FREE/BARGAIN — Audiobooks - Page 273

tubemonkey · 10-25-2018, 02:05 PM

Daily Deals -- exp 25 Oct @ 11:59 PM PT

Audible -----> TBA ---- Children of Time -- Adrian Tchaikovsky --> sci-fi
Downpour --> $3.95 -- The Truth Itself -- James Rayburn --> thriller
eStories ----> $4.99 -- Passenger (book 1) -- Alexandra Bracken --> YA fiction

tch65721 · 10-25-2018, 06:25 PM

Audible Thrills and Chills sale - $6.95 each

The highlight for me was two dirt cheap versions of Frankenstein... one was $1.99 and one was only $.66.

tubemonkey · 10-26-2018, 10:25 AM

Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 26 Oct @ 11:59 PM BST

TBA -- Michelle Obama, A Life -- Peter Slevin --> NF biography

GtrsRGr8 · 10-26-2018, 06:27 PM

I don't know if this is the right forum/subforum or thread to put this. I considered the "News" forum/subforum. I also considered the "Whispersync Deals" thread below.

I noticed on one webpage at Amazon just now, that a person apparently cannot purchase the audio companion to Kindle books with cash anymore. He/she can purchase the audio narration to a book with credits only. At least on that webpage.

Someone please tell me that I'm in error about this. I don't care if I'm wrong and have egg all over my face--just inform me that I'm wrong. Here's the webpage that I was just looking at.

If I'm right, is this on every Kindle book with audio narration at Amazon now, or are they (Amazon/Audible) rolling it out on a relatively few ebooks at a time?

AnemicOak · 10-26-2018, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I don't know if this is the right forum/subforum or thread to put this. I considered the "News" forum/subforum. I also considered the "Whispersync Deals" thread below.

I noticed on one webpage at Amazon just now, that a person apparently cannot purchase the audio companion to Kindle books with cash anymore. He/she can purchase the audio narration to a book with credits only. At least on that webpage.

Someone please tell me that I'm in error about this. I don't care if I'm wrong and have egg all over my face--just inform me that I'm wrong. Here's the webpage that I was just looking at.

If I'm right, is this on every Kindle book with audio narration at Amazon now, or are they (Amazon/Audible) rolling it out on a relatively few ebooks at a time?

It would help if the links were to the actual book in question instead of a search result page, but I guess the question pertains to "The Legacy of Luther" by R.C. Sproul & Stephen J. Nichols?

I'm offered the option to buy the audiobook just fine. It offers me the option to get it with a credit by signing up for Audible or below that to buy it outright for $19.95

tubemonkey · 10-26-2018, 07:21 PM

Daily Deals -- exp 26 Oct @ 11:59 PM PT

Audible -----> TBA ---- Present over Perfect -- Shauna Niequist --> NF Christianity
Downpour --> $1.99 -- Book of Mercy -- Leonard Cohen --> poetry
eStories ----> $3.99 -- A Secondhand Life (series) -- Pamela Crane --> thriller

badgoodDeb · 10-26-2018, 07:22 PM

I see the "buy ..... for $19.95" too.

GtrsRGr8 · 10-26-2018, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

It would help if the links were to the actual book in question instead of a search result page, but I guess the question pertains to "The Legacy of Luther" by R.C. Sproul & Stephen J. Nichols?

I'm offered the option to buy the audiobook just fine. It offers me the option to get it with a credit by signing up for Audible or below that to buy it outright for $19.95

[The post below is only minimally edited. I'll try to "clean it up" later. G]

Good.

There has been a change, though. Until very, very recently, the _price_ of the audio narration was put with other pricing information (Kindle price, CD (if there was one)), wasn't it? If I understand you correctly, if a person clicks on the thumbnail or a more obvious link, he/she is taken to a webpage for the Kindle ebook and is there shown the "cash" price?

Even if a price of $19.95 shows up, that sounds like a full retail price, not a discounted price like we used to get (frequent price points $7.49 and $12.49--I never remember one nearly as expensive as $19.95!).

And, I noticed that there are no Whispersync narration deals on any of the ebooks on the webpage that I initially posted. In the past, if there was an Audible audiobook (not CD, etc.) available, wasn't there, again, a "cash" price shown for it so that the person buy both the ebook and the audiobook, making a Whispersync deal? Now, even though the ebook and audiobook may be listed, there is nothing on the webpage about a Whispersync deal (based upon scanning the webpage visually several times, and doing a Ctrl+F search of the entire webpage. I also did a Ctrl+F search for "Audible narration," which words used to be with books that had Whispersync deals; there was nothing; the only instances of "Audible" were for "Audible audibook."

I hope that you're right, but I smell a rat.

I gave the entire results page because of what I said in paragraph #2 of my initial post about the "whole webpage," etc. There was not just one book in question. Maybe my post above will explain the rationale, too.

AnemicOak · 10-26-2018, 08:34 PM

You realize only some books ever get/got a whispersync discount? It's never been something that every book offers. It's only a whispersync deal if you buy the eBook and it happens to be a title that offers a discount on the audio (most books do not offer this and never have even if they're WS compatible and the deals do seem to be offered less and less).

Can't really say how it was displayed on Amazon as I'd often look at Audible and see if the book offered a whispersync discount, not Amazon. I thought what Amazon displayed depended on what if any Audible membership you had, but not sure about that. Maybe I'm just not understanding.

CRussel · 10-26-2018, 08:47 PM

Amazon shows it as $15.92 or 1 credit for my account. Which has fully active Amazon and Audible accounts. It doesn't offer a WhisperSync price, and the book is NOT WhisperSync enabled. Nothing has changed, there is no rat.

Charlie.

GtrsRGr8 · 10-27-2018, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

You realize only some books ever get/got a whispersync discount? It's never been something that every book offers. It's only a whispersync deal if you buy the eBook and it happens to be a title that offers a discount on the audio (most books do not offer this and never have even if they're WS compatible and the deals do seem to be offered less and less).

Can't really say how it was displayed on Amazon as I'd often look at Audible and see if the book offered a whispersync discount, not Amazon. I thought what Amazon displayed depended on what if any Audible membership you had, but not sure about that. Maybe I'm just not understanding.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

Amazon shows it as $15.92 or 1 credit for my account. Which has fully active Amazon and Audible accounts. It doesn't offer a WhisperSync price, and the book is NOT WhisperSync enabled. Nothing has changed, there is no rat.

Charlie.

There may not be a rat. There may be egg, though--the egg on my face.

Time will tell.

I spent about 30-45 minutes just now, looking around, and all of the other Kindle book posts look the same as they did.

tubemonkey · 10-27-2018, 08:49 AM

Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 27 Oct @ 11:59 PM BST

TBA -- The Cold War -- Odd Arne Westad --> NF history

tubemonkey · 10-27-2018, 08:58 AM

Daily Deals -- exp 27 Oct @ 11:59 PM PT

Audible -----> TBA ---- The Most Beautiful -- Mayte Garcia --> NF memoir
Downpour --> $2.95 -- Inward -- Yung Pueblo --> poetry
eStories ----> $4.99 -- Stars of Fortune (book 1) -- Nora Roberts --> romance

tubemonkey · 10-28-2018, 11:23 AM

Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 28 Oct @ 11:59 PM GMT

TBA -- Metro 2035 -- Dmitry Glukhovsky --> sci-fi

tubemonkey · 10-28-2018, 01:01 PM

Daily Deals -- exp 28 Oct @ 11:59 PM PT

Audible -----> TBA ---- The Girl with All the Gifts (book 1) -- MR Carey --> sci-fi
Downpour --> $3.95 -- Woman at the Devil’s Door -- Sarah Beth Hopton --> NF true crime
eStories ----> $11.99 -- Break the Rules (series) -- Claire Boston --> romance

10-25-2018, 02:05 PM	#4081
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,767 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Daily Deals -- exp 25 Oct @ 11:59 PM PT Audible -----> TBA ---- Children of Time -- Adrian Tchaikovsky --> sci-fi Downpour --> $3.95 -- The Truth Itself -- James Rayburn --> thriller eStories ----> $4.99 -- Passenger (book 1) -- Alexandra Bracken --> YA fiction

10-26-2018, 10:25 AM	#4083
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,767 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 26 Oct @ 11:59 PM BST TBA -- Michelle Obama, A Life -- Peter Slevin --> NF biography

10-26-2018, 06:27 PM	#4084
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	Is Amazon/Audible Now Requiring Use of CREDITS Only to Buy Audio Companions? I don't know if this is the right forum/subforum or thread to put this. I considered the "News" forum/subforum. I also considered the "Whispersync Deals" thread below. I noticed on one webpage at Amazon just now, that a person apparently cannot purchase the audio companion to Kindle books with cash anymore. He/she can purchase the audio narration to a book with credits *only. At least on that webpage. Someone please* tell me that I'm in error about this. I don't care if I'm wrong and have egg all over my face--just inform me that I'm wrong. Here's the webpage that I was just looking at. If I'm right, is this on every Kindle book with audio narration at Amazon now, or are they (Amazon/Audible) rolling it out on a relatively few ebooks at a time? Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 10-26-2018 at 06:44 PM.

10-26-2018, 07:21 PM	#4086
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,767 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Daily Deals -- exp 26 Oct @ 11:59 PM PT Audible -----> TBA ---- Present over Perfect -- Shauna Niequist --> NF Christianity Downpour --> $1.99 -- Book of Mercy -- Leonard Cohen --> poetry eStories ----> $3.99 -- A Secondhand Life (series) -- Pamela Crane --> thriller

10-26-2018, 08:34 PM	#4089
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	You realize only some books ever get/got a whispersync discount? It's never been something that every book offers. It's only a whispersync deal if you buy the eBook and it happens to be a title that offers a discount on the audio (most books do not offer this and never have even if they're WS compatible and the deals do seem to be offered less and less). Can't really say how it was displayed on Amazon as I'd often look at Audible and see if the book offered a whispersync discount, not Amazon. I thought what Amazon displayed depended on what if any Audible membership you had, but not sure about that. Maybe I'm just not understanding. Last edited by AnemicOak; 10-26-2018 at 08:48 PM.

10-25-2018, 06:25 PM	#4082
tch65721 Evangelist Posts: 498 Karma: 3858956 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 10", Android phone	Audible Thrills and Chills sale - $6.95 each The highlight for me was two dirt cheap versions of Frankenstein... one was $1.99 and one was only $.66.

10-26-2018, 07:22 PM	#4087
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I see the "buy ..... for $19.95" too.

10-26-2018, 08:47 PM	#4090
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Amazon shows it as $15.92 or 1 credit for my account. Which has fully active Amazon and Audible accounts. It doesn't offer a WhisperSync price, and the book is NOT WhisperSync enabled. Nothing has changed, there is no rat. Charlie.

10-27-2018, 08:49 AM	#4092
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,767 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 27 Oct @ 11:59 PM BST TBA -- The Cold War -- Odd Arne Westad --> NF history

10-27-2018, 08:58 AM	#4093
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,767 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Daily Deals -- exp 27 Oct @ 11:59 PM PT Audible -----> TBA ---- The Most Beautiful -- Mayte Garcia --> NF memoir Downpour --> $2.95 -- Inward -- Yung Pueblo --> poetry eStories ----> $4.99 -- Stars of Fortune (book 1) -- Nora Roberts --> romance

10-28-2018, 11:23 AM	#4094
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,767 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 28 Oct @ 11:59 PM GMT TBA -- Metro 2035 -- Dmitry Glukhovsky --> sci-fi

10-28-2018, 01:01 PM	#4095
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,767 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Daily Deals -- exp 28 Oct @ 11:59 PM PT Audible -----> TBA ---- The Girl with All the Gifts (book 1) -- MR Carey --> sci-fi Downpour --> $3.95 -- Woman at the Devil’s Door -- Sarah Beth Hopton --> NF true crime eStories ----> $11.99 -- Break the Rules (series) -- Claire Boston --> romance

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