Kristine in VA Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hi everyone, The following announcement of from School Library Journal about a program they are sponsoring. You can get two free audiobook downloads each week over the summer. I think al the information is below; however, here's the link to the original article: http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/newsletters/newsletterbucketextrahelping2/894443-477/mediamix_have_you_heard.html.csp#.T6scr6rayc4.email It looks like there are some good books on the list. Kristine in VA Teens can get two free audiobook downloads each week this summer for ten weeks through SYNC, a joint venture between audiobook publishers and AudioFile Magazine. Each week, kids can listen to one popular young adult title paired with a classic that connects with its theme from the top audiobook publishers absolutely free. Downloads are in MP3 format, hosted by Overdrive, and are Mac and Windows compatible. Each audiobook will be available for download for only 7 days, but once downloaded can be listened to at any time. In addition, there's a toolkit for librarians that includes downloads to publicize the program such as a banner, a bookmark, a poster, student reminder cards, and more. Participating audio publishers include AudioGo, Blackstone Audio, Bolinda Audio, Brilliance Audio, Galaxy Audio, Hachette Audio, HarperAudio, LA Theatre Works, Listen & Live Audio, Listening Library, Naxos Audio, Oasis Audio, Recorded Books, Scholastic Audio, and Tantor Audio. Download links will be posted at www.audiobooksync.com. The featured titles are listed below: June 14-20: The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch (Scholastic Audiobooks) and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, adapt. by Frank Galati (L.A. Theatre Works) June 21- 27: Irises by Francisco X. Stork (Listening Library) and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (Tantor Media) June 28-July 4: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud (Listening Library) and Tales from the Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang (Naxos Audio) July 5-11: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (AudioGo) and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (AudioGo) July 12-18: Guys Read: Funny Business by Jon Scieszka (Harper Audio) and The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Other Stories by Mark Twain (Recorded Books) July 19-25: Cleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter (Oasis Audio) and Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare (AudioGo) July 26-Aug. 1: Pinned by Alfred C. Martino (Listen & Live Audio); and a title to be announced (Brilliance Audio) Aug. 2-8: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (Hachette Audio) and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Blackstone Audio) Aug. 9-15: Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, (Harper Audio) and Dead Men Kill by L. Ron Hubbard (Galaxy Press) Aug. 16-22: The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera (Bolinda Audio) and The Call of the Wild by Jack London(Naxos Audio) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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