songsparrow Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Apparently Amazon & Audible have been running a promotion for their new Whispersync technology, offering free books and audiobooks. I picked up the following today for free: * The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (narrated by Anne Hathaway) * The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (narrated by Elijah Wood) * Gulliver's Travels * The Three Musketeers * A Tale of Two Cities * Dracula * Jane Eyre * A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Go to Amazon first and buy the free Kindle edition, and then you'll get a link to download the free audiobook from Audible. There were a lot more classics that were between $0.49 and a couple of dollars for the audiobook after purchasing the free book at Amazon: A Little Princess, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and some others. (Although you can also get Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass audiobooks for free at Storynory.) Even The Hunger Games were $5-6 for the Amazon book, and then $3-4 for the Audible version. I guess this promotion has been running since September, but I just discovered it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Based on Faith Academy Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I am starting to think it is about time I invested in a Kindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Wow - nice to know. You don't have to have a kindle. Kindle for pc works just as well. Even if you don't plan on reading it on the computer. The bonus of the audio book is worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeniebeenie6 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I am starting to think it is about time I invested in a Kindle. You can get the kindle for pc for free and get these. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanSue Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Ditto. I just use a Kindle app (which is to say, I don't really use it since it is a pain to read on it) but I love Audible. When the promotion started there were 27 completely free books--all Classics. If you search the boards you can probably find the original thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I must be dense...I can't find the free offer. I have a Kindle Fire HD. I went to the Kindle for PC app on Amazon, but didn't see an free offer on Audible books. Can someone point me in the right direction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I searched kindle books for The Wizard of Oz, on the page for the free version it gave information on Wispersync, and a link to get the professionally read version via Audible for free since if I purchased the book. The book was free, the audiobook was free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystie Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I listed all the free/cheap versions I could find with instructions on how to get the deal on my blog a couple weeks ago: http://www.simplyconvivial.com/2013/free-or-cheap-audible-audio-books We're enjoying the free Audible audio books! I "own" the free kindle versions, too, but we don't have a kindle. I love audio books, though, and this is a great deal to beef up your audio resources for very little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songsparrow Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 I have a Kindle Fire HD. I went to the Kindle for PC app on Amazon, but didn't see an free offer on Audible books. Can someone point me in the right direction? Here's a link to the list of the free books (10 are listed right now). Or you can go to Amazon.com and search for the title of the book you are looking for. Limit your results to Kindle books and look for the version that is $0.00 (it will usually have a very simple cover). When you click through to the book's information page, you'll see a box that says: "Whispersync for Voice Now you can switch back and forth between reading the Kindle book and listening to the Audible audiobook. Learn more Add the professional narration of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for a reduced price of $0.00 after you buy this Kindle book." After you check out, you'll be given a link to Audible.com for the corresponding audio book version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Here's a link to the list of the free books (10 are listed right now). Or you can go to Amazon.com and search for the title of the book you are looking for. Limit your results to Kindle books and look for the version that is $0.00 (it will usually have a very simple cover). When you click through to the book's information page, you'll see a box that says: "Whispersync for Voice Now you can switch back and forth between reading the Kindle book and listening to the Audible audiobook. Learn more Add the professional narration of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for a reduced price of $0.00 after you buy this Kindle book." After you check out, you'll be given a link to Audible.com for the corresponding audio book version. Thanks! I picked up several. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thanks. I didn't realize I didn't need to have a kindle until I saw the explanation here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 There are some reduced ones that I hadn't seen before (kindle book free, audio 99 cents) -- but I wasn't in on it from the very beginning. http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_365213222_2?ie=UTF8&docId=1000827761&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_r=0G56WZR0K2C4DYG0QR7T&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1485643482&pf_rd_i=5744819011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceNzanesmom Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 There are some reduced ones that I hadn't seen before (kindle book free, audio 99 cents) -- but I wasn't in on it from the very beginning. http://www.amazon.co...rd_i=5744819011 Thank you! I was able to get two audio books for school for $1.98. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Thanks EmilyK. I had a $10.00 credit at Audible; I don't know why :confused:. For 40 cents, I just got A Little Princess Walden Indian Fairy Tales Pollyanna The Cat of Bubastes Ben-Hur Little Men The Railway Children The Secret Garden Heidi :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Just FYI there are some different audio books available now under the 99 cent deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Just FYI there are some different audio books available now under the 99 cent deal. Do you have a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyK Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 http://www.amazon.com/www.amazon.com/s/ref=amb_link_365138102_3?_encoding=UTF8&node=6522096011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=browse&pf_rd_r=11XZ1810VWMF5H205335&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1524160502&pf_rd_i=5744819011 let me know if this doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 There isn't the read-along aspect to it obviously, you'd have to have a copy of the book or just be happy with the audio, but Librivox always has audios of the classics for free. And most have several different readers, so if you don't like the reader of this one, just download a different one. So long as the copyright is in the public domain, it's on Librivox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Thanks! I just got 5 more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Just FYI there are some different audio books available now under the 99 cent deal. http://www.amazon.co...rd_i=5744819011 let me know if this doesn't work. :hurray: Thanks! That has really filled out my collection :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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