Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The Virtues of Audible

I am an addicted Audible.com subscriber. Nearly 5 years ago I discovered Audible. I signed up for one of their older plans that granted me 2 audio titles every month for $19.95. Since that day I have purchased over, 500 titles. If you do the math on that you can see I have bought more than my average 2 titles a month (120 titles) you can see I have acquired over 400 additional titles in that time. Though that is usually due to one of their SMOKIN' HOT SALES, like the last one that had over 100 titles for $5.49!!! Considering the average price of these were over $20 at regular price you can see that that is a very good deal. Twenty-five percent off is usually considered a good deal, however, purchasing a great audio book for 25%, is just flat AWESOME!

They have a huge selection of fresh new titles and more importantly they are always adding classics. Search their site and if you don't find it, it likely isn't available online, save one very glaring exception, Harry Potter. Though I am sure that once the last movie comes out and the licensing has simmered down that it too will become available. Seriously though that is the ONLY new book I haven't been able to find at Audible, that I have looked to purchase. Older series they are "ACTIVELY" acquiring the rights for on a daily basis.

I would ask a favor if you try out their FREE Trial. Enter my user id: iceworm72. Audible is generous to its referring subscribers. They will give me a free audio book if you decide you like what you see. And I for one can always us another audio book! My wish list is over 300 books in length.

Seriously I love this service!

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Brisinger - 5 Stars

The latest installment of the Inheritance Cycle, entitled Brisinger, is a fine addition to the series. The seven promises that Eragon and Saphira fulfill are quite an interesting tale. Christopher Paolini has given us a fine new volume to enjoy. I strongly encourage you to give this audio book a listen. Gerald Doyle has as usual done a fine job with the voices.