I love audio books and I know many of my fellow truckers love 'em, as well. That's why this is such good news. Barnes & Noble is offering 9 free audio book downloads. Because they're free, you might be inclined to think that they're books barely worth the time it takes to download; you might be wrong! The authors range from Kurt Vonnegut to Louis L'Amour and Mark Twain (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the only full length novel included in the "Free Audiobook" offer).
To get the free audiobooks just add one or more of them to your shopping cart. (They're priced at a penny each but your cart will show a $0 balance.) You'll also need to download and install the Barnes & Noble Media Console. This application allows you to download, manage, and listen to all Audiobook MP3s downloaded from Barnes & Noble. It also lets you transfer Audiobook MP3s to your iPod and other portable devices.
The offer comes completely free of any "gotcha" strings, although, if you don't already have a Barnes & Noble account, you'll need to register and you'll also need to provide credit card info. If, however, you don't want to provide any credit card info you can choose the "PayPal" option (even if you don't have a PayPal account) and just complete the name and address form.
Another source for free audio books is http://www.librivox.org/. While they are limited to works in the public domain, the selection is vast.
Posted by: Amishtechie | November 07, 2009 at 02:15 PM