The library still doesn't have some of the stuff audible has. I love audible and just got a gold member ship for half off. I will most likely get 2 credits a month once the half off ends.
On 10/13/19, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: > Sieghard, > In Canada do they allow you to buy the Gold membership at once? I have in > the past paid $149 for 12 credits, which is usually 12 books, which comes > out to about $12.50 per book and you can use them anytime, rather than just > once a month. > Since our National Library Service is getting more and more of the > commercial audio books I did not renew with Audible. > > > > > Richard > "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with > it." > -- from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, by Jane > Wagner > > > On Oct 13, 2019, at 2:51 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > I think between our free library services and Audible one has a pretty good > choice of books. If you can afford $14.95 a month for an Audible Canada > membership you then have also access to their daily deal books which are > anywhere between $3 to $7 or so Canadian and while not all are books which > will interest you, I usually find at least 1 or 2 and sometimes 3 each month > which are good books and which I can pick up for a few bucks and I can then > use my monthly credit for other books I want. The nice thing is that in the > US the Audible Gold membership is $14.95 US and before Audible Canada > started this of course translated into $21 or $22 depending on the exchange > rate. Audible has kept the Canadian membership price at the same $14.95 > except it's now charged in Canadian Dollars. From time to time they also > have special sales where a selection of a couple of hundred books are all > offered for $5.95 or $6.95 or as just now for the Canadian Thanks-Giving > weekend, you can buy two books with 1 credit. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mich > Verrier > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2019 2:40 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: A Question for All of You Audio Book Lovers > > Hello Mark. I know the e mail that you are talking about chirp and also the > books that they offer. I should point out that this seems to be only for > people who live in the US and so if people live out side of the US like in > Canada I am ot shure if you are able to pay for the books or not. I have not > used the app but do get the news letter. I also feel that wile the books and > stuff are good discounts it would be nice if they were offerd in Canadion as > well since wile they might be a good discount in USD not so in CAD. From > Mich. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. > Taylor > Sent: October 13, 2019 3:39 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: A Question for All of You Audio Book Lovers > > Hello Everyone, > > There is an audio book discount service called Chirp Books.com. > > I receive a daily email containing recommended audio books that I have found > to be excellent. Now, generally speaking, I learn about books from this > service, then either download them from Apple Books, Audible, BARD or Over > Drive. > > There website is fully screen reader accessible and they do have an app for > iOS in which one can purchase the titles, at the discounted price. > > Question, has anyone ever actually used the Chirp Books app, with VoiceOver > to download and listen to purchased titles? > > Mark > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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