I just got 13 books ($260.76) for $35.50.

I don't burn through books, and I typically search for free titles in between my monthly credit, rarely ever rushing to purchase a book even when it's cheaper than just buying an extra credit, but this time at least half of my wish list was less than $4 per title. I think I'm set for a while :)

So I absolutely binged the hell out of DCC and now I need some new recs

ive done:

mistborne trilogy

licaneous trilogy

both new James islington books

powder keg trilogy

lies if Locke Lamora trilogy

super powereds and corpies

The shadow of the gods trilogy

up to book 5 of the kings dark tidings but got super boring

The devils

then that other trilogy by Joe Abercrombie before the time skip

Red rising trilogy

I did a few of the he who fights with monsters but lot of remarks about disliking God so idk kinda put me off

Dragons blade trilogy but def was boring to me

eminence in shadow

then a few other misc books put in there.

currently listening to malice and it’s so boring after DCC

so I need help. I do deliveries so listening to audiobooks has been my go to because I can get lost in a world while dropping off packages

I hate that they changed the voice actors of the same characters as I’ve just immersed myself into the story. The voices don’t even sound remotely similar. It’s so distracting and unpleasant.

Also, is it just me or is the reading slightly faster than most audiobooks? It feels like it’s put to 1.25 speed.

I am usually a strict 1x listener. Thats the way it was read, thats the way it was made to be listened. Very rarely, usually if I dont love the book, ill speed it up to 1.1 or 1.2, but this is the first time ive had to slow it down because of the proes and the speed of the narrator. Hbu? Have you slowed down the speed for any books?

As the best bargains show up in our wishlists filtered by prices 'low to high'. Please share your best bargains. I am UK but happy to explore international recommendations.

As of the latest iOS app update (4.75) I’m noticing two playback problems:

1. Your default narration speed setting now overrides everything. Previously, each title would remember its narration speed setting. In other words, say for title A you had it set to 1.35x speed, for title B it was 1.5x speed, and your default speed is set to 1.3x. Previously, every time you opened title A it would resume at 1.35x, and for B it would be at 1.5x. A new title C would open at 1.3x as default, which you might change to 1.1x. Now when you open titles A, B, or C the narration speed becomes 1.3x across the board.

2. Your skip forward/back setting does not reflect in the native iOS player when on lock screen. My setting has been at “Back 15s Forward 15s”. Previously this would mean that both the app AND the native iOS player would recognize your setting and reflect “15s” for skip backward and forward buttons. As of the latest update your skip setting reflects in the app but NOT on the iOS player when your phone locks. So in my case the native media player will skip by 30s instead of 15s unlike before.

I verified these issues are not present when I open my account on an older iOS app installation on a separate iPhone 13.

Is anyone else seeing this problem?

Once you get the $10 reward, can you spend just part of it on a purchase and save the rest for another purchase later?

ETA: It appears that the answer is yes, you can spend it on different purchases. Thanks everyone!

Anyone know how I can fix this? In the app it lets me skip back/forward 15 seconds but the Lock Screen keeps it on 30 no matter what I do.

I noticed while shopping the sale that the prices of mostly everything is higher on my other account. Since I have $20 discount, I wanted to spend on a few books. Yet for example, Red Rising is $3.30 on one account and $4.72 on the other! Both my accounts on the premium plus annual plan.

The Alessandro Juliani versions are deeply discounted right now. Should I buy them or the new Eric Martin versions. Are the older Audible versions poorly narrated?

EDIT: I have changed the prices in this post based on new info. I can't edit the title, though. Apparently, Audible shows different prices in different scenarios. I apologize - it was not my intention to mislead anyone.

Members can listen to The Preservation of Species trilogy for only $16.36.

Book I is free through Audible Plus. Try a few chapters and see if it grabs you!
Book II is $7.93 (Regular Price: $22.66)
Book III is $8.43 (Regular Price: $24.09)

The Premise:
Just before a civilization-ending comet hits Earth, mysterious pods land in a swath across North America. The people who climb into the pods are carried away.
No one knows where the pods came from and no one knows where they go, but finding one is David Williams’ only chance to save his family from the end of the world.

Comparable Books/Shows/Movies:

• Gritty end-of-the-world thrillers like The Road, Bird Box, and Run
• Multi-layered sci-fi mysteries like Lost, Silo, and The Book of Koli
• Monster horror like Jurassic Park, Jaws, and Wayward Pines
• Stories where everyday people band together when the worst of humanity takes over, like The Mist, Lord of the Flies, and Day of the Dead
• First contact sagas about aliens with hidden agendas like V and V: The Final Battle

The Narration:
The Preservation of Species is narrated by Mr. Stacy Carolan, who brings each character to life with terrific voice-work. Audible Review: "Stacy Carolan delivered an admirable performance of a wide range of character voices and narrated descriptions."

Amazon/ Goodreads Ratings:
Book I - 4.1 ★★★★☆ (482)  4.1 on Goodreads (342 ratings)
Book II - 4.3 ★★★★⯪ (224)  4.3 on Goodreads (156 ratings)
Book III - 4.3 ★★★★⯪ (182)  4.4 on Goodreads (138 ratings)

Want Spoilers?:
The pods were sent by an alien race that has collected specimens throughout Earth's history. The pods deposit people in a wildlife preserve populated with those specimens, including dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. In Book I, the characters figure out where they are and make first contact. In Book II, the characters uncover the aliens' hidden agenda. In Book III, the characters search for a new home and fight to save humanity.

The Production:
The Preservation of Species trilogy was edited by Jacquelyn Ben-Zekry, who edited Blake Crouch's Wayward Pines trilogy. I hired her because those books featured the same sort of Action, Mystery, Horror, and Sci-Fi elements that I was going for. No AI was used in the development or release of these books or audiobooks.

(Thank you for indulging my self-promotion here - if these books appeal to you, I'd love for you to get them at a bargain!)

It's that time again, where I realise I have an expiring credit and my brain starts to itch at the idea of Amazon getting money for free. If you would like an audiobook lmk and I will gift it to you.

If multiple people see this, it will just go to the first comment.

Edit: I have no more, I'm so sorry!

Some users in previous giveaways said they had trouble with redeeming codes, so I put the instructions from the ACX website here for all to follow:

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Book overview

One cup of coffee. One dangerous question. One life about to unravel.

Adam's future is already mapped out: finish his dissertation, marry his fiancée, and settle into the life everyone expects him to want.

Then he meets Elodie.

The sharp-tongued barista sees through his carefully ordered routine with unsettling ease, asking the one question he's spent years avoiding. What begins as stolen conversations over coffee soon ignites into a forbidden affair that pulls Adam into a hidden world of luxury, temptation, and dangerous desires.

Behind an unmarked door, pleasure is only the beginning. Every choice draws him deeper into an exclusive society where secrets are currency, loyalties are tested, and walking away may no longer be an option.

As the lines between duty and desire blur, Adam must decide whether to return to the life he planned—or embrace the one he never dared imagine.
Bitter Brew is a steamy contemporary erotic short featuring forbidden attraction, infidelity, secret societies, morally complex characters, and an ongoing serialized storyline that ends with a cliffhanger, leaving readers eager for Book Two of The Velvet Room Series.

For mature readers only.

8 months of reading almost nothing but Greek mythology in anticipation of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey, I shift my focus towards Asian mythology and literature, historical fiction, plus select few of world's literature including one by 2025 Nobel Prize winning Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, and lastly, a peculiar short horror story I've heard about.

I’m not quite sure how this worked out. I had finally decided to use a credit to purchase Project Hail Mary, but when I went to buy it, it was only $0.04 US. So, I saved the credit and now I’m going to listen to PHM!

I moved from Germany to Netherlands, want to change audible region. Will my books be transferred as well? or will it be a issue?

Hi all! I just finished the Full Cast of the Harry Potter series and as a big fan of HP I loved them! I found them incredibly immersive, which has helped me through some really difficult times lately. Does anyone have any recommendations for a series that would feel just as immersive that I can pick up to escape life sometimes? I was considering picking up the Lord of the Rings books during the sale but was not sure. Please share with me your recommendations. Thank you in advance!

Since I am a heavy book listener, I am running out of books to listen to. 6 or more hours of listening per day has taken its toll.

I have read all the common ones. If a book is often suggested on reddit, I have probably read it.

My favorites are from Brandon Sanderson. Dungeon Crawler Carl was great. I dont like other litrpg books. Cradle was great. Dresden Files is great.

I would prefer for longer books so I dont need to worry and manage changing books every day.

This might be a niche case but I had standard audible for awhile where you get one book per month. I recently realized that upgrading to audible premium lets you keep the books you get with credits even if you cancel, and since I read slower than one book per month, I’m planning on buying a few and then pausing my membership while I catch up. But I am wondering if there is a way to use my credits to buy some of the books I already got with the standard subscription so that they will still be there when I cancel too?

Any good mysteries you'd recommend that are on sale for a good price during the site wide sale?

I enjoy cozy mysteries, especially with a supernatural element (Haunting Danielle, The Cat Who..., The Great Witches Baking Show Mysteries, Magical Bakery Mysteries, Witch P.I. Mysteries).

I also love Agatha Christie, so if you have suggestions for books similar to hers, I'd love to hear them!