FREE/BARGAIN — Audiobooks

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I'm unable to find their website or who they belong too. Still, several of the major vendors carry their books. I've seen some charter connecting them to Oregan Publishing, though that's still to be proven. Oregan was selling LibriVox titles under their name and changing the name of the narrator to hide that fact. Audible eventually dropped them.

Anyway, if the quality is there (formatting, narration, etc), they're a great deal and Audible will let you return them if you're not happy.

I'm not done trying to figure out who they are...

Thanks for your sleuthing.

We might be amazed at how much of that kind of thing goes on--making undisclosed cooperative (sometimes benign, however) deals, surreptitious product rebranding, taking alias business names (sometimes _many_ of them), etc. Good luck digging up info about the Oregan company.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I'm unable to find their website or who they belong too. Still, several of the major vendors carry their books. I've seen some charter connecting them to Oregan Publishing, though that's still to be proven. Oregan was selling LibriVox titles under their name and changing the name of the narrator to hide that fact. Audible eventually dropped them.

Anyway, if the quality is there (formatting, narration, etc), they're a great deal and Audible will let you return them if you're not happy.

I'm not done trying to figure out who they are...

Go here:
https://www.estories.com/audiobook/2...ree-Musketeers

Listen for approx. 30 seconds.
Narrator: Daniel Duffy

Go here:
https://librivox.org/the-three-muske...exandre-dumas/

Listen for approx. 30 seconds.
Narrator: Mark F. Smith

My conclusion: The same voice

[Dr. Drib]

For "Mark F. Smith" (whoever the hell he might really be), if you enjoy his voice and narration, here are some additional audio books by him as listed on his Blog site (via LibriVox):

http://techsmiths-librivox.blogspot.com/

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by tch65721

The free Alexa monthly offer from Audible US never seems to change.

I contacted Audible about this issue. Contacting by phone (twice) was an exercise in futility. Banging my head against a brick wall would've yielded the same results.

I'm now waiting for a reply to my email; if I ever get one

[tubemonkey]

Daily Deals -- exp 05 Sep @ 11:59 PM PT

• Audible ---> $3.95 -- Run Away -- Harlan Coben --> suspense
  
• Down -----> $3.95 -- The Princess and the Fangirl (book 2) -- Ashley Poston --> YA LGBT
  
• eStories --> TBA

[tubemonkey]

Last Day -- Audible -- exp 05 Sep

• FREE -- Talking While Female & Other Dangerous Acts --> details
  
• FREE -- Audible Originals for Aug (2 of 6 free) --> details
  
• FREE -- Audible Originals for Sep (pre-orders) --> details

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Go here:
https://www.estories.com/audiobook/2...ree-Musketeers

Listen for approx. 30 seconds.
Narrator: Daniel Duffy

Go here:
https://librivox.org/the-three-muske...exandre-dumas/

Listen for approx. 30 seconds.
Narrator: Mark F. Smith

My conclusion: The same voice

I agree. This so-called publisher cut out the opening LibriVox info and changed the name of the narrator. Shame on them.

From what limited research I've done, FrontPage Publishing and Page2Page appear to be fronts for selling LibriVox recordings. Since what they're doing doesn't violate any of LibriVox's policies, they get away with it.

Still, I find the practice despicable because they're passing these works off as their own and not crediting LibriVox. The fact that Audible and eStories are selling these books only compounds this shady practice.

So if you (generic) see public domain works being sold on the cheap by some "unknown" publisher, chances are it's a LibriVox recording.

See this thread: LibriVox books at Audible and a short discussion starting here.
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[badgoodDeb]

There's a thread around here about "what narrators do you love / hate" .... which has commented that narrators sometimes use different names at different places. So is it possible that it's the reader who has renamed themselves, and removed the LibriVox header?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

There's a thread around here about "what narrators do you love / hate" .... which has commented that narrators sometimes use different names at different places. So is it possible that it's the reader who has renamed themselves, and removed the LibriVox header?

See my reply in this thread in the Audiobook Discussions forum.

[tubemonkey]

All further discussions about these "unknown" publishers selling LibriVox books as their own works should be conducted in this thread in the Audiobook Discussions forum. I copied over the pertinent posts for continuity.

LibriVox books at Audible

thanks, tm

[tubemonkey]

Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 06 Sep @ 11:59 PM BST

• TBA -- Kane and Abel (book 1) -- Jeffrey Archer --> contemp

[tubemonkey]

Audible Originals -- Member Benefit -- exp 03 Oct

Members pick two every month—no credits needed. A new selection will be available on the first Friday of every month.

Audible Originals for Sep -- choose 2 of 6 for free -- members only

• FREE -- The Sisters -- Dervla McTiernan --> details
  
• FREE -- Mystwick School of Musicraft -- Jessica Khoury --> details
  
• FREE -- The Home Front -- Audible Original
  
• FREE -- Press Pause -- Catherine Singer --> details
  
• FREE -- Body of Proof -- Darrell Brown --> details
  
• FREE -- Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey -- James Lecesne

[tubemonkey]

Audible Originals -- Preorders -- exp 03 Oct

These are the known preorders for coming months. If you get them before Audible posts them for that month's selections, then they're all free. If you wait until Audible posts them for that month's selections, then only two of them are free. Let me know if I missed any.

Preorders for Oct -- choose all for free -- members only

1. FREE -- Tangle in the Dark -- Stephanie K Smith --> details
   
2. FREE -- Camp Red Moon -- RL Stine --> details
   
3. FREE -- TBA
   
4. FREE -- TBA
   
5. FREE -- TBA
   
6. FREE -- TBA

[tubemonkey]

Daily Deals -- exp 06 Sep @ 11:59 PM PT

• Audible ---> $5.95 -- Midnight's Children -- Salman Rushdie --> contemp
  
• Down -----> $3.95 -- Simple Art of Business Etiquette -- Jeffrey L Seglin --> NF business
  
• eStories --> TBA

[tubemonkey]

Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 07 Sep @ 11:59 PM BST

• TBA -- Smoke Gets in your Eyes -- Caitlin Doughty --> NF memoir

* Smoke Gets in your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematorium