Amazon and Audible are giving away a free download of Water for Elephants ($6.99 Kindle), by Sara Gruen, narrated by David LeDoux and John Randolph Jones. This is supposed to be a Kindle with Special Offers deal, but you don't have to actually claim the offer on this one (I didn't and it downloaded just fine). In fact, the KSO page says it is to read on your Kindle, but you can download it to your PC, just like any other Audible book (and presumably copy it to any device, although I haven't tried that, yet).
I even tried looking at the order page without being logged in and it appears as if ANYONE can grab this one for free, even without a KSO registered to their account. Since everyone I know has a KSO, here, can someone without one give it a try and leave a comment to let me know if it works? You'll need an Audible account, of course, and be sure that you are not being charged ($$ or credits) before completing the order, if you give this a go.
Book DescriptionGet the free audiobook from Audible.
An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons.
When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.
Beautifully written, Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.
Just in case the product page gets "fixed", here are some more details on the KSO offer:
- You must claim the offer by November 2, 2001 (note that this is TOMORROW, only a 2 day window).
- You have to add the audiobook to your account by November 9, 2011 (not that this is only a one week period, not an entire month, as usually occurs)