FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2016

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Audible has a 2-for-1 sale going on now. As a non-member I can't see the titles or the details, but I thought some of you might want to know.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

For credit memberships only, apparently. I am a ListenerLight member and I am locked out of this one.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

For credit memberships only, apparently. I am a ListenerLight member and I am locked out of this one.

I think it's very stupid for Audible to lock out Light memberships. A credit's a credit. Very Dumb!

[abqkjh]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Thanks - will add to OP


Edit: would someone please let me know the date this promo ends? Thanks
.

Sale ends April 7, 2016 at 11:59 PM PT (US).

I'm also a LL, yet I can see it. It may be because I have a gift credit available.

[abqkjh]

I have never heard of these before, but today a bunch of the books came up on my listing of free Kindle books.

"All Coterie Classics have been formatted for ereaders and devices and include a bonus link to the free audio book."

This is NOT a Whispersync deal

Check it out here. (The link list is in price order, there are additional books that aren't currently free.)

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by abqkjh

Sale ends April 7, 2016 at 11:59 PM PT (US).

I'm also a LL, yet I can see it. It may be because I have a gift credit available.

Thanks a lot. I needed the date for the link on the OP.

[ApK]

Originally Posted by abqkjh

I have never heard of these before, but today a bunch of the books came up on my listing of free Kindle books.

"All Coterie Classics have been formatted for ereaders and devices and include a bonus link to the free audio book."

This is NOT a Whispersync deal

Check it out here. (The link list is in price order, there are additional books that aren't currently free.)

I see the kindle book says it includes a free audiobook, but How do you get the audio book?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by abqkjh

I have never heard of these before, but today a bunch of the books came up on my listing of free Kindle books.

"All Coterie Classics have been formatted for ereaders and devices and include a bonus link to the free audio book."

This is NOT a Whispersync deal

Check it out here. (The link list is in price order, there are additional books that aren't currently free.)

Thanks again. I was also unaware of this collection. As to the audiobooks, they're from LibriVox; so they're free whether you get these ebooks or not.

As usual, LibriVox recordings range from really good narration to downright horrible. Frequently, there'll be more than one recording for a book; so if one recording is bad, another one might be great. YMMV

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by ApK

I see the kindle book says it includes a free audiobook, but How do you get the audio book?

Download the ebook. The audiobook link is in the first few pages.

Beware - the audiobooks are from LibriVox.

[tubemonkey]

Monthly Whispersync Deals -- exp 30 Apr

Note: the Audible books are available at this price, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebooks

Kindle Monthly Deals (165 titles)

• $1.99 -- A Death in Sweden -- Kevin Wignall/ Will Damron --> espionage --> details
• $1.99 -- Covenant of Muirwood (3 titles) -- Jeff Wheeler/ K Rudd --> YA fantasy --> details
• $3.99 -- The Admirals -- Walter Borneman/ Brian Troxell --> WWII history --> details
• $1.99 -- Farewell: Greatest Spy Story -- Kostin, Raynaud/ Morey --> espionage --> details
• $1.99 -- Call the Nurse -- Mary MacLeod/ Gwen Hughes --> memoir --> details
• $2.99 -- Max: Best Friend -- Shotz, Yakin, Lettich/ R Wayne --> childrens --> details

50 Kindle Books for $2 (35 titles)

• $1.99 -- Area 51: Nightstalkers (5 titles) -- Bob Mayer/ E Dove --> military sci-fi --> details

Kindle Countdown Deals (36 titles) -- subject to withdrawal without warning

• $1.99 -- Split Second -- Douglas Richards/ Kevin Pariseau --> sci-fi --> details -- exp 05 Apr

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[Barbara1955]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Thanks again. I was also unaware of this collection. As to the audiobooks, they're from LibriVox; so they're free whether you get these ebooks or not.

As usual, LibriVox recordings range from really good narration to downright horrible. Frequently, there'll be more than one recording for a book; so if one recording is bad, another one might be great. YMMV

I picked 4 only 3 of the ebooks even open on my fire...yet come from Amazon Pop up says DRM Not formatted for the Device... None of the links to the Audiobooks work!

[Athens80]

Originally Posted by Katie1

None of the links to the Audiobooks work!

https://librivox.org/search

[tubemonkey]

Kindle Countdown Deal -- exp 05 Apr

Note: the ebook price of $1.99 goes up to $6.99 on 06 Apr


$1.99 -- Split Second -- Douglas Richards/ Kevin Pariseau --> 11.7 hrs/ R-4.0 --> time travel

Whispersync: the Audible book is $1.99, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($1.99)

The breathtaking new thriller from the New York Times best-selling author of Wired.

What if you found a way to send something back in time? But not millions of years back, to the age of the dinosaur. Not even a minute back. What if you could send something back only a fraction of a second? Would this be of any use? You wouldn't have nearly enough time to right a wrong, change an event, or win a lottery.

Nathan Wexler is a brilliant physicist who thinks he's found a way to send matter a split second back into the past. But before he can even confirm his findings, he and his wife-to-be, Jenna Morrison, find themselves in a battle for their very lives. Because while time travel to an instant earlier seems useless, Jenna comes to learn that no capability in history has ever been more profound or far reaching. Now, as Jenna fights to defeat the powerful forces arrayed against her, nothing less than the fate of humanity hangs in the balance....

Containing a stunningly unique slant on time travel, Split Second is a roller-coaster ride of a thriller, one that will have listeners pondering the natures of time and reality long after the end.

[tubemonkey]

50 Kindle Books for $2 -- exp 30 Apr

Note: the Audible books are available at this price, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebooks


Area 51: The Nightstalkers (5 titles) --> military sci-fi

• $1.99 -- Nightstalkers -- Bob Mayer/ Eric Dove --> 7.5 hrs/ R-3.8
• $1.99 -- Book of Truths -- Bob Mayer/ Eric Dove --> 6.8 hrs/ R-4.2
• $1.99 -- The Rift -- Bob Mayer/ Eric Dove --> 6.8 hrs/ R-4.3
• $1.99 -- Time Patrol -- Bob Mayer/ Eric Dove --> 8.2 hrs/ R-4.4
• $1.99 -- Black Tuesday -- Bob Mayer/ Eric Dove --> 8.9 hrs/ R-4.1

Nightstalkers --> Area 51: The Nightstalkers (book 1 of 5)

Whispersync: the Audible book is $1.99, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($2.00)

Staff Sergeant Winthrop Carter only enlisted in the army for the steady pay. When he cheated on the Special Forces’ final exam, he never expected his actions would get him drafted into the Nightstalkers - an elite team with a mysterious mission and even more mysterious leader. For decades, Rifts have been opening and unleashing bloodthirsty alien life forms into our reality. The Nightstalkers’ goal is to shut down these breaches and stop the beings that emerge from rampaging out of control. While still integrating with his unusual teammates - including a sociopath, a Black Ops washout, and a contemporary MacGyver - Carter gets his first taste of interdimensional action when a Rift opens inside a gated community. With half a dozen deadly invaders threatening the residents, the Nightstalkers must hunt down and eliminate the aliens before they break through containment and wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world.

The Book of Truths --> Area 51: The Nightstalkers (book 2 of 5)

Whispersync: the Audible book is $1.99, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($2.00)

A little truth is a dangerous thing. A lot could kill us all. The Nightstalkers are back, and the world needs them now more than ever. When a real-life truth serum, a military cabal bent on launching a preemptive strike against America’s enemies, and the nuclear football - which contains the information the President needs to launch the nation's missiles - all converge, the Nightstalkers suit up for another deadly mission. Joining forces with the Cellar, the covert world’s police force, the team might be mankind's last hope. A bombed-out neighborhood in Pakistan. A strip mall in suburban Virginia. A decommissioned ICBM silo in Nebraska. The highest-security location inside the White House. The Book of Truths hits all the hotspots and roars to a breathless showdown that could mean the beginning of the end for everyone.

The Rift --> Area 51: The Nightstalkers (book 3 of 5)

Whispersync: the Audible book is $1.99, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($2.00)

Book 3 in the Nightstalkers series. Ever since the first Rift opened in Area 51 in 1947, exposing the world to deadly beings of pure energy, only the Nightstalkers have stood between humanity and complete annihilation. But as the decades have gone by, whatever power controls the Rifts seems to be getting smarter, as if refining an ultimate plan… An old ally alerts the Nightstalkers to a resurgence of Rifts in Tennessee, near one of the team’s first major skirmishes with the seemingly inexhaustible threat. Though still licking their wounds from their latest mission, the Nightstalkers know there’s no one else remotely prepared to battle these intrusions into our world. And this time, they’re intent on closing down the Rifts once and for all. But to do so, they’ll have to finally face the truth behind the Rifts’ origins. They say that those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. But what if the past has already doomed us all? The Rift is the explosive next episode that started with Nightstalkers and The Book of Truths from New York Times bestselling author Bob Mayer.

Time Patrol --> Area 51: The Nightstalkers (book 4 of 5)

Whispersync: the Audible book is $1.99, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($2.00)

Book 4 in the Nightstalkers series. Hidden deep beneath the Metropolitan Museum of Art is the Time Patrol, a secret agency charged with protecting the world's timeline from the evil forces who wish to alter it. When the patrol disappears without a trace, only 12 short hours are left before all life on Earth ceases to exist. Enter the Nightstalkers. Summoned to find the Time Patrol, the Nightstalkers' elite covert operatives begin to notice rifts in their own worlds. And when they realize one of their colleagues has vanished into thin air, the mission gets personal. From battling krakens and Valkyries to breaching the mythical Bermuda Triangle, the Nightstalkers must risk everything to defeat the malicious forces manipulating time itself. But if they lose, it won't just mean the end of the world - it will mean the total destruction of the past, the present, and the future. Brimming with sci-fi action, Time Patrol continues best-selling author Bob Mayer's pulse-pounding Nightstalkers series.

Black Tuesday --> Area 51: The Nightstalkers (book 5 of 5)

Whispersync: the Audible book is $1.99, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($4.99)

When a mysterious force known only as the Shadow infiltrates history, it has a suspicious target: the date October 29 in six different years spanning 999 to 1980. The Time Patrol must send its highly skilled members into the past with only twenty-four hours to stop the destruction each time. Each targeted date features a significant event, including Sir Walter Raleigh's beheading in 1618, the American stock market crash of 1929, and the first Internet message sent in 1969. But the missions are never as clear-cut as they seem, leading the team straight into the dangerous paths of extraordinary adversaries, such as yetis, krakens, and Vikings. As time grows short, the Time Patrol learns that no amount of training and experience can prepare them for the enemies they battle and the alternate realities they face. And now, six changes to history could lead to the ultimate catastrophe: the end of existence.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

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As usual, LibriVox recordings range from really good narration to downright horrible. Frequently, there'll be more than one recording for a book; so if one recording is bad, another one might be great. YMMV

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Download the ebook. The audiobook link is in the first few pages.

Beware - the audiobooks are from LibriVox.

I was looking very recently for an audio of an obscure book called The Acts of Peter, one of the apocryphal non-canonical "Acts of," books of the Bible. I looked everywhere, but could not find an audio, even for sale, except at LibriVox. And they had just one choice of this book there.

I tried listening to this LibriVox recording. The narrator was not the worst that I had ever heard, but he certainly wasn't the best, either. On top of that, it sounded like he was speaking two or three feet away from the microphone. And the room that he was in was not well suited for acoustics. After listening to it for a few minutes, I ended up deleting the file.

Artificial narration (I don't know what the correct name is for it, I hope that people understand what I'm talking about) will get good enough one of these days to use. But the examples that I've heard lead me to the opinion that it's not quite ready yet for prime time. I was listening to an audio with artificial narration the other day and I ended up giving up on it, too, after a few minutes.

My view of a good narration is one that you never think about while you're listening to the audio.

I've done my share of bashing LibriVox. But what they lack in quality they have in depth of selection--you can get an audio seemingly of just about everything that has ever been written in English. So, I grudgingly admit that they do fill a need. At least for now.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Katie1

I picked 4 only 3 of the ebooks even open on my fire...yet come from Amazon Pop up says DRM Not formatted for the Device... None of the links to the Audiobooks work!

Which books did you get and which ebook wouldn't open?