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I think I am going to join Audible.com. I really want to start listening to more books while we drive instead of just having the kids watch movies. So, what are your favorite audiobooks? I am wanting some classics for myself to listen to while I am driving to homeschool conferences by myself and I also want some that the whole family can enjoy! Thanks in advance!

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Hunt around online for a deal to get two free audiobooks when you join and remember to cancel your paid membership within a month. Download a couple of things that look really great (I like biographies). Then do a search for free audible books with whispersync. These are Audible books you an acquire free if you first "buy" the Kindle book which is also free. You don't need a Kindle, just download the app to your pc or iPod or phone or whatever you have. Unfortunately, it looks like there are currently only 10 free books but they are all classics. There were 27 when the promo started last fall, so maybe the selection will rotate.

 

Your Audible account doesn't need to be active to buy the free books. Those should keep you busy for a good long time. Audible is expensive so I'm happy to use the free books which should keep me busy for a few years :)

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We just listened to "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis. My boys loved it. It was great since the book is still too difficult for my oldest to sit and read, but the story is fantastic.

 

 

The Magician's Nephew is very good, too. It's narrated by Kenneth Branagh.

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Favorites here have been:

 

The Hobbit

Our Island Story

D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths

Adventure of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood - this is amazing!!!

Black Beauty narrated by Nathaniel Parker - he really makes the story come alive

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz narrated by Ann Hathaway

 

For myself, I've enjoyed many of the courses by The Modern Scholar, especially those by Michael Drout

and:

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

1776

John Adams

Washington A Life

Dune

Ethan Frome

The End of the Affair narrated by Colin Firth

The Iliad narrated by Derek Jacobi

 

I love Audible and don't mind paying the monthly fee at all. I currently have 105 audiobooks. If you join but decide you need a break without quitting, you can go on hiatus for 3 months. I believe you can do that once a year.

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I got the Twelfth Night! Plus I got a huge collection of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales for my kids for $1.99. I am so excited to drive somewhere. :hurray:

 

I just listened to the first 30 minutes of Twelfth Night. I love the Smart Pass recordings. It is great to listen to it with the commentary and then next time I can listen to it by itself. Thanks for the recommendation!

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I just listened to the first 30 minutes of Twelfth Night. I love the Smart Pass recordings. It is great to listen to it with the commentary and then next time I can listen to it by itself. Thanks for the recommendation!

 

You're welcome! I'm dedicating the rest of this year's credits to more of these.

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Here's the list I made just a couple weeks ago with the Amazon/Audible free/cheap deals: http://www.simplyconvivial.com/2013/free-or-cheap-audible-audio-books

 

And here's my lists of our favorites:

 

http://www.simplyconvivial.com/2013/reading-time-cop-out-audio-books-in-the-life-of-a-mother

http://www.simplyconvivial.com/2013/read-aloud-cop-out-audio-books-in-the-homeschool

 

I love our Audible membership. It can be a great deal if you pay attention to their promo emails, too. And if you try to cancel, they first run you through a few hoops where they ask you why you want to cancel and give you more deals to keep you. :)

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  • 2 weeks later...

We have tons of books from Audible that are listed in Ambleside online's reading lists as well as the WTM. I looked at the ages of your children. I also have a 6 yo and we have quite a few selections that are just for fun... About 3 months ago you could get all the Ramona series books for one credit. My 6 yo also love the Great Brain books and The Wizard of Oz.

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Rob Inglis is the narrator on ours. He does a great job of bringing the characters to life. Ds has been listening to this every night for the past few months. He really loves it!

 

 

 

For those of you who enjoy the Hobbit, which version do you have?

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I love our Audible membership. It can be a great deal if you pay attention to their promo emails, too. And if you try to cancel, they first run you through a few hoops where they ask you why you want to cancel and give you more deals to keep you. :)

 

I love being run through the hoops. Then I cancel for awhile. Then after awhile I ask about any deals I might be eligible for. Most of my books were from credits that I paid less than $8.00 for. And the free whispersync deals.

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I love being run through the hoops. Then I cancel for awhile. Then after awhile I ask about any deals I might be eligible for. Most of my books were from credits that I paid less than $8.00 for. And the free whispersync deals.

 

 

I just went through the cancellation screens to see what would happen. I got offered a $9.95 annual membership fee. No credits, but I still get the member discounts and deals. Works for me, especially since most of the books on my wish list cost less than the monthly fee!

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I use Librivox instead because it is free. Every year the recordings improve, and I have not had a bad reader in at least 2 years. I have listened to over 50 books in the past 4 years. They can only record books in the public domain, so they don't have any books more modern than about 1935.

 

Ruth in NZ

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My dd is absolutely obsessed with the Alice in Wonderland audio book, she's listened to it dozens of times (on her own kindle). I got it through the whispersync thing.

 

 

Younger ds listened to about half of it today while waiting at the eye doctor then the drive home. He says thank you, it's excellent. :)

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Younger ds listened to about half of it today while waiting at the eye doctor then the drive home. He says thank you, it's excellent. :)

 

:D Lovely to hear! I'll tell DD she has a convert! She is seriously quite obsessed with Alice at the moment...

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I love our Audible membership. It can be a great deal if you pay attention to their promo emails, too. And if you try to cancel, they first run you through a few hoops where they ask you why you want to cancel and give you more deals to keep you. :)

 

 

I have a membership where I get one credit a month. I saw a few weeks ago where they had a bogo special. Would that work with the credit a month membership or only if ou purchase an extra credit?

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I have a membership where I get one credit a month. I saw a few weeks ago where they had a bogo special. Would that work with the credit a month membership or only if ou purchase an extra credit?

 

 

Yes! It has worked that way for me before.

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