FREE/BARGAIN — Audiobooks

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

• Audible ---> $2.95 -- Sisters First -- Jenna Bush Hager, et al --> NF memoir
  
• Down -----> $3.95 -- Island on Fire -- Alexandra Witze, et al --> NF geology
  
• eStories --> $4.99 -- Chill Factor -- Sandra Brown --> fiction

* Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life

* Island on Fire: The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World

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

• TBA -- The Familiars -- Stacey Halls --> historical

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Originally Posted by Tarana

Just wanted to add a comment about Chirp. There are many, many complaints about their app failing partway through the book. Kindof a big deal since the only option to listen to books you buy from them is through their app. They did a major upgrade on 8/21, so hopefully those issues are now resolved. I've reached chapter 3 of the book I bought without problems. The problem with the app was downloaded books, not streaming. Again, an archive option is not available, and no guarantee they will be around next year.

Thanks for the heads up.

I've been keen on Chirp for a little while--haven't seen the negatives about them.

I've only downloaded two of their audiobooks, and haven't been able to listen to either one, because Chirp requires an app. And my smartphone just can't handle anymore of them, with their requisite storage needs, until I get get some more storage to supplement the measly internal storage that came with the phone, and to offset the bloatware that the phone installed in my phone.

Somewhere I saw a "satisfaction guaranteed" promise at Chirp--couldn't find it just now. Of course, such "guarantees" are only as good as the integrity of the company.

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

• Audible ---> $1.95 -- Lightly -- Francine Jay --> self-help
  
• Down -----> $2.95 -- The Pretty Little Box (book 32) -- Charles Todd --> mystery
  
• eStories --> $4.99 -- Skullsworn -- Brian Staveley --> fantasy

* Lightly: How to Live a Simple, Serene & Stress-Free Life

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Last Day -- Downpour -- exp 26 Aug

• $1.99 -- Flynn --> details --> rental only

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

• TBA -- The Lost Fleet: Dauntless (book 1) -- Jack Campbell --> sci-fi

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Audible Originals -- Pre-Orders for Sep -- exp 04 or 05 Sep

• FREE -- Press Pause -- Catherine Singer/ Catherine Singer --> 2.1 hrs --> kids health

Members Only

Press Pause: A Young Person's Guide to Managing Life's Challenges

The world can be a difficult place to navigate for kids. Between academic pressures, changing friendships, and a turbulent world, the need for mindfulness is especially important. Kids’ wellness expert Catherine Singer has created six meditations, each specially crafted to help kids navigate a particular challenge.

Wellness is a lifelong journey, and developing mindfulness at an early age will give kids the tools they need to succeed throughout their lives.

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Audible Originals -- Pre-Orders for Sep -- exp 04 or 05 Sep

• FREE -- The Sisters (book 0.5) -- Dervla McTiernan/ Aoife McMohan --> 3.1 hrs --> detective

Members Only

Two sisters climbing the ranks of Dublin’s criminal justice system. A murder case that could change their lives forever. The Sisters is a gripping new thriller from one of the most exciting voices in crime fiction.

In this prequel to the international bestseller The Ruin, set 10 years prior, bright-eyed Carrie Ryan is at the very start of her career. When she has a hunch about an ongoing murder investigation, she knows it could be her only chance to prove herself and truly break into the “boy’s club” of Dublin’s police force.

Carrie uncovers this make-or-break moment in a case file her sister Aifric, a newly qualified barrister, leaves on their kitchen counter: Robert Collins has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend after a fight in a local pub, and all signs point towards a guilty verdict. But both sisters quickly begin to find evidence that complicates the story. All the while, Carrie is very aware that she’s crossed the line – if the detective sergeant running the investigation finds out she’s been messing around with his case, her career will be over before it has begun.

Please note: This audio contains strong language, distressing situations, and descriptions of violence that some listeners may find upsetting. Discretion is advised.

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

• Audible ---> $2.95 -- Go Ahead in the Rain -- Hanif Abdurraqib --> NF biography
  
• Down -----> $4.95 -- Missions from the Extinction Cycle (vol 2) -- various --> sci-fi
  
• eStories --> $4.99 -- Web of Evil (book 2) -- JA Jance --> thriller

* Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest

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This is perhaps the longest I’ve gone without finding a working discount Audible membership in the 4 or so years I’ve been reading this thread.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by TrevorViking

This is perhaps the longest I’ve gone without finding a working discount Audible membership in the 4 or so years I’ve been reading this thread.

I'm waiting for a good one, too.

I've never been with Audible, so I can wait a bit longer.

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Downpour -- Rental of the Week -- exp 02 Sep

• $1.99 -- Mostly Dead Things -- Kristen Arnett/ Jesse Vilinsky --> 10.5 hrs --> fiction

Rental Only

One morning, Jessa-Lynn Morton walks into the family taxidermy shop to find that her father has committed suicide, right there on one of the metal tables. Shocked and grieving, Jessa steps up to manage the failing business, while the rest of the Morton family crumbles. Her mother starts sneaking into the shop to make aggressively lewd art with the taxidermied animals. Her brother Milo withdraws, struggling to function. And Brynn, Milo’s wife―and the only person Jessa’s ever been in love with―walks out without a word.

As Jessa seeks out less-than-legal ways of generating income, her mother’s art escalates―picture a figure of her dead husband and a stuffed buffalo in an uncomfortably sexual pose―and the Mortons reach a tipping point. For the first time, Jessa has no choice but to learn who these people truly are, and ultimately how she fits alongside them.

Kristen Arnett’s debut novel is a darkly funny, heart-wrenching, and eccentric look at loss and love.

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Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 28 Aug @ 11:59 PM BST

• TBA -- Ratburger -- David Walliams --> kids 8-10

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Audible -- exp 04 Sep @ 11:59 PM PT

• SALE -- 3-for-2 Sale (240+ titles) --> members only

Wishes Come True

Get 3 of our listeners' most-wished-for titles for just 2 credits!

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