Shelfie, the app that let users snap a picture of their print books to download an e-book edition, is now offering audiobooks.
The company recently partnered with audiobook distributor Findaway, to offer audiobook bundles to readers. Participating publishers include: Blackstone Audio, Gildan Media, Hachette Audio, HarperAudio, Naxos Audiobooks and Scholastic Audio. The deal brings titles from authors including: Joe Hill, Harper Lee, Chris Kyle, Michael Connelly, James Patterson, Suzanne Collins, Haruki Murakami, Nicholas Sparks and David Baldacci.
The reader must take a photo of their print book with their name written on their book’s copyright page to access audiobook (and e-book) editions of participating titles.
A Random Quiz! Poking around the Reading Buzz Message Board, I found this very random post from the very awesome-tastic ForeverElephant. If you are feeling random, leave your answers to these questions in the Comments.
Hello everyone! I hope you are having a nice day today. Here is a random quiz for you:
- What is your favorite piece of furniture?
If you could swap places with anyone for a day, whom would it be?Quick! You have three seconds to pick a random word!Okay, now do eleven jumping jacks.What is your favorite kind of cheese?If you could change your birthday, what date would you choose?What is your least favorite season?What is your least favorite insect?What is your least favorite song?What is your least favorite question on this quiz? (You can finish the quiz before answering!)What is your favorite emoticon?Did you really do the eleven jumping jacks?Black or white?Sand or snow?Freezing cold or scorching heat?Tea or coffee?Pick any of the following words: duck, ocean, gravity, or electricity.Say something random:What is your favorite smell?What is your favorite name?Do you like the color pink?Pick a random number. (No decimals, please.)If you could make up a random rule, what would it be?Please ask and answer a random question.Favorite STACKS board?Favorite shout-out option?Thanks, guys!
Thank YOU, ForeverElephant
, for your terrific quiz! Everyone, go to the
Reading Buzz Board and say HI!! But first, let me take a shelfie.
— Sonja, STACKS Staffer