FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2014

[septentrion]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Well, the page at the link shows the audio download price as free, but when I put it in my cart, the price is $16.99.

It showed free when I changed my adress to a US one. With my French adress, it showed at 16.99 $.

[tubemonkey]

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[issybird]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Well, the page at the link shows the audio download price as free, but when I put it in my cart, the price is $16.99.

I've been trying at intervals to get this since last night, with the same result. And I noticed that my state had been unaccountably changed when they tried to charge me sales tax as well.

[Froide]

I had the same problem last night (on my computers at home and at work) and again this morning; the $0.00-priced item appears at full price + tax in the cart, and the site keeps changing my billing address state from NY to CT. I contacted Tantor last night to explain the issue and am awaiting their reply.

UPDATE:
I don't see a reply from Tantor Media (yet), but I did have success "buying" the free audiobook just now!

[issybird]

Originally Posted by Froide

I had the same problem last night (on my computers at home and at work) and again this morning; the $0.00-priced item appears at full price + tax in the cart, and the site keeps changing my billing address state from NY to CT. I contacted Tantor last night to explain the issue and am awaiting their reply.

UPDATE:
I don't see a reply from Tantor Media (yet), but I did have success "buying" the free audiobook just now!

Thanks! I tried again and succeeded.

The Nutmeg State had a surge in population, it seems.

[Catlady]

I was able to get it today as well, and I have also unaccountably been moved to Connecticut.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by Froide

I had the same problem last night (on my computers at home and at work) and again this morning; the $0.00-priced item appears at full price + tax in the cart, and the site keeps changing my billing address state from NY to CT. I contacted Tantor last night to explain the issue and am awaiting their reply.

UPDATE:
I don't see a reply from Tantor Media (yet), but I did have success "buying" the free audiobook just now!

Glad to see other fellow Mobilereaders are having success, too.

FYI, Tantor Media emailed me a reply about the same time I'd begun reading Mobileread this morning and shortly before I'd submitted the post above. Here's what they wrote:

RE: Contact Form

customerservice
Today at 9:35 AM

Hello ____,

Thank you for your interest in Tantor Media.
We are aware this download is currently showing up at full price. Our support team is currently working on resolving this issue.
I will contact you when this download issue if fixed.

Thank you,

Sarah Barning
Customer Service Representative
customerservice@tantor.com
T 877-782-6867
F 888-782-7821

Tantor Media
6 Business Park Road
Old Saybrook, CT 06475

tantor.com

Minutes after successfully purchasing The Invisible Man for $0.00, I received an email confirming my purchase (which reflects my correct address) and a second email, from Customer Service, which I've pasted below:

RE: Contact Form

customerservice
Today at 12:01 PM

Hello ____,

This issue has now been resolved.
You will now be able to download "The Invisible Man" at no cost.
If you have further questions, please contact me.

Thank you,

Sarah Barning
Customer Service Representative
customerservice@tantor.com
T 877-782-6867
F 888-782-7821

Tantor Media
6 Business Park Road
Old Saybrook, CT 06475

tantor.com

[skinmaan]

Okay, here's a first for me. It's free, it's considered by some to be a classic work of literature, and the voice is great: Richard E. Grant (from "Downton Abbey," among other things). The catch: you'll need an iThing, with iOS 6.0 or later. The book? "Noli Me Tangere" by Jose Rizal. If you're interested in Philippine history, this title is a must (or so I'm told). You can get the book here. If you'd like to learn a little more about the whats and whys, check this out. I don't have an appropriate device, but I found an interview about the title and I think it would be a great listen.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

[koland]

Originally Posted by Catlady

Well, the page at the link shows the audio download price as free, but when I put it in my cart, the price is $16.99.

They had problems and corrected it earlier today. The CT issue seems to be hitting everyone, though - I just had to move from there myself.

[koland]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

You can get a free audiobook on SEO entitled SEO Expert Strategies. It's by Sam Adodra.
...

You can get the free audiobook at samadodra(dot)com/audio-book (that's the way that Mr. Adodra gave this email address; replace the "(dot)" with a "." (without the quotation marks)).

not an email address, it is a web address: http://samadodra.com/audio-book

You have to give a name and email address; they promise no spam (but, they will, no doubt, send at least some email to the address you give). Use a burner address, of course (or go direct to http://www.samadodra.com/download-guides/)

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Okay, here's a first for me. It's free, it's considered by some to be a classic work of literature, and the voice is great: Richard E. Grant (from "Downton Abbey," among other things). The catch: you'll need an iThing, with iOS 6.0 or later. The book? "Noli Me Tangere" by Jose Rizal. If you're interested in Philippine history, this title is a must (or so I'm told). You can get the book here. If you'd like to learn a little more about the whats and whys, check this out. I don't have an appropriate device, but I found an interview about the title and I think it would be a great listen.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

I'm borderline computer-illiterate and don't keep up much with the trends. By "iThing" do you mean an Apple device like the iMac?, iPhone, iPad, iWhatever? I Googled "iThing" and there supposedly is such a thing--but I think that it might be some kind of joke ("the iThing is slated for release in 2025" Yeah.)

Anyway, thanks, Skinmaan, for the great find and post. Unfortunately, I don't have an iThing, regardless of what it is. I regret that I cannot download and listen to the audiobook, I know that I would enjoy it.

I have had several Philippine friends and acquaintances in the past 20 years or so, especially. I've been there twice. But, my Philippine history is lacking. It seems like I remember that maybe back in the 1600's or 1700's or so some European explorer "discovered" the Philippines. Of course, that was their Eurocentric and caucasian way of looking at things (which we in America largely would share)--the Philippines had been discovered eons before that by . . . the Filipinos! But, basically my knowledge of its history begins with the Philippines being a Spanish territory. The Spaniards had stolen it from someone (the Filipinos?). The U.S. had a war with Spain (the "Spanish-American War") and we stole it from the Spaniards. The U.S. finally granted the Philippines independence shortly after World War II. That's it, that's basically all that I know of its history, up to some of the modern day.

Oh yeah, the Philippines was an area that the Japanese occupied for most of the War. There was a lot of fighting that went on there in the early and late parts of the War. A lot of notable and major battles, and other significant events, happened there. Ever heard of the Bataan death march? That was in the Philippines. When American general Douglas MacArthur was forced out of the Philippines early in the War, he vowed to return. He returned during the battle for Leyte (an island/province) (I have been fortunate enough to see the very spot where that happened and the fascinating monument there to that event). Major sea battles occurred right off the Philippine coast against the Japanese Imperial fleet, probably most notably the Battle of the Philippine Sea. That battle resulted in a loss for the Japanese and signaled the end, for all intents and purposes, of Japan as a naval air power for the rest of the War.

The history of the Philippines interestingly is reflected in the language there. No one there, to my knowledge, speaks Spanish as their native tongue, although I suspect that many did when it was controlled by Spain. However, if you go over there you will hear a lot of surnames that are Spanish. Due to the influence of the American occupiers, English is one of two official languages and supposedly "everyone" knows English (although I ran across several people in one poorer province who somehow did not seem to know a word of it!). Oddly, I don't remember hearing any American/English surnames. A Filipino language, Tagalog, is the other official language.

Mobilereaders, if you were to think that I would be trying to pique the interest of you in this audiobook, you would be right. I think that you would like it and find that Philippine history is not a bore at all and the audiobook to be a great listen.

[skinmaan]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I'm borderline computer-illiterate and don't keep up much with the trends. By "iThing" do you mean an Apple device like the iMac?, iPhone, iPad, iWhatever? I Googled "iThing" and there supposedly is such a thing--but I think that it might be some kind of joke ("the iThing is slated for release in 2025" Yeah.)

Sorry for the slang - iThing is the term I (and some others) use for any iPhone/iPad/iPod. Just saves a few keystrokes.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Sorry for the slang - iThing is the term I (and some others) use for any iPhone/iPad/iPod. Just saves a few keystrokes.

I thought that that was probably what you meant.

Still, some people jokingly are telling on the Web about the Apple iThing as though it is a real device.ha I've got to go back to some of the websites and read more about it, it's bound to be funny.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by koland

not an email address, it is a web address: http://samadodra.com/audio-book

You have to give a name and email address; they promise no spam (but, they will, no doubt, send at least some email to the address you give). Use a burner address, of course (or go direct to http://www.samadodra.com/download-guides/)

Thanks for the correction. Sometimes I don't go back and proofread my posts as well as I should.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Okay, here's a first for me. It's free, it's considered by some to be a classic work of literature, and the voice is great: Richard E. Grant (from "Downton Abbey," among other things). The catch: you'll need an iThing, with iOS 6.0 or later. The book? "Noli Me Tangere" by Jose Rizal. If you're interested in Philippine history, this title is a must (or so I'm told). You can get the book here. If you'd like to learn a little more about the whats and whys, check this out. I don't have an appropriate device, but I found an interview about the title and I think it would be a great listen.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

Thank you! Noli Me Tangere has been on my eBook wishlist, but I'll gladly take a free audiobook instead!