FREE/BARGAIN — Audiobooks

[Catlady]

Has anyone used eStories? I don't recall ever hearing of it before Tubemonkey started including it in the daily deals.

[keithdt]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Has anyone used eStories? I don't recall ever hearing of it before Tubemonkey started including it in the daily deals.

Yes, I took advantage of a promotion through Swagbucks whereby I got 3 audiobooks for $18 and ended up getting a $25 Amazon gift card in return. I posted the promotion here at that time.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Has anyone used eStories? I don't recall ever hearing of it before Tubemonkey started including it in the daily deals.

I did the free book from them back when eMusic spun them off. Worked well enough...

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Has anyone used eStories? I don't recall ever hearing of it before Tubemonkey started including it in the daily deals.

The books are DRM-free MP3s, unlike Nook Audio. The free trial is still available and so is the Swagbucks promo that keithdt posted. Links are in the OP.

Originally Posted by keithdt

Yes, I took advantage of a promotion through Swagbucks whereby I got 3 audiobooks for $18 and ended up getting a $25 Amazon gift card in return. I posted the promotion here at that time.

That promo is still active and your post is linked in the OP.

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I did the free book from them back when eMusic spun them off. Worked well enough...

I did too, but that's all I've done so far.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

That promo is still active and your post is linked in the OP.

It is active, but you now get 1,250 SB instead of 2,200, just FYI.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

It is active, but you now get 1,250 SB instead of 2,200, just FYI.

Thanks

[skinmaan]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Has anyone used eStories? I don't recall ever hearing of it before Tubemonkey started including it in the daily deals.

I used them for both the free preview and the Swagbucks offers previously mentioned. Their service is akin to Kobo, Downpour, or Audiobooks.com. I have found that they have excellent customer service, as they allowed me to exchange books that didn't live up to my expectations (one was encoded at 32 bps) even after a few months. They answered all of my incessant questions and were a pleasure to work with.

[Catlady]

Thanks to all. I signed up with Swagbucks to get the three-month offer. I resisted signing up for umpteen other offers that Swagbucks immediately prodded me to take advantage of, but they did instantly credit 500 Swagbucks per the eStories offer.

I didn't choose a book to download from eStories yet.

[tubemonkey]

Penguin Random House -- exp unknown

• FREE -- We Could Be Beautiful -- Swan Huntley/ C Campbell --> 12.6 hrs --> suspense

We Could Be Beautiful

A spellbinding psychological debut novel, Swan Huntley's We Could Be Beautiful is the story of a wealthy woman who has everything—and yet can trust no one.

Catherine West has spent her entire life surrounded by beautiful things. She owns an immaculate Manhattan apartment, she collects fine art, she buys exquisite handbags and clothing, and she constantly redecorates her home. And yet, despite all this, she still feels empty. She sees her personal trainer, she gets weekly massages, and occasionally she visits her mother and sister on the Upper East Side, but after two broken engagements and boyfriends who wanted only her money, she is haunted by the fear that she'll never have a family of her own.

One night, at an art opening, Catherine meets William Stockton, a handsome man who shares her impeccable taste and love of beauty. He is educated, elegant, and even has a personal connection—his parents and Catherine's parents were friends years ago. But as he and Catherine grow closer, she begins to encounter strange signs, and her mother, Elizabeth (now suffering from Alzheimer's), seems to have only bad memories of William as a boy. In Elizabeth's old diary she finds an unnerving letter from a former nanny that cryptically reads: "We cannot trust anyone . . . "

Is William lying about his past? And if so, is Catherine willing to sacrifice their beautiful life in order to find the truth?

Featuring a fascinating heroine who longs for answers but is blinded by her own privilege, We Could Be Beautiful is a glittering, seductive, utterly surprising story of love, money, greed, and family.

[tubemonkey]

Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 19 Oct

• £2.99 -- The Storm of War -- Andrew Roberts --> history

[tubemonkey]

Daily Deals -- exp 19 Oct

• Audible -----> $1.95 -- The Death of the Banker -- Ron Chernow --> economics
  
• Downpour --> $3.95 -- The Look of Love -- Sarah Jio --> romance
  
• BN Nook ----> $0.99 -- Brain Rules -- John Medina --> neurobiology
  
• eStories -----> $0.99 -- Brain Rules -- John Medina --> neurobiology

Note: Brain Rules for Aging Well by John Medina is currently free at Libro.fm --> details

[skinmaan]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Daily Deals -- exp 19 Oct

• BN Nook ----> $0.99 -- Brain Rules -- John Medina --> neurobiology
  
• eStories -----> $0.99 -- Brain Rules -- John Medina --> neurobiology

Note: Brain Rules for Aging Well by John Medina is currently free at Libro.fm --> details

FYI, "Brain Rules" was one of the free titles given away by Libro.fm in May of this year as a part of their Independent Bookstore Day giveaway. Check your library before you buy if you're interested.

[tubemonkey]

Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 20 Oct

• £2.99 -- Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! -- Richard Feynman --> memoir

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

FYI, "Brain Rules" was one of the free titles given away by Libro.fm in May of this year as a part of their Independent Bookstore Day giveaway. Check your library before you buy if you're interested.

Thanks, I forgot about that one and lo and behold, both books are in my library.

[tubemonkey]

Weekly Episodic Offers -- new episodes

• FREE -- Ep 04 -- Deadly Manners (10 ep) -- every Tue --> details
  
• FREE -- Ep 09 -- Remade (sea 1) -- every Mon & Thu --> details
  
• FREE -- Ep 12 -- Steal the Stars (14 ep) -- every Wed --> details