Audiobook recommendations: What to spend those $5 Audible coupons on?

ApK · 04-22-2014, 02:17 PM

So I grabbed that $5 Audible.com Facebook coupon that was mentioned in the deals thread, as I presume many of you did.

Now, what to get? There are no big $4.95 sales going on right now (coincidence? I think not!) but there is ALWAYS something.

Can any one suggest a good audible.com selection for around $5? I don't mind adding a buck or two more if needed.

Personally, I'm into SF, techno thrillers, James bond type stuff, etc, but I figure we can use this thread to make ~$5 suggestions for anyone's tastes.

What have you got for me?!?

odiakkoh · 04-22-2014, 02:35 PM

Great thread idea. I have no idea, I've just been hoping for a good daily deal before the coupon expires.

ApK · 04-22-2014, 03:51 PM

I'll start us off:

"Hell Hole." the 4th of Chris Grabenstein's 'John Ceekpak' novels is $4.95 for paid Audible members (including Light).
http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-...ook/B002V5BUG0

As a Jersey boy* who spent a lot of time down the shore, I've enjoyed the first three of these cop stories, and though I'm not crazy about how Grabenstein is starting to soapbox his personal politics, or how dark I fear the stories are getting, I'm willing to try one more at that price.

ApK

*Book three had a scene set right near my house. I was actually driving by the place as I was listening to it. I got a huge kick out of that.

Synamon · 04-22-2014, 05:34 PM

I bought The Dead Yard by Adrian McKinty, a $4.49 Whispersync for Voice match for an ebook I bought on sale a few months ago for $2.16. I loved McKinty's Troubles Trilogy and the reviews for this Michael Forsythe series are great, plus Gerald Doyle's Irish lilt is wonderful.

Catlady · 04-23-2014, 09:49 AM

If you like noir and crime fiction, the Prologue Crime Kindle books are mostly $3, with the matching Audible version also $3. Prologue offered a lot of freebies a while back, so many of you might have the Kindle versions already.

issybird · 04-24-2014, 09:06 AM

I'm waiting to see if a Daily Deal appeals, but my backup is the Whispersync deal on The Guns of August at $3.99 plus one of the Whispersync classics I haven't yet purchased for 99¢. I haven't read Guns of August in decades and it's timely this year, so I figured it was worth the listen. I borrowed the Kindle version from Overdrive to get the Whispersync price; I know the timing might be impossible on this option with less than a week to go.

Catlady · 04-24-2014, 12:06 PM

I just used the credit for Reconstructing Amelia. It's is a Kindle Daily Deal today for $1.99, with the matching Audible version for $3.99.

tubemonkey · 04-24-2014, 12:31 PM

I spent my $5 coupon on five $0.99 Whispersync titles. I got the first five books in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. All five titles qualify for the Buy 4, Get $10 promo.

CRussel · 04-24-2014, 01:25 PM

Hmm. Still Life, by Louise Penny is the first in her Chief Inspector Gamache series, and excellent. It's a $3.99 WhisperSync price if you buy the Amazon eBook at the sale price of $2.99. Not a bad deal, though I have already read it. Oh, and it's one of the nominees for next month's reading club.

issybird · 04-29-2014, 08:52 AM

I'm toying with the idea of getting the Sandburg biography of Lincoln; 44 hours of listening for $7.34 with a rating of 4.6 stars. It would use up the $5 coupon expiring tomorrow and eat up a bit of the $10 coupon that still has two months to go and will combine well with the upcoming $10 coupon. But do I really want to listen to an account of Lincoln, no matter how masterful and poetic, for 44 hours?

ApK · 04-29-2014, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by issybird

But do I really want to listen to an account of Lincoln, no matter how masterful and poetic, for 44 hours?

You could listen to it in sync with his real life span, over the next 56 years....

I listened to that free hour of his letters that was mentioned in the deals a while back. It was indeed interesting, but I don't know I'd be ready for 43 more hours of it.....

tubemonkey · 04-29-2014, 10:19 AM

Still haven't spent my $10 from the Avis promo; nor have I thought about what to get with the $10 from the Buy 4, Get $10 promo when it arrives. I do know that the titles will all be Whispersync. That's a lot of audiobooks.

melmac · 04-30-2014, 05:42 AM

Some of the Ed McBain 87th Precinct Novels are $4.89
Some of the JA Konrath drink novels are $1.99.

Whisper sync titles
some T Jefferson Parker novels are $2.99 with upgrade to audio $1.99
Dana Stabenow first kinde books in the series free upgrade to audio $1.99
Connie Shelton Sweet Masterpiece free kindle & upgrade to audio $2.99
Connie Shelton Deadly Gamble free kindle & upgrade to audio $2.99

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApK

I'll start us off:

"Hell Hole." the 4th of Chris Grabenstein's 'John Ceekpak' novels is $4.95 for paid Audible members (including Light).
http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-...ook/B002V5BUG0

also the earlier novels are 99c with upgrade $1.99

ApK · 05-07-2014, 01:37 PM

There's a bunch of SF books on sale for $6.95 right now, but I'll mention one in particular:
Avogadro Corp., the first in William Herling's Singularity series, is part of the sale.

I mention this only because the Kindle version of book #2 of the series, AI Apocalypse, is on sale for FREE right now:

http://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Sin.../dp/B007FZVI2M

And with the purchase of the free book, you can get the Audible version for $1.99.

A great deal on two thirds of a series! And the first book is proving pretty enjoyable so far.

Dazrin · 05-07-2014, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApK

There's a bunch of SF books on sale for $6.95 right now, but I'll mention one in particular:
Avogadro Corp., the first in William Herling's Singularity series, is part of the sale.

I mention this only because the Kindle version of book #2 of the series, AI Apocalypse, is on sale for FREE right now:

http://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Sin.../dp/B007FZVI2M

And with the purchase of the free book, you can get the Audible version for $1.99.

A great deal on two thirds of a series! And the first book is proving pretty enjoyable so far.

Looks like you can get the first one for $3.99 (Kindle) + $1.99 (add-on Audible) = $5.98 instead of the $6.95.

04-22-2014, 02:17 PM	#1
ApK Award-Winning Participant Posts: 7,335 Karma: 67930154 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	Audiobook recommendations: What to spend those $5 Audible coupons on? So I grabbed that $5 Audible.com Facebook coupon that was mentioned in the deals thread, as I presume many of you did. Now, what to get? There are no big $4.95 sales going on right now (coincidence? I think not!) but there is ALWAYS something. Can any one suggest a good audible.com selection for around $5? I don't mind adding a buck or two more if needed. Personally, I'm into SF, techno thrillers, James bond type stuff, etc, but I figure we can use this thread to make ~$5 suggestions for anyone's tastes. What have you got for me?!?

04-24-2014, 01:25 PM	#9
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,188 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Hmm. Still Life, by Louise Penny is the first in her Chief Inspector Gamache series, and excellent. It's a $3.99 WhisperSync price if you buy the Amazon eBook at the sale price of $2.99. Not a bad deal, though I have already read it. Oh, and it's one of the nominees for next month's reading club. Last edited by CRussel; 04-24-2014 at 04:10 PM.

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04-22-2014, 02:35 PM	#2
odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	Great thread idea. I have no idea, I've just been hoping for a good daily deal before the coupon expires.

04-22-2014, 03:51 PM	#3
ApK Award-Winning Participant Posts: 7,335 Karma: 67930154 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	I'll start us off: "Hell Hole." the 4th of Chris Grabenstein's 'John Ceekpak' novels is $4.95 for paid Audible members (including Light). http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-...ook/B002V5BUG0 As a Jersey boy* who spent a lot of time down the shore, I've enjoyed the first three of these cop stories, and though I'm not crazy about how Grabenstein is starting to soapbox his personal politics, or how dark I fear the stories are getting, I'm willing to try one more at that price. ApK *Book three had a scene set right near my house. I was actually driving by the place as I was listening to it. I got a huge kick out of that.

04-22-2014, 05:34 PM	#4
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	I bought The Dead Yard by Adrian McKinty, a $4.49 Whispersync for Voice match for an ebook I bought on sale a few months ago for $2.16. I loved McKinty's Troubles Trilogy and the reviews for this Michael Forsythe series are great, plus Gerald Doyle's Irish lilt is wonderful.

04-23-2014, 09:49 AM	#5
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,356 Karma: 52612287 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	If you like noir and crime fiction, the Prologue Crime Kindle books are mostly $3, with the matching Audible version also $3. Prologue offered a lot of freebies a while back, so many of you might have the Kindle versions already.

04-24-2014, 09:06 AM	#6
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,439 Karma: 223676954 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	I'm waiting to see if a Daily Deal appeals, but my backup is the Whispersync deal on The Guns of August at $3.99 plus one of the Whispersync classics I haven't yet purchased for 99¢. I haven't read Guns of August in decades and it's timely this year, so I figured it was worth the listen. I borrowed the Kindle version from Overdrive to get the Whispersync price; I know the timing might be impossible on this option with less than a week to go.

04-24-2014, 12:06 PM	#7
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,356 Karma: 52612287 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I just used the credit for Reconstructing Amelia. It's is a Kindle Daily Deal today for $1.99, with the matching Audible version for $3.99.

04-24-2014, 12:31 PM	#8
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,535 Karma: 158154604 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I spent my $5 coupon on five $0.99 Whispersync titles. I got the first five books in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. All five titles qualify for the Buy 4, Get $10 promo.

04-29-2014, 08:52 AM	#10
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,439 Karma: 223676954 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	I'm toying with the idea of getting the Sandburg biography of Lincoln; 44 hours of listening for $7.34 with a rating of 4.6 stars. It would use up the $5 coupon expiring tomorrow and eat up a bit of the $10 coupon that still has two months to go and will combine well with the upcoming $10 coupon. But do I really want to listen to an account of Lincoln, no matter how masterful and poetic, for 44 hours?

04-29-2014, 10:19 AM	#12
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,535 Karma: 158154604 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Still haven't spent my $10 from the Avis promo; nor have I thought about what to get with the $10 from the Buy 4, Get $10 promo when it arrives. I do know that the titles will all be Whispersync. That's a lot of audiobooks.

05-07-2014, 01:37 PM	#14
ApK Award-Winning Participant Posts: 7,335 Karma: 67930154 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ, USA Device: Kindle	There's a bunch of SF books on sale for $6.95 right now, but I'll mention one in particular: Avogadro Corp., the first in William Herling's Singularity series, is part of the sale. I mention this only because the Kindle version of book #2 of the series, AI Apocalypse, is on sale for FREE right now: http://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Sin.../dp/B007FZVI2M And with the purchase of the free book, you can get the Audible version for $1.99. A great deal on two thirds of a series! And the first book is proving pretty enjoyable so far.

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