Whispersync discussion

[Jan]

In this case there is only one version that is free on audible - the one narrated by John Lee. But there are others that are 1.99 or 2.99 for the whipsersync price if you want a different narrator.

[Hunchback Jack]

Swan Song by Robert McCammon is available for $1.99/$3.95.

https://www.amazon.com/Swan-Song-Robe...

[Joy]

The Butterfly and the Violin is currently on sale for $1.99/$3.99.

https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Viol...

[Kathy]

Joy wrote: "The Butterfly and the Violin is currently on sale for $1.99/$3.99.

https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Viol......"

Thanks for sharing this.

[Kathy]

The Butterfly Garden (The Collector Trilogy Book 1) http://amzn.to/2jh6GIR is on sale for $2. The audio is $1.99. This book has about 10,000 reviews. Has anyone listened to it or read it?

[Hunchback Jack]

There's a fantasy anthology called Unfettered which is $2.99/$1.99 for Kindle/Audible.

Some big names contribute, and the audiobook is over 20 hours long.

https://www.amazon.com/Unfettered-Ter...

[Kathy]

Fifth Avenue (Book One in the Fifth Avenue Series) http://amzn.to/2iOwduY is free. The audio is $1.99.

[donna]

Kathy, I listened to The Butterfly Garden, but did not take the time to review. (sorry!) While violence, language and gore are not off-putting for me (I dig a great horror novel), I feel the need to warn you of how very dark this thriller is. It's not any one thing, it's the scenery, the situations, the bleakness of it all that can bring down the most optimistic of readers. It's a compelling and intriguing story, but just know before you buy that it's solidly a downer. Also worth noting is that there are two readers, one for the girl and one for the detective. They read sections, so they often have to portray the other character and when they do, they perform each others' voices dramatically differently. I didn't enjoy how that worked out, but it wasn't a real detraction from my overall enjoyment of the book.

[Kathy]

Donna wrote: "Kathy, I listened to The Butterfly Garden, but did not take the time to review. (sorry!) While violence, language and gore are not off-putting for me (I dig a great horror novel), I feel the need t..."

Thank you so much, Donna, for letting me know. This doesn't sound like a read I'll rush right into. I've had it on my Kindle, but it's time to move it to the cloud. Thanks again.

[Sterling]

Donna wrote: "Kathy, I listened to The Butterfly Garden, but did not take the time to review. (sorry!) While violence, language and gore are not off-putting for me (I dig a great horror novel), I feel the need t..."

Thanks for the info. I have been wondering about this book. I usually like dark books, but I haven't gotten around to it.

[Carlissa]

The Woman on the Orient Express is $3.99/$1.99

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

[Faith]

West with the Night by Beryl Markham is now $0.18 and the audiobook is $3.99.

[Kathy]

Faith wrote: "West with the Night by Beryl Markham is now $0.18 and the audiobook is $3.99."

Thanks!

[Hunchback Jack]

Weaveworld by Clive Barker is currently Whispersynced at $0.99/$1.99.

https://www.amazon.com/Weaveworld-Cli...

[Samuel]

Last couple of days for the January Whispersync deal roundup, including books by Aldous Huxley, Meg Elison, Jacqueline Carey, Alex Bledsoe, Clive Barker, and more.

[Joy]

I just purchased A Prayer for Owen Meany. Kindle was $6.24 and Audible narration was $2.99.

[CatBookMom]

Samuel wrote: "Last couple of days for the January Whispersync deal roundup, including books by Aldous Huxley, Meg Elison, Jacqueline Carey, Alex Bledsoe, Clive Barker, and more."

Thanks! Added several to my TBR/TBH list.

[Faith]

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is this month's whispersync deal. The linked audiobook is narrated by Kenneth Branaugh but there are also other free or reduced price audiobook versions available after you buy the free ebook.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0084AMNWQ?...

[Alan]

French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley, by Linda Kovic-Skow, is currently Whispersynced at Amazon for $02.99/$1.99.

https://www.amazon.com/Story-American...

I love Amazon's Whispersync technology for a book like this. I could read the occasional French phrases and hear them spoken at the same time. Other French-speaking reviewers have commented on the flawless French spoken by the narrator, Lucy Floyd, so I knew I was hearing everything spoken correctly.

[Sterling]

Great deals on Amazon Kindle books with whispersync today only
Redshirts John Scalzi $2.99 WS $3.99
Lock In John Scalzi $2.99 WS $6.49
Old Man's War John Scalzi $2.99 WS $3.99
The Ghost Brigades John Scalzi $2.99 WS $3.99
The Last Colony John Scalzi $2.99 WS $3.99
Zoe's Tale John Scalzi $2.99 WS $3.99
The Human Division John Scalzi $2.99 WS $3.99
The End of All Things John Scalzi $2.99 WS $3.99
Fuzzy Nation John Scalzi $2.99 WS $3.49
Frost Like Night Sara Raasch $1.99 WS $6.99
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life Steve Martin $2.99 WS $3.95.
Happy shopping everyone

[Hunchback Jack]

Thanks, Sterling! I have Ickes up the Old Mans War series.

[Faith]

Brighton by Michael Harvey is on sale today for $1.99 and the audio is $3.99. My review:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Faith]

Classic scifi Nightwings by Robert Silverberg is on sale for $1.99 and the audio is $3.99.

[Hunchback Jack]

Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis is on sale for the Kindle for $0.99 and its Whispersynced for $12.99.


https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Lestat-...

[Jessica]

Faith wrote: "Classic scifi Nightwings by Robert Silverberg is on sale for $1.99 and the audio is $3.99."

Do you have a link for the book at $1.99? I went to Amazon and looked and all I can find is a price of $8.99 with the WS book for $3.99.

[Faith]

It was a daily deal so the price has gone back up.

[Sterling]

Father of Lies is on sale for .99 and the Audible narration is $1.99. This is a Dark Occult Horror trilogy. Father of Lies is the first in the series. I really liked this series and Father of Lies was my favorite book in the trilogy. If you like horror novels I highly recommend this book. The Audible narration is excellent I would definitely recommend adding it on.
https://www.amazon.com/Father-Lies-Da...

[Samuel]

I have my February Whispersync deal roundup post up: Luke Daniels, Oliver Wyman, Kate Rudd, Amy McFadden, and more reading Wesley Chu, Marko Kloos, Rysa Walker, Veronica Rossi, Ben Fountain, and more.

[Kristie]

Samuel wrote: "I have my February Whispersync deal roundup post up: Luke Daniels, Oliver Wyman, Kate Rudd, Amy McFadden, and more reading Wesley Chu, Marko Kloos, Rysa Walker, Veronica Rossi, Ben Fountain, and more."

Thanks Samuel! I decided to get Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. I didn't realize Oliver Wyman is the narrator...one of my faves.

[Samuel]

Nice! Wyman has been a long favorite of mine: Pohl's Gateway, VanderMeer's Finch, Swanwick's Stations of the Tide, and Sanderson's Legion are 4 of my favorites of his. What are some of yours?

[Kristie]

Samuel wrote: "Nice! Wyman has been a long favorite of mine: Pohl's Gateway, VanderMeer's Finch, Swanwick's Stations of the Tide, and Sanderson's Legion are 4 of my favorites of his. What are some of yours?"

I guess I was mixing him up with another narrator (Fisher Stevens), who narrated A Dirty Job. I have heard Wyman narrate the first two Monster Hunters International books. The books weren't for me, but the narration was good.

[Faith]

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is free this month and the audiobook read by Simon Prebble is also free if you buy the ebook.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

[Kathy]

Faith wrote: "Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is free this month and the audiobook read by Simon Prebble is also free if you buy the ebook.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..."

Thanks! I got this one.

[Robin P]

Thanks! For anyone who hasn't read much Dickens, this is a good one to start with.

[MissSusie]

The book Blackbird Fly by Lise McClendon narrated by, Denice Stradling is free ebook with whispersync audio for $6.49 I really enjoyed this book here is my review if you are interested.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lilmissmolly]

Julie Garwood's The Ideal Man is $1.99/$3.99 for Kindle/Audible combo. Love this series!

[Kathy]

The Brilliance Trilogy Series by Marcus Sakey W/S deal $.99/1.99 for each book and audiobook combo. 3-book series.

[Kathy]

The Gray and Guilty Sea An Oregon Coast Mystery Garrison Gage Series Book 1 is free. Audio is $1.99.

[Hunchback Jack]

There are some nice W/S daily deals today over at Amazon US.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=s9_acsd_...

[Carlissa]

Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan is on sale for $1.99 / $4.49.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

[Carlissa]

The Sound of Rain by Greg Olsen is on sale for $1.99 / $1.99.
https://www.amazon.com/Sound-Rain-Gre...

I read the ebook and enjoyed it. You may want to listen to a sample of the audio, though. The narrator sounded ok, but did make a lot of breathe noises which may bother some people.

[Drew]

So I used to be able to get whispersync matching audible books when I borrowed the kindle book from my library but now it looks like they disabled this function. Does anyone know if that's something they've done recently?

[Melanti]

A few months ago.

November? December?

[Audible Support]

Drew wrote: "So I used to be able to get whispersync matching audible books when I borrowed the kindle book from my library but now it looks like they disabled this function. Does anyone know if that's somethin..."

Hi Drew. Is this occurring with specific books or any book you borrow from Kindle Unlimited? Please email us at social-support@audible.com and we'll be happy to help. ^BF

[Faith]

Audible.com wrote: "Drew wrote: "So I used to be able to get whispersync matching audible books when I borrowed the kindle book from my library but now it looks like they disabled this function. Does anyone know if th..."

The problem isn't when you borrow from KU, it's when you borrow from the public library. I've assumed that the whispersync link has been discontinued.

[Kathy]

Audible.com wrote: "Drew wrote: "So I used to be able to get whispersync matching audible books when I borrowed the kindle book from my library but now it looks like they disabled this function. Does anyone know if th..."

I've noticed the same problem--not with books in KU. Are KU books available through libraries?

[Audible Support]

At this time, this feature is not available for books borrowed through a public library. If the audiobook is purchased at regular price or with a membership credit, you will be able to sync the book with the e-book if it has the Whispersync for Voice feature listed with the book. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. ^BF

[Samuel]

So, just under the wire, got my March Whispersync Deal Roundup ready, which includes Marie Brennan's A Natural History of Dragons read by Kate Reading, Simon Vance reading Brian Staveley's The Emperor's Blades and James Maxwell's The Golden Age, and a good bit more. There are a few "outside" the usual Kindle Monthly Deals listing, including Lisa Shearin's The Grendel Affair and Michael Sullivan's Age of Myth.

[CatBookMom]

Geoff wrote: "If anyone is interested in a fast-moving popcorn read, my book, The Dinosaur Four is available as a Whispersync deal through 4/1 (tomorrow).

The Dinosaur Four is an R-rated B-movie..."

This is self-promotional, and doesn't belong in this discussion thread. There are other threads which are specifically for authors and narrators to tout and discuss their work. Thanks.

[Geoff]

Apologies for that CatBookMom - I deleted the post.

Geoff