FREE/BARGAIN — Audiobooks

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Daily Deals -- exp 21 Jul @ 11:59 pm PT

• Audible ---> TBA ---- By Invitation Only -- Dorothea Benton Frank -- fiction
  
• Down -----> TBA
  
• eStories --> $4.99 -- After She's Gone -- Lisa Jackson -- thriller

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Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 22 Jul @ 11:59 pm BST

• TBA -- Swallowdale (book 2) -- Arthur Ransome -- kids fiction

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Daily Deals -- exp 22 Jul @ 11:59 pm PT

• Audible ---> TBA ---- The Take (book 1) -- Christopher Reich -- thriller
  
• Down -----> $3.95 -- The Stolen Gold Affair (book 8) -- Bill Pronzini -- mystery
  
• eStories --> $4.99 -- The New Iberia Blues (book 22) -- James Lee Burke -- suspense

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Downpour -- Rental of the Week -- exp 27 Jul @ 11:59 pm PT


$1.99 -- Sons of War -- Nicholas Sansbury Smith/ Ray Porter -- 12.1 hrs -- sci-fi

Rental Only

The Sons of War Series (book 1)

Out of the embers, a lawless new empire will rise …

Across the world, the United States recalls troops to combat civil unrest after the biggest economic meltdown in history. Marine Sergeant Ronaldo Salvatore’s platoon comes home to a powder keg that could ignite a civil war.

While some see the coming collapse as the end, others see opportunity. Fleeing Naples after rival crime lords decimated his family, Don Antonio Moretti settles in Los Angeles to rebuild his criminal empire. But he is far from alone in his ambitions—the cartel and rival gangs all want the same turf, and they will sacrifice their own soldiers and the blood of innocents to get it.

As open warfare erupts across the states, Salvatore fights his way back to LA, where his son has joined the police in the battle for a city spiraling into anarchy. Family is everything, and the Morettis and Salvatores will do what they must to protect their own. But how far will they go to survive in a new economy where the only currency is violence?

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LAST DAY -- SYNC Audio -- exp 22 Jul @ 11:59 pm ET

• FREE -- Fake | New York 2140 --> details

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Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 23 Jul @ 11:59 pm BST

• TBA -- Legion (book 7) -- Dan Abnett -- sci-fi

[sufue]

I just got an email announcing a 2-for-1 sale at Audible US. It doesn't seem to give an expiration date (that I could find anyway), but I'm not much of an Audible user, so someone else may be able to find one. It does say something about refreshing the titles every few weeks, which implies it might be a continuing thing, which isn't consistent with what little I know of Audible ???

Anyway, as of now, it's only for one set of specific titles, but does say in the message title that it "includes dozens of new Great Courses", which makes me happy, because mostly what I listen to is courses, or long non-fiction books. Oh yeah, and members only...

Here's the info from the webpage, which mostly duplicates what was in the email:

Whether it’s an epic fantasy or immersive nonfiction, a great listen can also be a great escape. That’s why we want to help your credit go a little further right now, so you won’t run out of great stories. Audible members can get two titles for just one credit from this special selection. We’ll be refreshing the titles you can choose from every few weeks, so check back often to discover something new to enjoy. We hope you’ll find more than a few great stories to keep you entertained and occupied. –The Audible Editors

Offer is available for a limited time and is for Audible members only. Applicable to credit purchases only. Offer is not available from within the iOS version of the Audible app. To redeem this offer, follow the link provided and add two audiobooks to the cart from the selection provided. When you check out, you will be able to purchase both audiobooks for one credit – either by using a credit you have, or by purchasing one at the time of checkout. Offer is not transferable and cannot be combined with any other offer. Audible reserves the right to modify or cancel the offer at any time. If you violate any of these terms, the offer will be invalid. Content included in sale selection will be updated periodically.

And the link to the sale page (hopefully not personalized...): https://www.audible.com/special-prom...R2230717209SHQ

There are also some FAQ at the bottom of the web page - pretty useless FAQ IMO, but YMMV...

[tubemonkey]

Daily Deals -- exp 23 Jul @ 11:59 pm PT

• Audible ---> TBA ---- The Last Smile in Sunder City (book 1) -- Luke Arnold -- mystery
  
• Down -----> $3.95 -- Going Home -- Raja Shehadeh -- NF history
  
• eStories --> $4.99 -- Dog of the South -- Charles Portis -- NF memoir

* Going Home: A Walk through Fifty Years of Occupation

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by sufue

I just got an email announcing a 2-for-1 sale at Audible US. It doesn't seem to give an expiration date (that I could find anyway), but I'm not much of an Audible user, so someone else may be able to find one. It does say something about refreshing the titles every few weeks, which implies it might be a continuing thing, which isn't consistent with what little I know of Audible ???

This is an ongoing sale that started in May and will end 30 Sep. Audible frequently changes the titles that will be on sale, so if there's a title you want, you need to grab it now before it drops off the list. Here's the original post announcing the sale.

[tubemonkey]

SYNC Audio -- Weekly Offers -- FAQs -- exp 29 Jul @ 11:59 pm ET

Week 13 -- This week’s #OwnVoices audiobooks include a contemporary classic and a novel whose author continues to write award-winners. Thank you to Recorded Books and Candlewick on Brilliance for this tremendous pair!

FREE -- Kindred -- Octavia E Butler/ Kim Staunton -- 10.9 hrs -- sci-fi

The first science-fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of African-American literature. This combination of slave memoir, fantasy, and historical fiction is a novel of rich literary complexity.

Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning white boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life.

During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes the challenge she's been given: to protect this young slaveholder until he can father her own great-grandmother.

Author Octavia E. Butler skilfully juxtaposes the serious issues of slavery, human rights, and racial prejudice with an exciting science-fiction, romance, and historical adventure. Kim Staunton's narrative talent magically transforms the listener's earphones into an audio time machine.

FREE -- Burn Baby Burn -- Meg Medina/ Marisol Ramirez -- 7.8 hrs -- historical

While violence runs rampant throughout New York, a teenage girl faces danger within her own home in Meg Medina's riveting coming-of-age novel.

Nora Lopez is 17 during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson, a massive blackout, and a serial killer named Son of Sam who shoots young women on the streets. Nora's family life isn't going so well either: her bullying brother, Hector, is growing more threatening by the day, her mother is helpless and falling behind on the rent, and her father calls only on holidays. All Nora wants is to turn 17 and be on her own. And while there is a cute new guy who started working with her at the deli, is dating even worth the risk when the killer likes picking off couples who stay out too late? Award-winning author Meg Medina transports us to a time when New York seemed balanced on a knife-edge, with tempers and temperatures running high, to share the story of a young woman who discovers that the greatest dangers are often closer than we like to admit - and the hardest to accept.

[wandalynn]

Originally Posted by sufue

I just got an email announcing a 2-for-1 sale at Audible US. It doesn't seem to give an expiration date (that I could find anyway), but I'm not much of an Audible user, so someone else may be able to find one. It does say something about refreshing the titles every few weeks, which implies it might be a continuing thing, which isn't consistent with what little I know of Audible ???

Oh yeah, and members only...

Here's the info from the webpage, which mostly duplicates what was in the email:



And the link to the sale page (hopefully not personalized...): https://www.audible.com/special-prom...R2230717209SHQ

There are also some FAQ at the bottom of the web page - pretty useless FAQ IMO, but YMMV...

Audible is also having a Midsummer Sale through the 28th with about 150 titles priced at 6.95.

ETA:
Sufue, your link isn't personalized - it took me to a screen to sign in to my account. I did and found I wasn't eligible since I'm a Lite member. Going to the home page from there brought me to a banner announcing the midsummer sale and a list of what's available.

[sufue]

Oh good, I knew someone(s) would know a lot more about this than I do! I will look and get anything I want soon...

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

This is an ongoing sale that started in May and will end 30 Sep. Audible frequently changes the titles that will be on sale, so if there's a title you want, you need to grab it now before it drops off the list. Here's the original post announcing the sale.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by wandalynn

Audible is also having a Midsummer Sale through the 28th with about 150 titles priced at 6.95.

Please post a link so I can add it to the front page. Thanks

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by sufue

Oh good, I knew someone(s) would know a lot more about this than I do! I will look and get anything I want soon...

You're quite welcome

[tubemonkey]

Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 24 Jul @ 11:59 pm BST

• TBA -- Shadowplay -- Joseph O'Connor -- fiction