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The Hobbit (Unabridged Audiobook)

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Chirp Books.com has The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Unabridged Audiobook) for $1.99.

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  • About this Audiobook:
    • Read by: Andy Serkis
    • Run time: 10h 25min

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Chirp Books.com has The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Unabridged Audiobook) for $1.99.

Thanks to Slickdeals Staff Tooturntt3 for sharing this deal.

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Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this Audiobook:
    • Read by: Andy Serkis
    • Run time: 10h 25min

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kylek5968
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I have this on 400 casset tapes somewhere

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Nov 24, 2021 01:21 PM
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kamiller42Nov 24, 2021 01:21 PM
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Can I download the book as an audio file like mp3, or do I have to listen through the site's app?
Nov 24, 2021 01:38 PM
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junkdealerNov 24, 2021 01:38 PM
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so lazy if it is not on amazon or hoopla I dont buy it
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Nov 24, 2021 02:21 PM
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rbraatzNov 24, 2021 02:21 PM
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Quote from tx5995 :
I read on Kindle. Is it annoying to have books on two platforms?
Andy Serkis is great as a voice actor. My kids (10 and 12) and I are listening and following in the book to him read LOTR and they love it. For the price, I wouldn't hesitate.
Nov 24, 2021 02:25 PM
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redcodefsuNov 24, 2021 02:25 PM
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Quote from whoopi :
Got 30% off first order with promo code FRUGALGIRLS30
Total was 1.39 .
Had to (re)add the code at the last screen after PayPal approval or it wouldn't work.
Thanks! $1.39. Never have used Chirp before
Nov 24, 2021 03:07 PM
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DeadwingNov 24, 2021 03:07 PM
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Not to knock Andy Serkis, but What was wrong with the Rob Inglis versions? I can see remaking a movie with modern technology, but an audiobook? Seems unnecessary.
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Nov 24, 2021 03:20 PM
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scottzeeNov 24, 2021 03:20 PM
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Quote from Deadwing :
Not to knock Andy Serkis, but What was wrong with the Rob Inglis versions? I can see remaking a movie with modern technology, but an audiobook? Seems unnecessary.
What better audiobook narrator than the guy who voices Gollum?
Nov 24, 2021 03:28 PM
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whoopiNov 24, 2021 03:28 PM
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Quote from kamiller42 :
Can I download the book as an audio file like mp3, or do I have to listen through the site's app?
You Can download for offline playback, but not as mp3. I'm Using it on Alexa. The Alexa skill is working slightly better than hoopla.

https://support.chirpbooks.com/ar...ith-chirp/

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Nov 24, 2021 03:37 PM
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zen_cohenNov 24, 2021 03:37 PM
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It's also on Scibd, as well as the Inglis and e-book vers. I pay $10/mo and usually listen to 4-5 books. Good resource for audio and e-books if you don't need to 'own' them.
Nov 24, 2021 03:38 PM
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dstppyNov 24, 2021 03:38 PM
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Quote from tx5995 :
I read on Kindle. Is it annoying to have books on two platforms?

Are you kidding. I'm compelled to own The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on any possible medium and print release . . . I keep 5 trade paperbacks on hand for when someone says they haven't read it.


Hobbit/LotR (and nothing else Tolkien in my opinion) have excellent re-readability . . . although, when the elves start to sing it's a lot like when Van Helsing gets going about something in Dracula . . .


2 Good questions:
1) To anyone who's heard it - how are the singing parts?
2) To those who speak elven fluently (yeah, it's a thing I guess), how accurate is it?
Nov 24, 2021 03:41 PM
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davem7364Nov 24, 2021 03:41 PM
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Quote from scottzee :
What better audiobook narrator than the guy who voices Gollum?
Having listened to both, I much prefer inglis's performance. That said, I doubt the Inglis version can be gotten legally for $2. If you can borrow free from a library, I highly recommend. Inglis also did a stellar read of the LoTR trilogy. Wish he had done silmarillion.
Nov 24, 2021 03:41 PM
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p33p33tapeNov 24, 2021 03:41 PM
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Quote from whoopi :
Got 30% off first order with promo code FRUGALGIRLS30
Total was 1.39 .
Had to (re)add the code at the last screen after PayPal approval or it wouldn't work.
sweet! also picked up his narration of Fellowship of the Ring.
Nov 24, 2021 05:13 PM
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burntorangehornNov 24, 2021 05:13 PM
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Quote from Loudog504 :
Might have to read the book and rewatch the movie. I like the Andy Serkis narration sample.

I always thought the hobbit was a bigger book than it is... 310ish pages or 10.5hr audio book is pretty short.
Having now read the entire A Song of Ice and Fire series and all of its canonical companion texts, I find the Hobbit/LOTR/Silmarillion looks like much more moderate reading.
Nov 24, 2021 05:33 PM
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VonV6621Nov 24, 2021 05:33 PM
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For all the Hobbit heads like myself, this is a must. Better on the big screen, but while you're waiting on the next Hobbit movie you can play this. Or if your wife or girlfriend is expecting you can play this Audiobook since the little Hobbit Head to be can't see anything yet. I give this audiobook 5 bags of popcorn and 5 sodas.
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Loudog504Nov 25, 2021 12:15 AM
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Quote from burntorangehorn :
Having now read the entire A Song of Ice and Fire series and all of its canonical companion texts, I find the Hobbit/LOTR/Silmarillion looks like much more moderate reading.
Same, I'm coming off the Stormlight Archive series where each book was 1200+ Pages lol.

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HumbleAmericanNov 25, 2021 04:20 AM
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Quote from khassani :
It's free on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB5PdOPt0Lw
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