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Welcome to Audio Books Direct, an Australian bookshop specialising in audiobooks by
download or mail
Get downloadable audio books:
- economically
- without complicated monthly or annual subscriptions (such as with Audible)
- easily
- in PC and Mac compatible files that play on a wide range of MP3 devices
Note that you must have the download software--Ingram Media Manager (IMM)--on your computer before you can successfully order a downloadable audio book.
Audio download frequently asked questions
Or choose to receive your audio books in the mail on CD, MP3 CD and cassette.
To get non-audio books with the same high quality service and at low prices we highly recommend our companion website Scribbly Gum Books
Audio book specials: greatly reduced prices on excess stock and remainders (see note on remainders in the column on the right)
A selection of 2009 Audie Award Winners
Judges and non-fiction awards:Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How It Can Renew America, by Thomas Friedman; Narrated by Oliver Wyman
Fiction: Duma Key by Stephen King; Narrated by John Slattery
Literary fiction: Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis; Narrated by Anthony Heald
Mystery: Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri; Narrated by Grover Gardner
Romance: The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning; Narrated by Phil Gigante
Classic: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; Narrated by Simon Vance
Biography/memoir: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch; Narrated by Erik Singer
Business/educational: The Little Red Book of Selling: 12.5 Principles of Sales Greatness by Jeffrey Gitomer; Narrated by Jeffrey Gitomera
Children's titles up to age 8: James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot; Narrated by Jim Dale
Children's titles for ages up to 8: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman; Narrated by Neil Gaiman
Narration by the author: When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris; Narrated by David Sedaris
Short stories/collections: Armageddon in Retrospect: And Other New and Unpublished Writings on War and Peace by Kurt Vonnegut; Narrated by Rip Torn and Michael Vonnegut
Harry Potter on audio
Some of the titles from the UK-published series read by Stephen Fry are becoming hard to get but contact us and we will try to source them for you. We currently have a couple in stock. We generally have no problem getting the (less expensive) US-published ones read by another award-winning English actor, Jim Dale.
Popular school titles
Gary Paulsen books including Hatchet and River
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Various books by John Marsden
Bestsellers and recent releases
A Thousand Splendid Suns
The bestselling author of "The Kite Runner" returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel about the bond between two women in Afghanistan who are brought together by war, loss, and fate. Unabridged. 11 CDs.
Arctic Drift
A potential breakthrough to reverse global warming, unexplained deaths in British Columbia, and a rash of international incidents--NUMA director Dirk Pitt has reason to believe there's a connection somewhere and must race against time to find it before...
At Risk
Bestselling author Cornwell returns with an electrifying new thriller--a story filled with all the chilling suspense, rich characters, and trademark forensics that have made her an international phenomenon. But what she does with those ingredients this...
Breaking Dawn
To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf...
Cents And Sensibility (12 CD)
A high-fashion, jet-setting novel from the bestselling author of Pants on Fire and Mad About the Boy (also available from Bolinda Audio). Stella Fain has a rule for men she likes: Make them wait ... But the gorgeous Jay proves an exception to the rule...
Cover of Night
In a tiny Idaho community, widowed mother Cate Nightingale owns and operates a struggling B&B and occasionally enlists the aid of local handyman Calvin Harris. When a trio of thugs invades her inn and shuts down phone access in the village, Cate and...
Death By Water
The divine Phryne Fisher returns in the fifteenth seductive instalment in the classic Phryne Fisher whodunnit series. The nice men at P&O are worried. A succession of jewellery thefts from first class passengers is hardly the best advertisement for...
Eclipse
Edward's soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, just like he had in the parking lot, and kissed me again. This kiss frightened me....
How To Kill Your Husband
The latest international bestseller from the author of Puberty Blues, Mad Cows, Nip N Tuck and Altar Ego, all available from Bolinda Audio. All women want to kill their husbands some of the time "Where there's a will, I intend to be in it," wives...
Lean Mean Thirteen
New secrets, old flames, and hidden agendas are about to send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most outrageous adventure yet! MISTAKE #1 Dickie Orr Stephanie was married to him for about fifteen minutes before she caught him cheating on...
Peeling The Onion
Published to international acclaim. Childrens Book Council of Australia Honour Book. An exceptional audio book with unforgettable characters. Finding yourself in hospital, in a bed full of shattered glass, is traumatic. Coming to terms with...
Rhubarb
Winner of a Best Young Australian Novelist Award from the Sydney Morning Herald 2006; featured in the Books Alive Great Read Guide 2006. Rhubarb has received rave reviews across Australia for its quirky, touching and humorous portrayal of people struggling...
The 6th Target
There's a madman loose in San Francisco. Lindsay Boxer and the Women's Murder Club return for the most chilling case yet in James Patterson's series of bestselling thrillers. Unabridged. 7 CDs.
The Associate
For those who thought "The Firm" was suspenseful, wait until they meet "The Associate," the newest legal thriller from bestselling author Grisham.
The Kite Runner
The #1 National Bestseller Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, "The Kite Runner" is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household...
The Story of Danny Dunn
Simultaneous release of the latest novel from Australia's best-selling author
Likened by the author to Frank Hardy's Australian classic, Power Without Glory; with pubs, gambling and political corruption taking centre stage.
The Story of Danny Dunn...
Ticklepot
Peter Combe is an ARIA-winning performer. Perfect travelling and bedtime entertainment. Originally written and performed as a radio program, the Ticklepot episodes are hugely entertaining 10-minute stories featuring the fun-filled adventures of Monkey...
You
From the bestselling authors of "You: An Owner's Manual" comes the perfect dose of health information and go-for-it motivation for those who want a customized approach to dieting. Abridged. 5 CDs.
Using our website
(also see customer service and privacy information, above)
Register or quick order
If you think you may become a regular customer you might like to register so you don't need to enter your details for each order. However, for a one-off purchase you may prefer to do a quick order (you will see this option as you process your order).Currency and overseas customers
All prices are in Australian dollars; for overseas customers we deduct the Australian goods and services tax, so book prices will be 10 per cent less.
Payment methods
Please note that if you order over our website your credit card details are not seen by any of us and are not stored on our servers. They are processed by the highly secure eWay system.
So, while its easy and safe to pay by Visa, Mastercard or Amex, there are other ways you can pay.
You will see the other options for payment as you process your order.
Australian schools, libraries and other institutions: We are happy to invoice you if you contact us by phone, fax, mail or email with an official order and order number.
Our ABN: 90 069 868 426
Dispatch times and express post option
Indicative dispatch times, which are given for each title, range from 24 hours to a month or more; note express post only affects the time taken for Australia Post to transport your order from Canberra to your address.
Browse in stock titles only
If you need an audio book in a hurry, perhaps as a gift, you may find it among our in-stock titles�browse these by checking the box below the 'Browse for audio books' heading on the left side of the front page.
Remainders (publisher overstocks)
Some of our books are listed as low-cost remainders (all unused, in perfect condition, but some may have a remainder mark through their barcode or have slightly damaged packaging).
Selecting on price, format or abridgment
When browsing a book category, use the drop-down menus to refine the list of titles; for example, use the 'order by price' option [right-side button] to find remainders�cheapest titles will be listed first.
Note: For some titles the same format is listed twice, one of which is more expensive. These are Library editions in special packaging.
Thousands of unabridged MP3 audio titles
The MP3 format is great news for audio book fans with many new titles now appearing in this exciting format. They are cheaper than other unabridged audio books as most fit on just one CD. They can be transferred to your computer and iPod-type player or played on MP3-compatible CD players.
Browsing
When you go to a category, or subcategory, of audio book types (left-side menu) choose MP3 as the format from the drop-down menu. Also, check the MP3 format button when searching for an author.
Find MP3 CD titles from publishers and those in stock
Most of our MP3 titles come from a few publishers: Brilliance, Blackstone, Bolinda and Tantor. To find MP3 titles search for these after selecting 'publisher' from the drop-down menu and checking the MP3 format button. Check the 'in stock' button as well and you'll find just the ones in stock.
Our website now lists about 6000 MP3 titles and we currently have about 80 in stock. Note that Brilliance audio books are formatted to play on Daisy CD players as well as on normal ones.