Audible freebies

skinmaan · 09-05-2012, 09:47 PM

Guys,

I have a confession to make - I've been holding out on you. I have usually tried to follow a standard when posting freebies - that they are legitimate, and that the company actually wanted them advertised. There has been one source of freebies that I never saw advertised, and so I never brought them up. That is - believe it or not - Audible. Now, I've seen the secret revealed on many web sites. Since the proverbial cat is out of the bag, I feel no remorse whatsoever for sharing these with my friends here at Mobileread. Here are the ones that I have not seen mentioned here recently:

Bound to Rise (Or, Up the Ladder), by Horatio Alger

Four-Day Planet, by H. Beam Piper

The Cosmic Computer, by H. Beam Piper

The Lair of the White Worm, by Bram Stoker

Photographs & Phantoms, by Cindy Spencer Pape

Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott

Irresistible Forces, by Brenda Jackson

Swordspoint, by Ellen Kushner

The Story of Classical Music, by Darren Henley

The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger

Killing Floor, by Lee Child

Black River, by Dean Koontz

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey

Come Toy with Me, by Cara Summers

A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole

Summer's Path, by Scott Blum

Spy Killer, by L. Ron Hubbard

Vintage Death: A Story from Thriller 2, by Clive Cussler (Editor) , Lisa Jackson

The New World (Prequel to the Chaos Walking Trilogy), by Patrick Ness

My Soul to Lose (Prequel to the Soul Screamers series), by Rachel Vincent

This is most of the ones out there; I may have missed a couple. Some of these have been mentioned previously; I skipped those mentioned recently but not those that haven't been mentioned in a year or more.

skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

odiakkoh · 09-05-2012, 09:50 PM

Thank you. Where do you find these anyway? I'd be lost without mobileread.

skinmaan · 09-05-2012, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odiakkoh

Thank you. Where do you find these anyway? I'd be lost without mobileread.

Believe it or not, all it takes is Google and a little patience.

Synamon · 09-05-2012, 10:21 PM

*gasp* You were holding out on us?!!?!?!?!?! Thanks very much for posting the links.

Only an Audible/Amazon account is required for these, not a membership.

NightBird · 09-05-2012, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odiakkoh

Thank you. Where do you find these anyway? I'd be lost without mobileread.

Here ya go:

Quote:

just search Audible for "$0.00" using a site-specific Google search. To do so, just type the following into Google:

$0.00 site:audible.com

To filter out the interviews, excerpts, speeches, and other free offerings on Audible—if all you want is true audiobooks—you can use a search like:

$0.00 -Excerpt -Interview -Chapter -Extract -Speech -Sample -"A Conversation"

Score Free Audiobooks from Audible with a Simple Google Search

ATDrake · 09-05-2012, 11:03 PM

Awesome, thank you! Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint is one of my favourite "mannerpunk" fantasy novels of all time and I own it in three languages in paper. Maybe one day I'll even do a read-along to the audio version.

ETA: From the credits, the author reads her own book. Double awesome! Now I definitely have to try it, and consider getting the sequels which it seems she also reads.

skinmaan · 09-05-2012, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATDrake

Awesome, thank you! Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint is one of my favourite "mannerpunk" fantasy novels of all time and I own it in three languages in paper. Maybe one day I'll even do a read-along to the audio version.

If you're a fan of the read-along, I see that Pape's "Photographs & Phantoms" is still free for Kindle here. Other than the classics I don't know of any others that are free. I got the Kindle and mp3 versions of "Map of Bones" earlier this year (thank you Mobileread crowd), so I am looking forward to my first read-along.

Synamon · 09-05-2012, 11:14 PM

I know you skipped the more recent ones, but for those who may have missed them I'll post links for the ones in my Library that are still active and free.

The Booktaker: A Nameless Detective Mystery by Bill Pronzini (short story)

The Two by Will Carver

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz narrated by Anne Hathaway

David Munch · 09-06-2012, 01:01 AM

Links even works for us non americans, excellent!

Wald07 · 09-06-2012, 01:03 AM

This is an excellent score. Thanks, folks!

Wald07 · 09-06-2012, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Munch

Links even works for us non americans, excellent!

Mmmm...

Time Traveller's Wife & Irresistible Forces were 2 titles that gave this Canadian some trouble. I ended up getting them, but not without hoop-jumping...

magicmonster · 09-06-2012, 03:47 AM

Thanks a bunch!

slex · 09-06-2012, 04:53 AM

Also free - Tribes - by Seth Godin

ozron · 09-06-2012, 06:57 AM

Thanks for the freebies!

Loosheesh · 09-06-2012, 07:12 AM

Thanks skinmaan for the treasure trove!

Quick question: is anyone getting Ivanhoe for free? It's coming up as $26.95 for me.

09-05-2012, 09:47 PM	#1
skinmaan Wizard Posts: 1,323 Karma: 17459628 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Nowheresville, USA Device: android tablet, Kindle KB	Audible freebies Guys, I have a confession to make - I've been holding out on you. I have usually tried to follow a standard when posting freebies - that they are legitimate, and that the company actually wanted them advertised. There has been one source of freebies that I never saw advertised, and so I never brought them up. That is - believe it or not - Audible. Now, I've seen the secret revealed on many web sites. Since the proverbial cat is out of the bag, I feel no remorse whatsoever for sharing these with my friends here at Mobileread. Here are the ones that I have not seen mentioned here recently: Bound to Rise (Or, Up the Ladder), by Horatio Alger Four-Day Planet, by H. Beam Piper The Cosmic Computer, by H. Beam Piper The Lair of the White Worm, by Bram Stoker Photographs & Phantoms, by Cindy Spencer Pape Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott Irresistible Forces, by Brenda Jackson Swordspoint, by Ellen Kushner The Story of Classical Music, by Darren Henley The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger Killing Floor, by Lee Child Black River, by Dean Koontz The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey Come Toy with Me, by Cara Summers A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole Summer's Path, by Scott Blum Spy Killer, by L. Ron Hubbard Vintage Death: A Story from Thriller 2, by Clive Cussler (Editor) , Lisa Jackson The New World (Prequel to the Chaos Walking Trilogy), by Patrick Ness My Soul to Lose (Prequel to the Soul Screamers series), by Rachel Vincent This is most of the ones out there; I may have missed a couple. Some of these have been mentioned previously; I skipped those mentioned recently but not those that haven't been mentioned in a year or more. skinmaan Your audiobook bloodhound

09-05-2012, 11:03 PM	#6
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Awesome, thank you! Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint is one of my favourite "mannerpunk" fantasy novels of all time and I own it in three languages in paper. Maybe one day I'll even do a read-along to the audio version. ETA: From the credits, the author reads her own book. Double awesome! Now I definitely have to try it, and consider getting the sequels which it seems she also reads. Last edited by ATDrake; 09-05-2012 at 11:07 PM.

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odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	Thank you. Where do you find these anyway? I'd be lost without mobileread.

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Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	gasp You were holding out on us?!!?!?!?!?! Thanks very much for posting the links. Only an Audible/Amazon account is required for these, not a membership.

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Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	I know you skipped the more recent ones, but for those who may have missed them I'll post links for the ones in my Library that are still active and free. The Booktaker: A Nameless Detective Mystery by Bill Pronzini (short story) The Two by Will Carver The Wonderful Wizard of Oz narrated by Anne Hathaway

09-06-2012, 01:01 AM	#9
David Munch Scholar Posts: 1,008 Karma: 3999312 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kobo Libra H2O + iPad Air 4	Links even works for us non americans, excellent!

09-06-2012, 01:03 AM	#10
Wald07 Audiophile Posts: 452 Karma: 2470850 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manitoba Device: Nexux7 2nd Gen & Kobo Touch	This is an excellent score. Thanks, folks!

09-06-2012, 03:47 AM	#12
magicmonster Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1033664 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle 3, Nook Color, & Dell Axim X50v	Thanks a bunch!

09-06-2012, 04:53 AM	#13
slex Addict Posts: 294 Karma: 1196776 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bulgaria Device: Kindle 4 NT, Onyx Boox M92	Also free - Tribes - by Seth Godin

09-06-2012, 06:57 AM	#14
ozron Groupie Posts: 158 Karma: 344054 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Melbourne, Oz Device: Kindle Touch, iPad, iPhone	Thanks for the freebies!

09-06-2012, 07:12 AM	#15
Loosheesh Wizard Posts: 1,674 Karma: 3111989 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jianghu Device: PW1, PW5, iPhone SE 2016, iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Pro 2021	Thanks skinmaan for the treasure trove! Quick question: is anyone getting Ivanhoe for free? It's coming up as $26.95 for me.

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