsen tells the searing story of a small group of courageous women who decided to bring a doctor to justice — and unearthed a legacy of pain and anger that would divide their families, their neighbors, and an entire town Publishers Weekly: This masterful book by the author of Son, as much a searching sociological study as a true-crime narrative, tells what happened in Lovell when these happenings came to light: the community lost its bearings and the doctor was convicted of rape.

Kirkus: From popular true-crime veteran Olsen (Son; Cold Kill; etc.), the widely publicized case that tore a small Wyoming town apart when the local doctor was accused, then convicted, of raping patients under the guise of giving them pelvic examinations. Lowell, Wyoming, was a town divided largely along religious lines: a Mormon majority and a Baptist minority. When Dr. John Story arrived to start up a practice, he found a warm welcome: a doctor was needed and, though he was a Baptist, his strict habits (which led him to start his own, more fundamentalist church) won the respect of Mormons who flocked to him as patients. But in 1983, after years of suspicions they had tried to dismiss, two sisters came forward with accusations of rape, inspiring dozens of other women (some elderly) to at last speak up. Some victims had been silent because of the Mormon code that seemed to hold women responsible for any extramarital sex; others had taken their case to the police (and not been believed), to Church leaders (who told them to switch doctors), and to the medical association (which did nothing). The 1983 accusers were vilified by the town (even by many Mormons, some grateful for Story's medical care, others sensitive to his claim that the case was a Mormon conspiracy); some lost their jobs and businesses, but Story was eventually convicted and is now doing 15-20 years. Engrossing true drama--and a more balanced than usual picture of Mormon life and values.

[tubemonkey]

Amazon announced a new free benefit for Prime members today:

Introducing Prime Reading – The Newest Benefit for Prime Members

Prime members are now able to read as much as they like from a selection of over a thousand top Kindle books, magazines, short works, comic books, children’s books and more – all at no additional cost.

Enjoy best-selling Kindle books including The Hobbit, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, The Man In the High Castle, The Millionaire Next Door, Half Way Home and When I’m Gone, comics such as The Complete Peanuts Vol. 1 and Transformers: Robots in Disguise Vol. 1 as well as short works including Kindle Singles from Andy Borowitz, Stephen King, Jane Hirshfield and classic works from Gloria Steinem, Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut.

Explore current issues of premium digital magazines including Bon Appétit, National Geographic Traveler, People, Sports Illustrated, HGTV, Popular Mechanics, Golf Digest, Runner’s World and more.

No Kindle device required – enjoy using the free Kindle apps for iOS and Android as well as from any Kindle or Fire tablet.

There are currently 1,013 titles available for free borrowing. Of these, 346 are available as Whispersync pairs. That means you'll be able to buy the Audible version after checking out the free Kindle version. Granted, this is a very small selection compared to what's available from Kindle Unlimited, but it's free.

Prime Reading is essentially Kindle Unlimited Lite. All titles come from the Kindle Unlimited catalog of over 1.4 million titles.

There's a discussion thread in the News forum for discussing this new benefit.

Any pertinent questions relevant to audiobooks can be asked here.

thanks, tm
.

[skinmaan]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Amazon announced a new free benefit for Prime members today:

Introducing Prime Reading – The Newest Benefit for Prime Members



There are currently 1,013 titles available for free borrowing. Of these, 346 are available as Whispersync pairs. That means you'll be able to buy the Audible version after checking out the free Kindle version. Granted, this is a very small selection compared to what's available from Kindle Unlimited, but it's free.

Prime Reading is essentially Kindle Unlimited Lite. All titles come from the Kindle Unlimited catalog of over 1.4 million titles.

There's a discussion thread in the News forum for discussing this new benefit.

Any pertinent questions relevant to audiobooks can be asked here.

thanks, tm
.

Thanks, TM. I saw the Prime Reading banner on Amazon today, but it never even occurred to me that I could use it to get WS deals. Hopefully Audible will pay me for my disloyalty when I cancel my current free subscription.

I wonder, has anyone checked to see if you can borrow the Audible title for $0, like you can on KU?

[GtrsRGr8]

I wonder if they're going to come out with a Prime lite. Give us 2-day shipping, toss out the rest. In the neighborhood of, oh, say $25/year?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Thanks, TM. I saw the Prime Reading banner on Amazon today, but it never even occurred to me that I could use it to get WS deals. Hopefully Audible will pay me for my disloyalty when I cancel my current free subscription.

I wonder, has anyone checked to see if you can borrow the Audible title for $0, like you can on KU?

YW

So far, no audiobooks are available with this new benefit like they are with KU. Maybe Amazon will add a few in time.

Currently, free audiobooks are available through Audible Channels, another free Prime benefit. So maybe that's as far as Amazon is willing to go. Time will tell.

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I wonder if they're going to come out with a Prime lite. Give us 2-day shipping, toss out the rest. In the neighborhood of, oh, say $25/year?

When they've already got you paying $99 a year, whether or not you use anything more than 2-day shipping? Why on earth would they bother to lower the price!?

[ I agree ... I'd buy that. Right now, I try very hard to do a Prime-Borrow once a month, so I get more out of my Prime membership than just the shipping. But that's all I use, and I'd love to pay less to get just the shipping deal. ]

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

[ I agree ... I'd buy that. Right now, I try very hard to do a Prime-Borrow once a month, so I get more out of my Prime membership than just the shipping. But that's all I use, and I'd love to pay less to get just the shipping deal. ]

I use all of Prime's media content -- audiobooks, ebooks, music, video. I more than get my money's worth from the $99 yearly fee.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I use all of Prime's media content -- audiobooks, ebooks, music, video. I more than get my money's worth from the $99 yearly fee.

Great! I wasn't even aware of the audiobooks. I occasionally watched the videos (documentaries, of course), but the quality was uneven, to put it politely.

I suggest a two-tier service:
$29--unlimited two-day shipping.
$99--the works.

So, how about it, Jeff (Bezos)?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Great! I wasn't even aware of the audiobooks. I occasionally watched the videos (documentaries, of course), but the quality was uneven, to put it politely.

The free audiobooks (50+ titles, streaming only) are available through Audible Channels for Prime. This feature is exclusive to Prime members and includes the same content as the regular Audible Channels in addition to the audiobooks.

Paid Audible members get Audible Channels as part of their subscription, but it does NOT include audiobooks. The Prime version has more content and is a better value.

See this thread for more details --> Audible Channels

BTW: Audible Channels includes non-fiction stuff, including The Great Courses. See below.

Free Audiobook Selection for Prime Members

Prime members will also be able to stream a rotating selection of more than 50 premium audiobooks, across nine Prime-exclusive channels, including:

* Top-rated audiobooks across a range of genres, such as Mary Kubica’s The Good Girl, Karl Marlantes’ What It Is Like to Go to War, Matthew Quick’s The Silver Linings Playbook, Anne Lamott’s Stitches and Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game Alive

* Celebrity-narrated classics, such as Scarlett Johansson’s performance of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Rosamund Pike’s narration of Pride and Prejudice, and a full-cast recording of Dracula, starring Alan Cumming

* Shared listening experiences for the family, including Clifford the Big Red Dog, Winnie-the-Pooh, and The Velveteen Rabbit

Audible Channels

Introduced this year, Audible Channels features a consistently refreshed, thoughtfully organized selection of original programs, distinctive comedy, lectures, and audio editions of standout articles and news from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Foreign Affairs, Charlie Rose, McSweeney’s, The Onion, and other leading periodicals. Audible Channels also showcases 20 hand-selected Audible Playlists, from essential stories of the day, meditation and commute-sized comedy to compilations on science, history, technology and more. Now free for Prime members, Audible Channels is otherwise available to purchase for $4.95 a month or the equivalent of $59.40 per year.

The lineup of ad-free programming includes:

* Presidents are People Too!, a series that transforms U.S. Presidents into real-life people complete with quirks, flaws, triumphs, scandals and bodily ailments, hosted by former “The Daily Show” head writer Elliott Kalan and American historian Alexis Coe

* Bedtime Stories for Cynics, inappropriate children’s stories for adults only, presented by Nick Offerman of “Parks and Recreation” fame

* Hold On with Eugene Mirman, in which Mirman pauses funny live stories and gets his special comedian guests, including Jim Gaffigan and “Weird Al” Yankovic to divulge new details

* Limelight, highlighting the best new standup performances from comedy clubs across the country, with rotating guest hosts such as T. J. Miller, Ron Funches and the Sklar Brothers

* Lectures from The Great Courses

[Catlady]

Is there anything indicating time limits on borrowing the books? The info seems extremely limited.