SYNC Offers Librarians, Teens Free Audiobooks All Summer
RSSBy SLJ Staff
Until September 1, anyone 13 and up can download audiobooks ranging from Handbook for Boys by Walter Dean Myers and Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens to Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston and A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. The titles, which are in MP3 format, are compatible with any digital player or computer, and the choices are from some of the best audiobook producers. Downloading the books is so simply--there's no required sign-up, personal details, or credit card information required. School and public librarians are encouraged to spread the word by adding links about the offer to their library website, emailing their library discussion groups and colleagues, posting on Twitter and Facebook, and creating displays. There are also free print outs to help librarians entice new listeners to take advantage of their expanding audiobook collection. And there's an added plus-SNYC's social networking features lets listeners interact with authors, narrators, and audiobook producers. Start downloading now. Two new titles-a current teen favorite and a classic with a similar theme-will be paired each week, offering teens a great way to listen to great literature all summer long. Here's the schedule of audiobooks available for download. July 1 - July 7
Librarians and teen book lovers are in luck this summer. SYNC, an online community that hopes to build an audience for audiobooks, is offering two free downloads of some amazing titles each week for the next two months.
The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
July 8 - July 14
Over the End Line by Alfred C. Martino
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
July 15 - July 21
Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
July 22 - July 28
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
July 29 - August 4
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
August 5 - August 11
Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
August 12 - August 18
Beastly by Alex Flinn
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
August 19 - August 25
Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
August 26 - September 1
Handbook for Boys by Walter Dean Myers
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
