Amy's comments (member since Sep 05, 2007)

Amy's comments from the Audiobooks group.

Amy wrote: "I admit I haven't read all the replies, but I've found great prices on amazon.com selling used books. A lot of sellers are libraries trying to clear out their selections and I like that I can stil..."

I tend to go through and read reviews- I don't purchase from anyone with less than 98% positive or with very few reviews. I would definitely contact Amazon & file an appeal. I've purchased at least 20 times from established sellers without any problems.

From Amazon's help page:
When can a customer submit an A-to-z Guarantee claim?
When customers have a problem with a transaction made through Marketplace Payments by Amazon, we ask them to first contact the seller to give them a chance to address the issue at hand. The customer can file a guarantee claim if the seller does not respond or if the issue is not addressed to the customer's satisfaction. The guarantee claim eligibility window opens at 3 calendar days after the maximum estimated delivery date for the order, or 30 days from the order date, whichever is earlier. Customers may file a guarantee claim up to 90 days from the order date.

How do I know when a claim has been submitted?
When a customer files an A-to-z Guarantee claim, Amazon.com will contact the seller via e-mail. Sellers can also track their A-to-z Guarantee claims online via the "A-to-z Guarantee Claims" link in their Seller Account. We encourage sellers to regularly check their Seller Accounts to be sure they are aware of all A-to-z Guarantee claims filed against them, even if they miss an e-mail message sent to them regarding a claim.

What happens after the customer submits an A-to-z Guarantee claim?
After receiving notification a claim has been filed, sellers have a prescribed number of days to respond to Amazon.com, but the sooner the better. It is very important for sellers to respond immediately and explain what happened with the order as part of this process involves assessing whether the seller is accountable for the problem.

Sellers can also go to the "A-to-z Guarantee Claims" link in their Seller Account to respond to claims. Amazon.com encourages sellers to check their Seller Accounts regularly to track and respond to A-to-z Guarantee claims.

In some cases Amazon.com may initiate a reimbursement to the customer while still working through the claim investigation with the seller. Sellers will know when this is the case because the claim status in the A-to-z Guarantee Claims page will be displayed as "granted" but the claim details will indicate that it is still under investigation. Even in these cases it is still important for the seller to respond to the guarantee claim e-mail, as Amazon.com reserves the right to recover reimbursed claim funds from sellers that are deemed responsible for the claims.

I admit I haven't read all the replies, but I've found great prices on amazon.com selling used books. A lot of sellers are libraries trying to clear out their selections and I like that I can still support a library, even if mine doesn't carry the book I want to listen to. Good luck!

Currently reading: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (narrated by the author). Just finished Anna Karenina by Tolstoy narrated by Davina Porter... needed something much lighter!

I really enjoyed Twilight on audio! The narrator does a fabulous job! Right now, I'm listening to "The Hour I First Believed" by Wally Lamb. Really engaging- can't wait to get back in the car. And working on finishing the last few CDs of Stephen King's new one- "Just Before Sunset". A collection of short stories which makes it easier to go back and forth with.

Stephen King has a new audiobook out- Something about Sunset- I haven't listened to it yet but it's on hold at my library. I'm listening to New Moon by Stepenie Meyer. It's the second in the Twilight series and is great. I also really enjoy the No 1 Ladies Detective Series on audio by Andrew McCall Smith (hope I got the author's first name right... it's on my read & audiobook shelves if you want to look). HTH!

Bryson's collection of stories "I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away" is narrated by Bryson and is hysterical. My husband and I own it and take it along the longer car trips with us. They're the type of stories that never get "old".

I loved Life & Times too! I just finished his Shakespeare: Life as a Stage and was a little disappointed to be lacking in the "Bryson-ness" which I love in his other works. My husband & I always pack "Tales from a Small Island" (sorry if I potentially butchered that title- just writing from memory) when we have long road trips. It's one of those that never seems to get old and still makes you laugh out loud. I am 99% sure that it's unabridged. Excellent!

I'm currently listening to The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshlyn Jackson. So far it's a good light listen and the narrator is engaging with a decent range in accents, necessary for covering a book set in the Florida panhandle.

I am working my way through the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency written by Andrew McCall Smith and narrated by Lisette (forgetting the last name) who is simply incredible. I can't imagine reading these books! I'd miss so much that she delivers perfectly with her voice.

I heard mention at the end of the last CD of the book In The Company of Cheerful Ladies that he has a new series started and is narrated by Davina Porter. I loved her in the Outlander series and wonder if I can listen to her in another work!

I am listening to Duma Key right now and agree- so far it's a great listen!

My last one was Daddy's Girl by Lisa Scottoline and it was good as well.

I changed mine too. I haven't gone back through all my "to-read" yet but I'll do that from this point forward. Excellent idea.

Have you looked in to buying used from Amazon.com? I've ordered some DVDs for my son used and they've been in great condition. GL!

I agree- Davina Porter is my favorite followed by the Harry Potter narrator. And I cannot listen to a Bill Bryson book if it's read by anyone but him. I think his humor is lost in translation by anyone else.

I use the library too. Ours has an online catalog so I can request easily and then they email me when they get it in from whatever library in the county has the one I wanted. I will buy one new, but tend to resell it on my company's message board when I'm done with it.