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1 week agoAudiobook recommendations for kids, according to a children's book critic
Audiobooks create shared experiences for families and enhance children's enjoyment of stories during activities like road trips.
Amazon Music Unlimited is offering new users three free months of music, podcasts, and audiobooks, but the limited-time offer ends today. Upgraded from the traditional one-month trial, the three free months of Amazon Music Unlimited offers users unlimited access to 100 million songs, podcasts, and audiobooks - all ad-free and in high-definition. Additionally, over seven million songs, including exclusive remastered albums, are available in Ultra HD, delivering more than 10 times the bitrate of standard-definition streaming services.
A collectible box set of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series is on sale for cheap at Amazon. As part of the retailer's Prime Big Deal Days early book sale, the leather-cloth-bound editions of all five novels in the fantasy series is discounted to only $36.12 (was $85). The 58% discount is the biggest price cut in two years. You need to be a Prime member to take advantage of this deal, otherwise the set will cost you $45.
"I think everyone should know the cost of providing digital sources is too expensive for most libraries," said Cindy Hohl, president of the American Library Association. "It's a continuous and growing need."