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Jul 27, 2017 07:37AM
I thought I would just start a separate thread for these instead of posting in the Audible thread. This months freebie from Tantor is Main Street by Sinclair Lewis https://tantor.com/main-street-sincla...
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Thanks, I recently read It Can't Happen Here by Lewis, written in 1935, in which a showman becomes US president by pretending to be a populist and trashing the media.(Things go downhill form there.) It made me think I should reread some of his other books that I read very long ago.(I eventually figured out how to get the download into iTunes where it shows up as a series of "songs"- that kind of thing is why I stuck with cassettes so long and only use Audible for purchases.) But I'll do a lot for free stuff!
Thanks for sharing! I loved Main Street in print. His insights into various aspects of society are so spot on, even today.
This month's freebie is The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.Here's the link:
https://tantor.com/the-war-of-the-wor...
Darlene wrote: "This month's freebie is The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.Here's the link:
https://tantor.com/the-war-of-the-wor..."
Got it! Thanks!
This months freebie is War of the Worlds narrated by Simon Vance. I am big Simon Vance fan so I am going to snatch it up. https://tantor.com/the-war-of-the-wor...
Thanks for the reminder Heidi -- I had thought I already had this audiobook but it turns out I have Wells' The Time Machine instead.
Darlene wrote: "This month's freebie is The Secret Garden:https://tantor.com/the-secret-garden-..."
Thank you! I always forget about these, so your notification is always appreciated.
I listened to this when it was free using my Echo, but this is such a delightful story and with another excellent narrator, I will enjoy this as well!
Does anyone know how to find this freebie each month? I've tried searching the Tantor site and Google but no luck finding this month's offering. Thanks!
I get them sent as an email because I previously bought things there Peg so I am not sure how to get on the email list - sorry!
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I get them sent as an email because I previously bought things there Peg so I am not sure how to get on the email list - sorry!"No problem and thanks for answering!
This months freebie is Three Short Stories by Charles DIckens https://tantor.com/three-short-storie...
Has anyone seen a freebie for February? I looked but didn't find one on Tantor.
Tantor is offering Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass narrated by Mel Foster for free:https://tantor.com/leaves-of-grass-wa...
Leslie wrote: "Tantor is offering Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass narrated by Mel Foster for free:https://tantor.com/leaves-of-grass-wa..."
Thank you! I've been watching for their freebies, but hadn't see this one. Thanks for posting.
SS wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Tantor is offering Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass narrated by Mel Foster for free:https://tantor.com/leaves-of-grass-wa..."
Thank you! I've been watching ..."
Me, too. I haven't see a freebie on Tantor for a while. Thank you for posting this!
This month's freebie:Annie Oakley
Woman at Arms
Author Courtney Ryley Cooper
Narrated by Jonathan Reese
Publication date Oct 13, 2008
Running time 6 hrs
https://tantor.com/annie-oakley-court...
Just want to add my thanks to everyone that posts these freebies!
Did anyone find the freebie this month?
Tantor is offering free The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Michael Pritchard:https://tantor.com/the-lost-world-wit...
Leslie wrote: "Tantor is offering free The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Michael Pritchard:https://tantor.com/the-lost-world-wit..."
Thank you!
Leslie wrote: "Tantor is offering free The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle, narrated by Michael Pritchard:https://tantor.com/the-lost-world-wit..."
Thanks for the link!
This month's freebie:20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, with eBook
https://tantor.com/20000-leagues-unde...
Darlene wrote: "This month's freebie:20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, with eBook
https://tantor.com/20000-leagues-unde..."
I already have a different audiobook edition of this classic sci fi but I didn't like the narrator (Frederick Davidson) so now I am torn about whether to get this or not...
This month's freebie is The Last of the Mohicans, narrated by William Costello:https://tantor.com/the-last-of-the-mo...
Leslie wrote: "This month's freebie is The Last of the Mohicans, narrated by William Costello:https://tantor.com/the-last-of-the-mo..."
Awesome, thanks for this! I forgot to check. This has been on my Wishlist for a long time.
Is it only free for one day? It’s showing $21.99 for me.
Joy wrote: "Is it only free for one day? It’s showing $21.99 for me."Hmmm.... it shows that price for me too now. Usually the book is free for the month.
I just downloaded and it was zero dollars
I just checked, and it still says $0.00 for me.
I happened back to that page last night and now it is showing the 0.00 price. Odd. I need to create an account to download. Maybe tonight.
Joy wrote: "I happened back to that page last night and now it is showing the 0.00 price. Odd. I need to create an account to download. Maybe tonight."Yes, you need to create an account because then you will have a "My Bookshelf" link where you can access all your titles. When you add free titles to your cart and then go to checkout, it recognizes that no payment is required and does not ask for credit card.
So you can "buy" the freebies each month and they will stay in your library and you can listen to them at your leisure.
Yes, you need to create an account because t..."So, am I understanding correctly that Tantor operates similarly to Audible, where I don't get to download the book and listen with the app of my choice?
Shirley wrote: "Yes, you need to create an account because t..."So, am I understanding correctly that Tantor operates similarly to Audible, where I don't get to download the book and listen with the app of my ch..."
No, you can download the mp3 and listen in the app of your choice.
Shirley wrote: "Yes, you need to create an account because t..."So, am I understanding correctly that Tantor operates similarly to Audible, where I don't get to download the book and listen with the app of my ch..."
Umm. I don’t know about Tantor, but I download every book I buy from Audible. And I listen to them with my app of choice, usually Bookmobile.
Wow, I always heard that you don't own the books you get from Audible in that you have to listen from their website. If that's not the case, I may rethink them.
Shirley wrote: "Wow, I always heard that you don't own the books you get from Audible in that you have to listen from their website. If that's not the case, I may rethink them."If you buy a book from Audible and download it to a computer, it is yours forever (unless computer technology changes). You can then put it on an mp3 player. I even can keep books that I later returned to Audible (though I generally delete them).
Shirley wrote: "Wow, I always heard that you don't own the books you get from Audible in that you have to listen from their website. If that's not the case, I may rethink them."You may be thinking of audiobook.com, which does operate that way. Audible does not.
There is a technical issue with using Audible files in some players — the file format is DRMed, and some players gag on it. Fortunately, these days there are multiple free audioconversion apps that will break that protection and convert the files to mp3. That’s what I do most of the time.
Tantor is having a sale on all its thrillers. $6.99 / book. https://tantor.com/categories/fiction...
Quite a big selection, as usual with Tantor.
Ron wrote: "November - Oliver Twisthttps://tantor.com/oliver-twist-charl..."
Oh, yay! I've wanted that one!!
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