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Simply Audiobooks would like to thank you for participating in our review contest. We’re very happy to congratulate Nicole, Melissa and Melvyn as our contest winners!

Our top prize, a $100 Simply Audiobooks gift certificate, goes to… drum roll please….

Nicole! For her succinct, and well written review of The Case for a Creator. In addition to receiving her Simply Audiobooks gift card, Nicole’s review has been selected as this month’s “Featured Review” on our homepage!

Melissa’s review of The Diamond Age earned her a $50 Simply Audiobooks gift certificate, and Melvyn will be getting a $25 gift card from Simply Audiobooks for his Odd Thomas review.

Congratulations!

Time is running out to participate in the Simply Audiobooks review contest. We know a lot of you have been writing reviews this month– but you need to post yours in the comments section on the contest blog post for your chance to win!

We’ll be choosing three winners– first, second and third– who will receive a $100, $50 and $25 gift card respectively. Best of all, these gift cards can be redeemed for audiobook sales or Simply Audiobooks memberships.

Hurry! The contest closes September 30, 2008.

Now that the kids are back at school, you’ve got more time for audiobooks, right? And more time to write awesome audiobook reviews!

To help get you back into the swing of your super-fantastic-amazing review writing, we’ve come up with a contest that (we hope) will help get your creativity flowing.

The Rules:

Review an audiobook you have listened to recently, and post your review in the comment section of the blog. This is key, cause if you don’t post it in the blog comments, we wont recognize your review as a contest entry.

Do this before September 30, 2008 (that’s when the contest closes) and then we’ll pick 3 winners.

Prizes, you ask?
- First place (an ‘A.’ Cute, right? It compliments our Back To School Theme!) is a $100 Simply Audiobooks gift card.
- Second place (a ‘B’) gets a $50 Simply Audiobooks gift card.
- Third place (a ‘C’) will receive a $25 Simply Audiobooks gift card.

The Simply Audiobook gift certificates can be used towards your monthly subscription cost, or the a la carte purchase of audiobooks. Sweet!

All the reviews will be graded on content, flow, and relevance. Bonus points if it’s also entertaining. We like being entertained! Remember this is a book review, not an essay, so keep it fairly short. Check out reviews currently on our site for ideas.

Simply Audiobooks would like to thank everyone who participated in our Hachette Audio Summer Giveaway.

We are thrilled to congratulate our three contest winners: Cynthia, Melvyn and Heather! They will each receive an audio book pack, including 6 of Hachette’s top audiobooks of the summer. Congratulations!

You can read their crazy commute stories here. You will need to scroll down a bit to get to the comments section, but believe me, their anecdotes are worth the extra exertion!

If you didn’t win, fear not; we’ll be posting a new back to school contest in the coming weeks… stay tuned!

Happy Reading,

Simply Audiobooks

Don’t worry if you missed out on our last contest. We had so much fun, we’re starting another one!

In conjunction with Hachette Book Group, we’d once again like to provide you with great entertainment for those long drives with loved ones, family and friends, or those quiet flights to your summer destinations. Share stories on the blog about your craziest commute, and we’ll select 3 winners to receive one copy of each of the audiobooks listed below. They’re sure to make your time in the car, on the bus, train, or plane much more enjoyable!

1. Made in the USA (Unabridged), by Billie Letts
Read by Cassandra Morris, $34.98
ISBN 9781600242076
Listen to its Podcast under the Audio and Video tab

2. Barefoot (Abridged), by Elin Hilderbrand
Read by Katie Hale, $19.98
ISBN 9781600242342

3. Off Season (Unabridged), by Anne Rivers Siddon
Read by Jane Alexander, $39.98
ISBN 9781600241703
Listen to an Excerpt under the Audio and Video tab

4. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X (Unabridged), by James Patterson
Read by Milo Ventimiglia, $22.98
ISBN 9781600242007
Visit www.JamesPatterson.com and sign up for the Patterson e-newsletter to get exclusive content and contests news!

5. The Turnaround (Abridged), by George Pelecanos
Read by Dion Graham, $29.98
ISBN 9781600242366
Visit George Pelecanos’ website. Read George Pelecanos’ author interview.

6. Bourne Sanction, by Eric Van Lustbader
Read by Jeremy Davidson, $29.98
ISBN 9781600242946
Read Eric Van Lustbader’s article, I First Met Bob Ludlum

Couldn’t find the titles you’re looking for? Choose from thousands more at Simply Audiobooks!

Please note: This contest ends Friday, August 22, 2008.

We want to congratulate Laura McLendon as the winner of the Simply Audiobooks summer reading contest! In addition to taking Sue Grafton and John Grisham books with her on her summer vacation, she will be bringing a gas card and a basket of free audiobooks totaling $200!

We would also like to congratulate our finalists, Debbie Harrington, Catherine Copeland and Barb Shea, who have received an upgrade on their account for the next month.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our contest!

Happy Reading,
Simply Audiobooks

Remember playing that game in school? Each kid would have to go around the circle and name one thing they would take with them on a summer vacation. Then you’d have to repeat what your classmates were “bringing” and add your own item to the end of the list. Kindergarten flashback aside, it is getting to be time for summer vacations, and we want to know what you’re planning to take with you. Specifically, what books you’re going to pack.

Contest Alert!

Add a comment with your summer reading suggestions below. We’ll be selecting our favorite responses to send to our members in our summer reading newsletter.

The finalists in our summer reading contest will receive a free upgrade for their next month of service.

Our grand prize winner receives a Simply Audiobooks Road Trip Gift Basket worth $200 including audiobooks and a gas card!

We’d like to thank everyone who participates in sharing their summer favorites. We’re really looking forward to reading about your picks. Please note that this contest ends July 7, 2008 – don’t forget to check back on the 8th to see who the winner is!