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Today’s article, the third installment in this series, serves as an introduction to audible.com, and also provides entertainment ideas in the category of Christmas audio books that are perfect for taking along on holiday travels, or just enjoying the season at home.
Audible.com is an Amazon company. Their audio books, which number over 100,000 selections, are offered abridged, unabridged and in dramatized formats, and are set at reasonable price points.
The full library collection, which audible offers, ranges from audio books for Kids and Teens, to New Releases, Best-sellers and Award-winners. Other categories you’ll find include: Mysteries; Thrillers; Sci-Fi; Fantasy; History and more.
Audible.com provides easy browsing and shopping by category and also allows you to narrow your gift search down to a specific keyword, author, title or narrator.
Excellent sound samples are provided enabling you to listen to your selection before you purchase.
All audio books are compatible with iPod®, iPhone®, BlackBerry, and more than 500 popular MP3 players.
Audible also provides telephone-shopping support at 1-888-283-5051 (USA & Canada), 973-820-0400 (International) Mon - Fri 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM ET, Sat 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM ET, and online customer service support 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.
Currently, audible.com is offering several rather enticing membership programs based on either a monthly or annual rate, which start as low as $7.49 per month to $229.50 per year.
Purchasing without membership advantages and at straight retail pricing is always an option.
The Christmas audio books that are featured have been researched for quality as well as value, and are geared to provide the children or teen in your life with many hours of positive and fun-filled entertainment.
The color-highlighted Christmas audio books that are below are provided with links for standard pricing as well as special discounted membership pricing
Each audio book's title will connect you with a sound sample, so you may wish to bookmark this page to enable further explorations at your leisure or to browse for non-holiday titles.
From now until December 21, 2011, many other new offerings will be featured on National Children’s Entertainment, covering a wide variety of entertainment-oriented items, so if you don’t find something today, be sure to check back often.
As always, you are the best judge of what is appropriate for your child’s entertainment
AUDIOBOOK
ABRIDGED
By
Narrated by
Length:1 hr and 47 mins
Release Date:09-25-06
Regular Price:$13.27
Special Offer: Learn how to get this for $7.49
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
AUDIOBOOK
UNABRIDGED
By
Narrated by
Length:12 mins
Release Date:06-26-06
Regular Price:$3.93
Special Offer: Learn how to get this FREE!
AUDIOBOOK
By
Narrated by
A recording of this caliber doesn’t get much better than this – pairing the words and the distinctive voice of one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, Thomas' rich language melts into tender recollections of Christmas past. Prose narrated like pure poetry.
Length:48 mins.
Release Date:12-16-99
Regular Price:$13.27
Special Offer: Learn how to get this for $7.49!
AUDIOBOOK
UNABRIDGED
By
Narrated by
Linz delivers a happy, animated and energized narration of this classic Clement Moore poem.
Length:5 mins
Release Date:02-08-08
Regular Price:$1.95
Special Offer: Learn how to get this FREE!
If you’ve found this article to be helpful with your holiday shopping, you may also want to review the following previous posts.
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