MP3 Audiobook Downloads

Celebrate Mother's Day with Audio Books

2009-05-10T11:10:00.015-04:00

Happy Mother's Day! Some amazing audio book gifts for Mother's Day.

Home Safe
By Elizabeth Berg

In Elizabeth Berg's new novel, Helen Ames and her 27-year-old daughter break out into a whole new life in this thoughtful audiobook about the evolution of the relationship between a mother and daughter.

Censoring an Iranian Love Story
By Shahriar Mandanipour

A dazzling debut—wholly original, thrilling, subversively funny—of a writer setting out to compose a simple yet classic tale: a love story as beautiful and moving as all great love stories should be...except that he, and his young lovers, live in today's Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
By Alan Bradley

A corpse in the cucumber patch, a rare philatelic treasure, a bizarre Victorian chemistry lab, and a revolting recipe for custard pie...these are the ingredients for summer 2009's most delectable mystery!

Audio books by Rick Riordan

2009-05-10T02:37:00.004-04:00

The Series

The gods of Olympus are alive and well in the 21st Century! They still fall in love with mortals and have children who are half-god, half-human like the heroes of the old Greek myths. Join the adventures of Percy Jackson and The Olympians.

Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files

Young demigods, brace yourselves for a peak inside the highly classified Demigod Files! Compiled by Camp Half-Blood's senior scribe, Rick Riordan, these top secret archives include three of Percy Jackson's most perilous adventures and behind-the-scenes interviews with your favorite characters--Connor and Travis, Clarisse, Annabeth, Grover, and Percy.

The Last Olympian

All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows...

Marine One MP3 Book Release

2009-05-06T20:09:00.005-04:00

Marine One by James W. Huston. Read by Joe Barrett.
Releases on May 12, 2009

JAMES W. HUSTON is the New York Times bestselling author of six thrillers, including Balance of Power and Secret Justice. A graduate of TOPGUN, he served as a Naval flight officer on board the USS Nimitz.

Audiobook Description:
After the presidents’ helicopter, Marine One, goes down in a brutal thunderstorm, the government blames the European manufacturer of the helicopter, accusing them of killing the president. Senate investigations and Justice Department accusations multiply as Mike Nolan, a Marine Corps reserve helicopter pilot and trial attorney in civilian life, is hired to defend the company from the criminal investigations and wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the most notorious lawyer in America on behalf of the First Lady. Nolan knows that to win his case, he has to find out what really caused Marine One to crash and why the president threw caution aside to go to a meeting no one seems to know about.

Reviews:
Move over, Tom Clancy and Dale Brown—make room at the bar for James Huston.” —Stephen Coonts
An explosive novel of politics, money, and lies, Marine One expertly mixes political intrigue with courtroom drama and fast-paced action in what will be one of the most talked-about thrillers of the year.

“If you like Tom Clancy, Huston is a good step up.” — Washington Post Book World

“Bestseller Huston grabs the reader by the lapels with the opening sentence of the first chapter of this outstanding thriller….This is nonstop legal suspense at its best.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Reading Magic by Mem Fox

2009-02-01T01:05:00.007-05:00

We all hope and expect our children will learn to read, but how many of us realize we can get our kids on the road to reading simply by reading aloud to them every day? With passion and humor, Mem Fox explains why reading aloud to young children has such an impact on their ability to read- and on their entire lives. From the perspective of an ordinary mother as well as a bestselling author and internationally respected literacy expert, Fox explores when and where to read aloud and demonstrates with clear, easy-to-follow examples how to read aloud to best effect and how to get the most value and joy out of a read-aloud session. Filled with practical advice, activities, and inspiring true read-aloud miracles, this audiobook is a must for every parent-and for anyone who would like to know more about how children learn to read.

Join the Pulp Revival - America in the 1930s and '40s

2008-12-08T19:34:00.006-05:00

Pulp Fiction was in its heyday and 30 million readers were regularly riveted by the larger-than-life tales of master storyteller L. Ron Hubbard. For this was pulp fiction's Golden Age, when the writing was raw and every page packed a walloping punch.

That magic can now be yours. An evocative world of nefarious villains, exotic intrigues, courageous heroes and heroines-a world of that today's cinema has barely tapped for tales of adventure and swashbucklers.

"The stories were driven by plot and character, with grand heroes, terrible villains, beautiful damsels (often in distress), diabolical plots, amazing places, breathless romances." -- Kevin J. Anderson

Get into the action by downloading the stories of Golden Age in Pulp Fiction from Kitabe.com.

How to create audiobooks in iTunes

2008-12-08T17:33:00.007-05:00

- Donald Bell, CNET News, CA - Dec 5, 2008

iTunes 8 has made it easier to classify any audio file as an audiobook, allowing you to resume playback, control playback speed, and prevent your books from ...

Photos: Create audiobooks in iTunes

Halo: First Strike

2008-11-30T10:28:00.003-05:00

Eric Nylund weaves his mastery in tale-telling again. Halo: First Strike is the third in the most popular science fiction Halo series. The scenery is bleak. The evil forces of Covenant have succeeded in wiping out sentient life and destroying Halo, the distant planet. Thousands of brave soldiers have shed their lives. The entire planet is strewn with debris but the alien enemy soldiers are unrelenting in their patrol of the planet.

There is only one person who has got some chance of standing up against Covenant and his brutal force intent on wiping out humanity. The lone survivor of the ‘super soldiers’ known as SPARTANs is Captain Keyes, affectionately called as Master Chief. He has got the unenviable work of looking for survivors, rescuing them, and assembling them into some kind of force that can fight the mighty alien force. The voyage through this mighty gauntlet is the most dangerous the Master Chief would ever undertake. The only help he has got at his side is the powerful artificial intelligence of his cruiser, Cortana. Even this proves insufficient at times against the highly dangerous army of the brutal enemy, Covenant. The Master Chief is forced to rely on his instinct and draw upon his vast experience of the past to devise strategies. However, he is a very determined man and with the motley group helping him, takes the fight to the enemy. He launches a first strike that is decisive in bringing victory to humanity against an enemy that is resolute in wiping out humanity.

This electrifying science fiction is available now as Halo MP3 for download at Kitabe.com, along with the other two books, Halo: The Fall of Reach and Halo: The Flood. With the popular Halo book series, you are assured of one hundred percent non-stop enjoyment of about 11 hours. Buy the Halo authors’ books now to live the thrilling experience.

Halo: The Flood

2008-11-19T22:52:00.002-05:00

Halo: The Flood is the second in the three Halo books series of audio books available at Kitabe.com. This 11 hours non-stop pleasure is presented to you as Halo CD for download. Written by William Dietz, this Halo story is the follow-up to Halo: The Fall of the Reach. This exciting story book continues the epic battle between the humans and the alien enemy, Covenant.

After the bombardment of Reach, with the fortified world reduced to rubble along with its brave defenders, one lone surviving member of the elite group, known as SPARTANs, continues the war. Called affectionately as Master Chief, Captain Keyes, flees the planet of Reach in a single cruiser with a few hundred marines, the only humans remaining from the long-drawn brutal battle with the merciless menace, Covenant.

In a daring operation, the Master Chief crashes into the dreaded planet of Halo, built by a race that died a long time ago. Halo is teeming with a massive Covenant occupation. However, the Master Chief is armed with the secret artificial intelligence of the cruiser, Cortana. This weapon is concealed in his battle armor, unknown to the enemies. There is a thrilling progress by both the sides to discover the darkest mystery of the many deadly secrets in Halo. The alien troops are trying to search the ring for the hidden secret. Only the discovery of the dark mystery of Halo would unleash its huge source of power. The Master Chief, the last of SPARTANs, the super soldiers, has got no other option to lead his strewn about forces into the unknown perils lying in store for them. The struggle for survival, the mighty efforts to counter the brute force of the enemy, and the enthusiasm to keep the human race from becoming extinct, all are brought out in minute details in this epic. Download Halo CD now and enjoy this great saga of endurance.

Halo: The Fall of Reach

2008-11-13T06:47:00.004-05:00

Halo, the mysterious, artificial, and ancient world is the final resort of the Master Chief, the surviving SPARTAN in the war with the brutal Covenant. He is an important member of the small group of ‘super soldiers’, who go under the code-name SPARTANs. They are the advanced warriors of the planet Reach. They are a group specially bioengineered to be the best in the universe. They had been technologically augmented to be totally professional, operate in a quiet manner but be completely deadly in their strike.

The planet Reach is the last military outpost at the Earth’s doorstep, when the dreaded Covenant marches unhindered through space, with the sole intention of wiping out humanity everywhere. In this desperate, take-no-prisoners all out war against Covenant raging in Halo, a distant plant, the Halo story takes you through the exciting moments in the glorious but doomed battle, with Master Chief, the lone survivor from another legendary battle, remaining the only hope for humanity. This war would not only prevent the efforts of Covenant in leading the humans into an intergalactic war that would wipe out humanity but would also prevent the evil forces from learning the location of earth. The encounters with the powerful alien enemy by the small band of committed super soldiers, who would not hesitate to kill and be killed, are gripping to the core, to say the least.

Halo: The Fall of Reach, the epic featuring the ultimate war of the handful of SPARTANs against the evil forces of Covenant, is available now for download as Halo MP3 of 11 hours non-stop adventure at Kitabe.com. Here is your chance to buy this Halo story book and the other two books available in this Halo book series. The three books are Halo: The Fall of Reach and Halo: First Strike, both by Eric Nylund, and Halo: The Flood by William Dietz. Use the Halo download to give yourself an exciting experience for enjoying this Halo audio book.

Discount Audio Books

2008-11-02T16:07:00.005-05:00

If an audio book aficionado came across a selection of discount audio books, she may be tempted to make a purchase. If this situation does arise, she may want to step back for a moment and consider the alternatives. Perhaps the money would be better spent downloading a more versatile form of audio book rather than purchasing technology that's guaranteed to become obsolete.

At Kitabe.com, you'll find that conventional audio books (CD/Cassette) have already been phased out. But the information contained on our DRM free MP3 audio books is decidedly different. Our audio books are in the MP3 format, which means previously, 10 or more compact discs were required to hold the same amount of information.

The MP3 format was chosen because of its versatility. If you're one of the millions of portable mp3 player owners, you can easily and comfortably carry one of our mp3 audiobooks with you for "reading" while on the move. We offer thousands of audio books from a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres and allow our members to conveniently download them over the Internet. With no membership fees, easy to download, affordable rates, there's no need to purchase expensive, antiquated audio books ever again.

Top 10 Christian Audio Book Downloads

2008-07-27T14:36:00.006-04:00

It may be too early to think about Christmas, but there is no better time than now (considering the economic conditions) for a spiritual download. One way to get spiritually aligned is to download audio books to your iPod or MP3 player and plug it into your car while you are on the road. One of my favorite audio book is the KJV Bible recorded by Eric Martin. When you listen to a bible on the road, you don't have to start from the beginning, skip to any chapter and listen to it for 10 minutes and then reflect on it. That's all it takes and your day will go by stress free.

One of the popular audio book downloads is the Faith Based Fiction category at Kitabe.com with 100's of titles available for download. The top fictional author is Tim LaHaye with the Left Behind series followed by Frank Peretti.

In life we always have choices, the little choices we make, will make up who we are as an individual. We can let our commute dictate us or we can take control of it by listening to something inspirational. The Christian audio books have many good books in self help (relationships, family, money, Christian living), bible helps (bibles, bibles studies, topical studies) , audio books for children and most of all riveting fiction stories from CBA bestselling authors Ted Dekker, Randy Alcorn and Beth Moore

Here's a list of Top 10 downloadable audio books in the Faith Based Fiction/Non-fiction category:

1. Left Behind by Tim LaHaye , Jerry B. Jenkins
2. This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti
3. Apollyon by Tim LaHaye , Jerry B. Jenkins
4. Honor's Disguise by Kristen Heitzmann
5. Scarlet by Stephen Lawhead
6. And Then There Were Two by Gilbert Morris
7. Assassins by Tim LaHaye , Jerry B. Jenkins
8. Glorious Appearing by Tim LaHaye , Jerry B. Jenkins
9. Epicenter by Joel Rosenberg
10. Looking For God by Nancy Ortberg

Assuming the sale by Tim Mulcahy

2008-07-19T08:13:00.000-04:00

In order to achieve an extremely high closing ratio in sales you must assume the outcome of your presentations will be as you desire. Assuming the sale means that right from the beginning and all the way thru the process you believe and remain committed to achieving the goal you set.

To become a Sales Superstar you must create a script designed with the purpose of closing the sale with ease every time. Closing on the first call is usually the best case scenario in selling. In certain cases a sale may require a few contacts based on the complexity of the solution offered, however it is essential that each presentation closes the prospect into moving to the next desired step.

All the fundamentals of a perfect presentation work synergistically and are essential in closing sales at a high ratio. Assumption at the close is a pivotal moment of truth and usually this is the step in the sales process that separates the Superstars from the average sales representatives. Assuming at the close involves using a strategic question and proper body language. A powerful and effective technique is to break eye contact and ask a question that implies the agreement. For example you could ask for the spelling of the name of the person or organization as you break eye contact and begin to right the order. Like most new habits it may seem unnatural and tense initially, however over time this will become second nature. Based on your specific selling situation you will need to develop a similar type of close that leverages the power of assumption. Continued...

Learn more about Sales Superstar ideas and suggestions at Kitabe.com. Click on the popular audio book: Sales Superstar - Volume 1 & 2

New Audio Book for Going Green

2008-07-13T08:29:00.000-04:00

Want to learn more about organic food? Curious about alternative power sources? Want to do your part to help save the environment? The way that you live, work, travel, eat, drink, and dress affects the earth and the environment--and this concise, eye-opening book gives you all the tools you need to live a "green" lifestyle. This Earth-conscious manual is your introduction to the green lifestyle--so you can help the Earth prosper for another 4.5 billion years!

Download the MP3 audio book from Kitabe.com: The Everything Green Living Book

The best part of this audio book is the topic on educating your children on green lifestyle.