| With free classic audio books, you can listen to some | | | | making these well-loved, best-selling classics available |
| of the greatest literature ever written-for free! | | | | in free audio book format. |
| It's true. Today's technology makes it possible for | | | | Examples of Free Classic Audio Books |
| publishers to deliver classic audio books for free. | | | | Many classic books are such great stories that they |
| When publishers do not have to pay for media like | | | | have formed the basis for movies and TV shows in |
| compact discs (CDs) or paper and bindings to publish | | | | later years. That is why you might recognize some |
| their books, they save a fortune on publishing | | | | of the free classic audio book titles as feature films. |
| expenses, and they pass a portion of their savings | | | | Here are just a few of the free classic books you |
| on to their listeners. | | | | can find available for download on the Internet: |
| Once a publisher uploads a copy of a free classic | | | | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry |
| book to its web site, it costs the publisher next to | | | | Finn, by Mark Twain. The Adventures of Tom |
| nothing to make that book available to the public. | | | | Sawyer is the classic story of a mischievous boy |
| The audio book listener merely downloads a series of | | | | growing up in rural Mississippi in the 1800s. |
| mp3 files on to their own hardware or listening | | | | Huckleberry Finn is the sequel. These free classic |
| device. | | | | audio books make great listening for children, adults, |
| Free audio books are available only by download. If | | | | or the entire family together. |
| you get these books on CD, you should expect to | | | | White Fang, by Jack London. The title character of |
| pay a fee for hardware (the CD), shipping, and | | | | this free classic audio book is half wolf, half sled dog. |
| handling. | | | | After his parents are killed and he suffers abuse at |
| It's not only technology that makes it possible for | | | | the hand of a cruel master, White Fang is a menace |
| publishers to give away free books. Old classic | | | | until eventually finding peace with a kind owner. |
| novels, literature, and non-fiction books are extremely | | | | Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan. The language in |
| affordable for publication, because the copyrights | | | | this old allegory can be tough for children, but the |
| have expired, and the books are royalty free. | | | | story line comes through loud and clear when it is |
| Publishers provide a much needed public service by | | | | read to you in an audio book. |