The eBook Reader Blog

It appears that Amazon has stopped their Whispersync for Voice promotion where they giveaway a different free classic audiobook each month. They’ve been doing it for like 5 years now so I guess it was bound to end eventually. At the end of last month they removed the box that advertises the monthly freebie from […]

Today Kobo announced that they’ve started offering audiobooks in addition to ebooks. They are available now on the new audiobooks section of Kobo’s website. Kobo’s audiobooks can be purchased individually or through a monthly subscription plan. With the audiobook subscription you get one credit per month that can be exchanged for one audiobook. The subscription […]

For some reason Amazon was late to update their Whispersync for Voice freebie for July, but they still managed to get it done before the end of the month. This time around the free audiobook and ebook pair is Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. The audiobook is currently listed at $28.95 at […]

Today Amazon announced that Prime Day, their biggest sales event of the year for Prime members, will fall on July 11th this year, with sales starting at 9pm ET on July 10th. They’ve already started rolling out some early deals starting today. I remember reading last year that Prime Day was the bigger sales day […]

Amazon and Audible have updated their free audiobook offering for the monthly Whispersync for Voice freebie. Throughout June they are giving away The Man Who Knew Too Much by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Like usual the ebook is free but once you “buy” it the audiobook companion automatically becomes free as well. You can get both […]

It’s the start of the month again so that means it’s time for another Whispersync for Voice freebie from Amazon and Audible. This month’s free audiobook and ebook duo is The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. To get the free audiobook just make sure to check the box below the buy button at […]

Amazon and Audible have updated their free classic ebook and audiobook offering now that April has arrived. This month’s free audiobook and ebook combination is The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Like usual, just make sure to check the box below the buy button at Amazon when getting the free Kindle ebook to automatically […]

Here’s a roundup of some of the best iOS audiobook apps for iPads and iPhones to compliment the list of best reading apps and best comic apps that were posted earlier this year. Audiobooks are a good way to keep up with your reading list and favorite authors when you don’t have time to sit […]