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Does anyone have a preference between Booksfree and Audible? Seems like Booksfree is cheaper but I'm not sure what their turnaround/shipping times are like. Also if I rent a CD audiobook from them can I rip it myself to mp3?
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PBCrunch posted:Now listening to Daemon by Daniel Suarez read by Jeff Gurner. I am about 20% of the way through and the story is pretty silly and the narration is very film noir. Still on the fence with this one. 
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Feb 1, 2010 18:41
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Shepdozejr posted:Does anyone know of any audiobooks/books-on-tape that were specifically written to be read aloud? (that don't suck)  These probably suck but I think the concept is absurd and funny. Syrinxx fucked around with this message at 03:00 on Feb 17, 2010 |
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Feb 17, 2010 02:49
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If anyone is interested, Cherie Priest has announced that her book Boneshaker is now available from Audible with Zeke's parts read by none other than ultranerd Wil Wheaton.
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Mar 19, 2010 17:29
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It's a steampunk/zombie/dirigible novel. Seriously. I'm almost finished with it on my Kindle and I like it a lot. It's also a Nebula nominee.
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Mar 19, 2010 17:32
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Kestral posted:The Graveyard Book is also quite good on audio
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Mar 25, 2010 20:37
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I'm currently listening to The Lightning Thief read by Jesse Bernstein. This guy is a loving terrible narrator. His voices are all the same, he can't make a threatening voice to save his life and his inflection is bad. The book's fun and just what I expected, but this guy is really bringing it down a notch and making me wonder if I'll listen to the next 3 in the series.
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Apr 8, 2010 18:10
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I would like to recommend the audiobook for House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds. It's read John Lee who seems to be a prolific reader although this is the first time I've listened to him. He has a variety of UK accents nailed and has really good inflection. My only complaint is that the first person sections from the female protagonist (about a third of the book) are not read by a female actor but I think that's pretty minor and I don't think it's very common anyway. I liked it a lot in the Ender's Game and Time Traveler's Wife audiobooks. Syrinxx fucked around with this message at 06:15 on May 21, 2010 |
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May 21, 2010 06:12
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Hello friends, I need to spend an Audible credit on something so I ask your advice on which of these is a better listen: Dune by Frank Herbert or Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America by Robert Charles Wilson
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Sep 17, 2010 21:17
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Thanks I picked up Dune with my last credit. I was actually looking to cancel my Audible gold membership for a bit while I catch up on some reading backlog but if you cancel with a credit you lose it. I don't know why they wouldn't just leave the credit in your account and let you cancel but oh well. edit: They offered me a $20 account credit not to cancel so I accepted it, bought the Julian Comstock book for a total of $9 and canceled anyway. Syrinxx fucked around with this message at 20:51 on Sep 18, 2010 |
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Sep 18, 2010 20:33
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I'm starting off the year with another Alastair Reynolds audiobook - Revelation Space narrated by John Lee  Also thanks Mister Macys who has convinced me to listen to Salt (mostly because I'm gay for Scott Brick)
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Jan 2, 2011 15:57
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Audible just offered me the chance to buy 3 more credits for $36. Good deal if it applies to your account: http://www.audible.com/extracredits
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May 25, 2011 22:30
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coyo7e posted:Also there's a new version of Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman on audible, which I was tempted to nab. Anyone heard it?
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Jun 23, 2011 18:51
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coyo7e posted:I was referring to the new one, which isn't read by him. That's why I called it the new version.
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Jun 30, 2011 00:53
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Currently listening to "Good Omens" by Gaiman and Pratchett which is a hilarious and wonderful book but the narrator takes it to another level entirely. This may well be my favorite audiobook performance ever. Highly recommended!
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Jul 31, 2011 02:42
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If anyone cares, the latest update for the Audible app allows you to set more playback speeds: 0.5x, 1x, 1.25x, 1.5x and 2x. This is great because 1.25 lets me shave off like 3-5 hours per book without it sounding weird.
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Sep 15, 2011 23:57
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Roydrowsy posted:The speed is adjustable (which downloadable versions of audiobooks are doing now), and it is the same content otherwise.
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Oct 9, 2011 07:22
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Lascivious Sloth posted:Anyone done Enders Game?
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Dec 21, 2011 06:34
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Minimaul posted:I'm the same way. I have to actively listen to any audiobook (or anything else). I have headphones on all day at work and listen to music/radio and I've tried some audiobooks but unless I specifically sit there and make myself listen I barely understand or recognize what is going on. It's mostly just background noise for me. Even when I'm driving I zone out and realize i've driven for 20 minutes and have no idea what is going on in the story.
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Jan 12, 2012 22:11
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I wanted to post 2 of my recent listens that have a narrator who I really feel brings the book up to another level: Ready Player One narrated by space nerd Wil Wheaton - he's a perfect fit for the first person protagonist who immerses themselves in 80s pop culture to find an online fortune left by a 1980s obsessed developer. A cool book but Wheaton really nails it and improves the experience. Hounded: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1 narrated by Luke Daniels - I don't know how I've never listened to this guy before but he's pretty great. His voices are varied and spot-on, and the voice he gives to the dog is worth the price of admission alone.
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Jan 16, 2012 01:07
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blakout posted:Eragon is so loving bad its amazing how you can ape lord of the rings and star wars in one series.
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Feb 2, 2012 09:09
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Audible is having a "first of series" sale for $5 each. Highlights include Foundation, Tom Sawyer, Dresden Files, Hyperion, Kingkiller Chronicles, Leviathan, Iron Druid and other stuff. Lots of Sci Fi and Fantasy. http://www.audible.com/guestauthor/020712SeriesSale
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Feb 7, 2012 18:02
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coyo7e posted:I just bought the Iron Druid Chronicles on kindle, btu I'm tempted to get the first on audiobook just so I can (hopefully) figure out the proper Gaelic pronunciations of stuff.
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Feb 7, 2012 19:05
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Stephen King's The Stand is available today as an unabridged audiobook narrated by Grover Gardner. It clocks in at a mere 47.75 hours  As a bonus it's only one credit at Audible.
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Feb 14, 2012 16:44
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Roydrowsy posted:Does anybody else have favorite "readers?" Scott Brick. I literally listened to a loving book about the history of salt because he read it. Actually it was a pretty cool book 
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Feb 28, 2012 17:34
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Tithin Melias posted:Oh look my new credits have arrived. Oh poo poo, they're advertising the stand. I'll get that and one other book in the WOT series. Maybe it's a regional restriction? Are you in the US?
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Mar 2, 2012 17:48
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dema posted:Hounded: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1
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Apr 24, 2012 17:58
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Audible is having a 48 hour sale where you can buy 3 credits for $35.88, a decent discount over the ~$45 they'd normally cost. http://www.audible.com/extracredits
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Jun 19, 2012 23:34
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I liked Redshirts until the prologues which really threw me off being in past tense second person or whatever. Wheaton was absolutely perfect for the narration though.
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Aug 21, 2012 17:41
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I just marked a book I didn't care for at 2 stars and Audible immediately offered to let me return it and get a new book free. I thought this was super cool and wanted to share. Please do not loving abuse this like a bunch of slickdeals douchebags, thank you in advance.
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Aug 23, 2012 00:55
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Mister Macys posted:Until September 18, Audible is having a $4.95 sale for members which includes, among other books, the entire Dresden Files collection.
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Sep 9, 2012 03:37
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Well I sent their support an email asking if i could get them all at $5. It can't hurt to try. It's Amazon so who knows when their amazing customer support will make an exception.
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Sep 9, 2012 16:26
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If anyone cares the Audible rep said they could not give me the first four Dresden books for $4.95. Oh well. I noticed this whispersync audio/ebook thing starting to pop up on a lot of titles so I think I'm going to grab a of the $5 books that have it, and their kindle counterparts so I can try it out. Anyone using it yet?
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Sep 10, 2012 03:43
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mystes posted:Regarding Whispersync For Voice, do you always get the audiobook included free for a book that has it if you buy the Kindle version? Or do you normally have to buy both separately? I ask because I really like the idea but in general I don't think I would pay twice as much to have both versions (I would probably pay 15-20% extra at most). 
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Sep 12, 2012 16:12
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Just finished 11-22-63 by Stephen King, performed by Craig Wasson. Holy poo poo what an absolutely exceptional narration. The novel was quite good but the performance really sent it over the top.
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Nov 9, 2012 00:23
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Clinton1011 posted:Audible is always amazing me with their customer service.
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Nov 27, 2012 03:35
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Bought my first book to use with "Whisper Sync for Voice" - Theft of Swords: Riyria Revelations, Book 1. The audiobook was $4.99 after I bought the Kindle book. Hope this is a cool experience!
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Jan 23, 2013 22:25
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Yep, being able to return books I hated is one of the best things about Amazon owning Audible. Amazon treats their customers like kings and this is another example of that. I doubt you can constantly return all your books when you're finished with them but it's pretty awesome when you get a dud.
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Feb 21, 2013 17:39
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Danith posted:I just got lasik and today my eyes are so dry and blurry I just want to keep them closed and listen to a book but they are so expensive! I was looking at that book someone posted at the top, Theft of Swords: Riyria Revelations, Book 1 and it's like $42 unless I want to try out a audible subscription :|
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xcore posted:If people can produce hours of free content a week via podcasts then it seems a little hard to justify $30+ for books.
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