Just hope your country and/or credit card are supported

Jan 26, 2012 12:01 GMT  ·  By

Audible, the service that lets you download digital audio books online and listen to them on your iPhone, Android or mp3 player, is offering Adam Lashinky’s 'Inside Apple' as a free download for fresh meat.

If you subscribe to Audible now, you get a special 14-day trial membership where you can download a free book - not necessarily Lashinsky’s, of course. But for those who are sworn Apple fans and enjoy listening to their books, rather than reading them, this offer is a must grab.

The book is also narrated by none other than author Adam Lashinsky, which means that every word, sentence, and phrase is read out with the accurate intonation. To get a sample of Lashinsky’s narration, click here.

And if you want a different book altogether, Audible can help you look for the best title that suits your ease. The company’s promo reads:

“You only have one first job, one first house, one first love. And you also only get one first credit. So what should you use it on? We realize that - with so many books in our store - it might be hard to know where to start. It’s our job at Audible to make sure that every listen is a great one.”

“But especially,  most importantly, your first. We hope this is a good starting place: these are some of our all-time best listens – those books with impeccable ratings and reviews, those books that our customers can’t stop talking about. Those books you just have to hear.”

Unfortunately for some people living in countries that have publishing rights restrictions, the free-book thing is not available.

There’s also a chance that your country is supported, but the credit card is not. In such a scenario, the customer can add, edit, or select another credit card by visiting the payment information page.