There are only a few days left to pre-order December’s hot new releases. Orders before November 15^th will receive 25% off with the promo code E1211E. 

Choose from bestselling author Jack Higgins’, The Exocet, about Argentinean agents seeking to buy black-market Exocet missiles and the British officials who will do anything to stop them.

Or pick up an audiobook of one of Karen Robards romantic suspense novels, Sleepwalker. Sure to be another one of her bestsellers with an explosively intriguing and dynamically developing plot.

Another crime novel to stir those winter nerves up is Andrew Vachss’, The Getaway Man. Will the innocence of the getaway driver be maintained, or will he go down and bring the rest with him?

Dean Koontz new 77 Shadow Street is another thriller with a darker twist. The residents of Pendelton have little idea of the scarred grandeur of the palace on the summit of Shadow Hill. Few have escaped the episodes of madness, suicide, mass murder, and whispers of things far. This time it looks as though anyone who does will be very lucky.

Red Mist, the new Kay Scarpetta novel from the world’s #1 bestselling crime writer, Patricia Cornwell, is sure to help librarians and patrons battle the winter blues with some suspenseful audio as well.

Novelist Ellen Hopkins reflects on the audiobook version of her newest title Triangles in this video from Simon & Schuster Audio.  Hear her need for the decision to use four narrators, how audio actors absorb an author’s intent of the characters and breathe out the portrayed personality, and her aurally imaginative creative process.

In an effort to better provide our nation’s libraries with the best possible audiobook service, Taped Editions, Inc. (TEI) has acquired Landmark Audio. We will continue to operate our audio book leasing and sales services under the new moniker TEI Landmark Audio.

We are very excited to service an extended library market. The staff at TEI Landmark is committed to making this new acquisition a smooth transition for everyone. We have upped our sales and customer service departments and have all pledged to work incessantly for our fellow audiophiles. Audiobook service to our valued library customers is the top priority for the staff at TEI Landmark Audio.

Our team at TEI Landmark Audio looks forward to being of continued service to provide your library with competitive pricing on new audio book purchases, leasing programs, audiobook supplies and gently used audio books.

Along with a very special announcment we have to make on November 1, 2011, we have three new releases to offer our wonderful customers. Synchronistically, each with their very own special revelations.

Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire is a return of the the final installment in his transformative work, a thrilling and compulsive saga in which the fate of Oz is decided at last.

In Catherine Coulter’s, The Prince of Ravenscar, Nicholas Monroe is feeling pressure from his family to remarry. But the mysterious death of his first wife, Lily, still hangs over his head. Lily’s brother, Richard, believes Nicholas is responsible for her death. And when Richard finally confronts Nicholas, long-held secrets threaten to resurface, despite someone’s desperate effort to keep them buried.

Zero Day by David Balducci brings about new a lone Army Special Agent, John Puller. A combat veteran and the best military investigator in the U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigative Division. Puller has an indomitable spirit and an unstoppable drive to find the truth.
Puller is called out on a case in a remote, rural area in West Virginia coal country far from any military outpost. Someone has stumbled onto a brutal crime scene, a family slaughtered.  As Puller digs through deception after deception, he realizes that absolutely nothing he’s seen in this small town, and no one in it, are what they seem. Facing a potential conspiracy that reaches far beyond the hills of West Virginia, he must uncover justice and find out the truth.

Look forward to these new releases and the release of our exciting news!!

Pre-Order these hot new releases by October 21 to get 25% off!

Who doesn’t love a sweepstakes? And a “no hassle” one at that!  Taped Editions is running a sweepstakes to find America’s best-loved library—-determined by votes cast by library patrons.  The library with the most votes on December 15, 2010 wins an audiobook collection worth $500.  Have your patrons vote on our website:  www.tapededitions.com

Needless to say, the library with the best ‘strategy’ will win, and we’ve tried to make it easy for you to let your patrons know how to support their local library in this endeavor.  Call (800-850-1701) or email us (tory@tapededitions.com) to get a free sweepstakes promotional kit containing a poster and information cards to distribute to your patrons. 

What else can you do to put your library in the running for this fabulous prize?  We suggest that you place the following link on your website:  

Click here to vote!

When your patrons log onto your website, our link is right there making it easy for them to cast their vote.   Think of the link as a friendly reminder to online patrons to brag about their favorite library! 

So, you have a chance of winning an audio book collection… what else?  There’s a chance that a few of the stories from your patrons will make it back to this blog in the form of an article.  Even if you don’t win the grand prize, you still have a great shot at bragging rights via this blog! 

What’s in it for Taped Editions?  Not only is this great publicity for our company, but it provides an opportunity for us to say “thank you” to the unsung heroes of the local community and the backbone of our business:  the local library. 

That’s it …  no gimmicks, no obligation, no hassle … .just an opportunity for your library to get your patrons involved, generate some excitement, and for Taped Editions to learn more about our customers and the outstanding services they provide. 

Our goal is to continue to support the library world in a variety of unique and useful ways in the coming months.  We’ll keep you posted via this blog on upcoming events.  Stay tuned!