Simply Audiobooks Inc.

I’ve managed to pull myself out of my turkey coma and back to work– at least for the next few days. Tomorrow is new year’s eve, and I have been thinking a lot about my goals for the new year. (Actually, that’s a lie. I don’t ever make new year’s resolutions because I tend to always break them, and then feel bad about it which only fuels the fire of my winter blahs.)

New Year’s resolution 2008: Stop Lying. See what I mean?

However, for those of you who are a fan of the whole resolution thing, we’re here to help! Start your year off right with audio books focusing on Health, Body and Mind.

For the month of January we’re giving these titles away for 15% off our already discounted prices. So as you set your goals for 2009 be sure to check out some audio books that will keep you on track!

From all of us at Simply Audiobooks, we’d like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year!

And, if you’re in need of a unique last minute gift, check out our gift subscriptions. Buy online and print instantly! With prices starting below $20, it’s a gift that will fit into every budget.

Happy Holidays!

It’s Christmas Eve, eve! I know, it really creeps up on you doesn’t it? But this year you don’t need Superman to help you finish your shopping, wrap all the presents, grocery shop, and bake all those delicious Christmas goodies. Meet your new hero: Simply Audiobooks gift certificates!

Make a purchase faster than you can warm up your car. Print or email your gift instantly with the click of a mouse. And, with starting prices under $20, Simply Audiobooks gift subscriptions are great last minute gifts that will fit into any budget!

It’s really that easy. Now if only they could also bake cookies… maybe next year.

Robert Pattinson reads the Simply Audioblog! He must! Because how else would he have known exactly what to get me for Christmas? Not only did he wash his hair, he also got a hair cut! Doesn’t he look way better?!

Anyway, thanks to our pal R. Patz and the spirit of Christmas, I’m going to let you in on a little holiday shopping secret: If you buy the entire Twilight series on CD, it’s going to cost almost $200. However, give an audio book rental subscription and they can listen to each book in the series, starting from just $17.98!

Audio book rental subscriptions are easy and unique last minute gifts.

Here’s why:
- Rent unlimited audio books
- Choose from more than 11,000 titles
- Free shipping BOTH ways
- No due dates or late fees

Best of all you can purchase your Simply Audiobooks gift card from the comfort of your home, away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi, and the long line ups at the mall and such. Buy online and print or email your gift instantly!

Happy Shopping (and Robert, call me)!

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Note ALL the snow– evidently we’re not just dreaming of a white Christmas. But I hear even if you’re in Las Vegas or Malibu, you’re still seeing the white stuff. A fact which, I must admit, makes us Canadians so very happy. We laughed so hard when we heard the news that the heat from our breath partially melted the walls of our igloos!

Since you’re likely not used to getting weather like this (not that you ever really get used to it, trust us…) we’ve got a few tips to help you survive the snow:

5. Catch up on the Simply Audioblog entries. Good times!

4. Build a snowman and dress him up as your favorite audio book character.

3. Stay in and listen to audio books. (duh!)

2. Grab yourself a glass of snow and Baileys liquor, but be sure to avoid the yellow stuff.

1. Successfully finish your holiday shopping online! Simply Audiobooks gift cards are unique last minute gifts– starting from just $17.98, it’s a gift for every budget!

On top of winning the presidential election, and on top of having 2 bestselling books that are still next to impossible to keep on the shelf, and on top of his self-narrated audio book Audacity of Hope winning a Grammy this year for Best Spoken Word Album (his 2nd Grammy – he won his first in  2006 for Dreams From My Father), Barack Obama has just been named Time’s Person of the Year.

Not a bad year Barack. Not a bad year.

I’m a big non-fiction buff. Give me some true crime, a dictionary, anything on Afghanistan and I’ll be locked in my room, not to be seen for days. I like to mix it up on occasion with a good fiction book, but I don’t often venture out of those genres. Sure, I see lots of members renting and downloading Sci-Fi, Romance, and Suspense titles that look interesting, but I still tend to stick to what I know I like.

So, when a friend recently coerced me into reading a fantasy book, I wasn’t sure what to expect. And when I googled the author and saw that he looked like a New England fisherman, I had my doubts. But, I sucked it up and hoped for the best.

The book, A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin is the first of 7 planned novels in the series A Song of Ice and Fire . It’s set in a medieval-ish era and I am addicted.

I just finished the second book and haven’t gotten the 3rd yet and I miss it. Like I’d miss my right arm if it wasn’t there. It’s the kind of book where I will skip supper and crawl into bed at 5 so I can spend the night reading. The kind of book that I want to make people read so we can pretend to be princesses, or knights, or princess knights. And we would talk about dragonglass and Valyrian steel, how ‘Winter is coming’ and when, for the love of gods old and new, is someone going to kill Joffrey and Cersei?

So, read the books and let’s talk. I need someone to discuss the fate of the Seven Kingdoms with.

We’re in the home-stretch of moving our office. It appears everything is here, but in what box is anyone’s guess. If anyone has any of the white garbage bags, let me know!

Thankfully we’ve got our audio books. It makes unpacking waaaayyyy more interesting. They also help to drown out the cursing of the employees who haven’t yet been able to find all their stuff.

‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the house,
You were looking for great gift ideas for your spouse.

Your in-laws, your teenager, your Mom or your Dad,
What would you get them that they didn’t already have?

When what to your wondering eyes should appear,
Simply Audiobooks gift subscriptions were here!

Unique, fun and perfect for the book-lover on your list. A gift for every budget, gift subscriptions start at just $17.98.

Buy one today!

Tis better to give than to receive… yeah, right! Buy a 3, 6, or 12 month rental gift subscription and get one month free, just for you! In less than 5 minutes, cross someone off your shopping list and get a little something for yourself with our buy-one-get-one deal!

I mean, you could pile on your boots, mittens, scarf, hat and big winter coat. Then clean off the car, let it warm up, and drive to the mall. Drive around the parking lot for 20 minutes trying to find a spot. Fight through the crowds. Line up for 30 minutes. Take off you mittens, scarf, hat and big winter coat cause now you’re boiling hot, and get stuck carrying all that winter gear AND all your bags.

Or, click here. Yeah, it’s really that easy.