FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2015

[GtrsRGr8]

Title: Paterno.
Genre: Non-Fiction (Biography).
Author: Joe Posnanski.
Price: $5.98 ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $3.99 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $23.95.
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.5 stars/219 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.6/80 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 433/13 hours and 3 minutes.
Narrator: Joe Mantegna.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoi...8488380&sr=1-1
Amazon URL (can get the whole Whispersync deal here): http://www.amazon.com/Paterno-Joe-Po...erno+posnanski
Comments:
Book Description (Amazon): Joe Posnanski’s biography of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno follows in the tradition of works by Richard Ben Cramer on Joe DiMaggio and David Maraniss on Vince Lombardi. Having gained unprecedented access to Paterno, as well as the coach’s personal notes and files, Posnanski spent the last two years of Paterno’s life covering the coach, on (and off) the field and through the scandal that ended Paterno’s legendary career.

Joe Posnanski, who in 2012 was named the Best Sportswriter in America by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame, was with Paterno and his family as a horrific national scandal unfolded and Paterno was fired. Within three months, Paterno died of lung cancer, a tragic end to a life that was epic, influential, and operatic.

Paterno is the fullest description we will ever have of the man’s character and career. In this honest and surprising portrait, Joe Posnanski brings new insight and understanding to one of the most controversial figures in America.

[TrevorViking]

Originally Posted by Froide

Make sure you have at least $1-$5 on the card (if you're in the USA), or the monetary equivalent (if you're elsewhere), so the card will pass the validity test.

FYI: You can always withdraw funds from the card, to zero out its balance, or delete your payment information from the website after "buying" the free books.

Thanks again. I don't use debit cards, but finally found a credit card that worked with their zero total system.

[abqkjh]

http://www.audible.com/mt/HGem2015/?...OREM0723159EB8

Discover a new favorite with 38 books for just $3.95 USD each. Sale ends August 6, 2015 @ 11:59 PM PT.

Don't know if it is Members only. I am a "Light" Listener, so it works for us at least.

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by abqkjh

http://www.audible.com/mt/HGem2015/?...OREM0723159EB8

Discover a new favorite with 38 books for just $3.95 USD each. Sale ends August 6, 2015 @ 11:59 PM PT.

Don't know if it is Members only. I am a "Light" Listener, so it works for us at least.

Thanks, I have no membership, but I have the sale prices.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by abqkjh

http://www.audible.com/mt/HGem2015/?...OREM0723159EB8

Discover a new favorite with 38 books for just $3.95 USD each. Sale ends August 6, 2015 @ 11:59 PM PT.

Don't know if it is Members only. I am a "Light" Listener, so it works for us at least.

Thanks - added to OP

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by booklover6

Thanks, I have no membership, but I have the sale prices.

Same here.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Title: Post-Human Series Books 1-4.
Genre: Fiction (Science Fiction).
Author: David Simpson.
Price: $6.46 ($2.99 ebook (marked down) + $3.47 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $34.99.
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.4 stars/1,491 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.10/80 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 805/24 hours and 54 minutes.
Narrator: Ray Chase.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fan...ok/B00U28000K/.
Amazon URL (can get the whole Whispersync deal here): http://www.amazon.com/Post-Human-Books-1-4-David-Simpson-ebook/dp/B00H0D5NTI/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1438232218&sr=1-1&keywords=Post-Human+Series+Books+1-4

Heads Up

The Kindle version of Books 1-4 is now on sale for $0.99 (down from $2.99) and Book 5 in the series is now Free (down from $2.99). The Audible matches are still $3.47 and $2.99 respectively.

No idea how long this sale will last.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Heads Up

The Kindle version of Books 1-4 is now on sale for $0.99 (down from $2.99) and Book 5 in the series is now Free (down from $2.99). The Audible matches are still $3.47 and $2.99 respectively.

No idea how long this sale will last.

Hmmm . . . . for someone who wrote, after my post . . .

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

LOL, thanks - truth be known, I wouldn't listen to these books either

you sure are informed about them. hahah Could you be a closet science fictionista?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Hmmm . . . . for someone who wrote, after my post . . .


you sure are informed about them. hahah Could you be a closet science fictionista?

I love Sci-Fi, but not this type. I spotted the sale on Goodreads. Dune is more my speed.

[GtrsRGr8]

Title: Silent Scream: An edge of your seat serial killer thriller (Detective Kim Stone crime thriller series Book 1).
Genre: Fiction (Thriller (crime)).
Author: Angela Marsons.
Price: $2.98 ($0.99 ebook (marked down) + $1.99 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $17.95.
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.3 stars/1,874 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.1/139 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 390/8 hours and 18 minutes.
Narrator: Jan Cramer.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-...8563798&sr=1-1.
Amazon URL (can get the whole Whispersync deal here): http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Scream-...ries+Book+1%29.
Comments:
Book Description (Amazon):
Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood …

Years later, a headmistress is found brutally strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country.

But when human remains are discovered at a former children’s home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed. D.I. Kim Stone fast realises she’s on the hunt for a twisted individual whose killing spree spans decades.

As the body count rises, Kim needs to stop the murderer before they strike again. But to catch the killer, can Kim confront the demons of her own past before it’s too late?

Fans of Rachel Abbott, Val McDermid and Mark Billingham will be gripped by this exceptional new voice in British crime fiction.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I love Sci-Fi, but not this type. I spotted the sale on Goodreads. Dune is more my speed.

I'll keep my eyes open for a Whispersync deal for you.

[GtrsRGr8]

I found a source for a very large amount of free audiobooks, which a potentially large amount of Mobilereaders could tap into. I did a search and found nothing about this on this thread or in the entire forum about this. Please forgive me if something already has been posted about this.

One of the two area library systems where I hold a card provides a service called "Freegal," through which I can get up to 5 free downloads per week of MP3 songs. A little while ago I finished downloading my 5 for the week when I noticed something that I had not noticed before--one of the "genres" that was available was "audio books"!

I estimate there to be about two thousand different titles available. I saw audiobooks of many different subjects. The interface allowed me to browse the audiobooks alphabetically by "artists" (the creators and/or narrators). Frankly, I did not recognize the great majority of the "artists," and none of the ones that I did recognize were people from very recent times. But, at the same time, I do not remember seeing free anywhere else any of the titles that I saw, either. And, they do appear to be quality audiobooks, and not "junk."

Now, just as someone with Freegal privileges cannot download an entire album of music for just 1 download (each song counts as 1 download), someone cannot download an entire audiobook as 1 free download. Each one of the tracks (corresponding maybe to chapters?) of an audiobook counts as 1 download. So, you can download up to 5 tracks of an audiobook each week. Yes, it's a little bit of a hassle and, yes, it can take some time to get a whole audiobook; only you can decide whether or not the tradeoff is worth it.

As I indicated earlier, not every library offers this service. If you are unsure whether or not a library where you have privileges has it or not, you can contact the library or access their website. A backdoor way of finding out is to go to a page on Freegal's website, where you can plug your library's information in a form and it will let you know if your library has the privileges. In case you are not aware of it, many library systems have reciprocal agreements with other library systems, allowing you to get a library card at those other systems--that is, in fact, how I have my Freegal privileges as my local library system does not offer them.

Finally, you may want to see what Freegal's website looks like, and explore the user interface. One thing that I have been critical of about this service is that the interface is a little clunky and takes some getting used to. If you go to this Freegal webpage, you can see almost exactly what users see when they access the service through their libraries. Also at that page, you can see exactly what audiobooks are available to you if you have privileges, by going to "Genres">"Audio books".

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by abqkjh

http://www.audible.com/mt/HGem2015/?...OREM0723159EB8

Discover a new favorite with 38 books for just $3.95 USD each. Sale ends August 6, 2015 @ 11:59 PM PT.

Don't know if it is Members only. I am a "Light" Listener, so it works for us at least.

Thanks for the post. Somehow I missed the email message that I probably got about it.

I don't know about most of the books being "gems," but those are good prices. The cynic in me thinks that they are slow-movers that Audible is trying to generate a little enthusiasm for. Most are fiction. I picked up a couple of the non-fiction offerings.

Whether or not the sale is for members or not is kind of a loaded question. I'm afraid to touch it now.(ha) We had a fairly protracted discussion about the matter on this thread a week or two ago.

Welcome to posting on Mobileread. Keep up the great posts!

[GtrsRGr8]

Title: Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture.
Genre: Non-Fiction (Biography/Memoir).
Author: David Kushner.
Price: $5.98 (ebook ($1.99 (marked down)) + $3.99 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $21.95.
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.8 stars/216 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.50/1100 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 352/12 hours and 43 minutes.
Narrator: Wil Wheaton.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoi...8581720&sr=1-1.
Amazon URL (can get the whole Whispersync deal here): http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-C...ed+Pop+Culture,
Comments:
Book Description (Amazon):
Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a national controversy. More than anything, they lived a unique and rollicking American Dream, escaping the broken homes of their youth to co-create the most notoriously successful game franchises in history—Doom and Quake—until the games they made tore them apart.

Americans spend more money on video games than on movie tickets. Masters of Doom is the first book to chronicle this industry’s greatest story, written by one of the medium’s leading observers. David Kushner takes readers inside the rags-to-riches adventure of two rebellious entrepreneurs who came of age to shape a generation. The vivid portrait reveals why their games are so violent and why their immersion in their brilliantly designed fantasy worlds offered them solace. And it shows how they channeled their fury and imagination into products that are a formative influence on our culture, from MTV to the Internet to Columbine. This is a story of friendship and betrayal, commerce and artistry—a powerful and compassionate account of what it’s like to be young, driven, and wildly creative.

From the Hardcover edition.

[abqkjh]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Thanks for the post. Somehow I missed the email message that I probably got about it.

Welcome to posting on Mobileread. Keep up the great posts!

I only post when no one has beat me to it, which isn't very often . But since I have benefited from these threads, it's nice to have an occasional opportunity to give back.