Free eBooks & Audiobooks
Amazon.ca is now offering free book downloads to Prime Members and I thought i’d also point you to other free sources for reading material:
- Archive.org – Over 2.5 million free public domain eBooks/audiobooks
- Bookboon.com – Educational eBooks
- Digitalbook.io – Over 1000,000 free eBooks
- Free Classical Audiobooks – Free classic literature audiobooks in mp3 format
- Hoopla Digital – Free eBooks and audiobooks via your local public library and the Hoopla app for iPhone/iPad or android devices
- Learn Out Loud – Free educational audiobooks
- Librivox – Free audiobooks
- Loyal Books – Free eBooks and audiobooks
- Manybooks.net – Over 26,000 eBooks
- Open Culture – Hundreds of free audiobooks and eBooks
- Project Gutenberg – Over 59,000 eBooks
- Rokuten Overdrive – Free eBooks and audiobooks via your local public library and the Libby app for iPhone/iPad or android devices
- Story Nony – Free Audio stories for kids
Enjoy.
Prime Music Comes To Canada
Prime Music is now available for free to Amazon Prime Members in Canada.
This music service, which is available on multiple devices through an app, features millions of songs and is advert free.
Amazon Prime Members will also notice that many addresses in Ottawa-Gatineau are now eligible for one day shipping.
Canada Day Weekend 2015
I’m a big fan of 80’s music from Canada so I thought i’d list a few events that you might want to like to attend this weekend.
Platinum Blonde and The Spoons will be performing tonight at the It’s Your Festival in Hamilton, Ontario. The free concert starts at 6pm at Gage Park, 1000 Main St E. But I suggest that you get there earlier to get the best seats.
Alan Frew of Glass Tiger will be performing various 80’s and 90’s classics tonight at Woah Canada ! in Moncton, New Brunswick. This free concert will be held at Riverside Park on Assumption Blvd. But if you happen to miss him, you can catch him on Saturday at Casino Nova Scotia in Halifax, Nova Scotia. And note that you can actually get free admission to the latter with PC Points.
Honeymoon Suite and Helix will also be performing in New Brunswick, at Pioneer Days in Oromocto on July 2nd at 9pm. Tickets to this event are $30.
Barney Bentall will be performing at Canada Place at 2:30pm this afternoon in Vancouver. The main stage is located at 999 Canada Place and Scottish pop star Sheena Easton will perform right after him.
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider will be also playing nearby at the Cloverdale Amphitheater in Surrey, B.C at 9PM. This is also a free concert. And if you miss this one, you can always catch them in Vernon, BC on Saturday at 8pm, at the Predator Ridge Resort (301 Village Centre Place).
The Grapes of Wrath will be performing in Calgary, Alberta at the free Canada Day celebrations. The stage will be located on Riverfront Avenue and the concerts will be starting at 7pm.
I will of course update this listing if I find some more concerts.
Gift Card Offer
Participating Shopper’s Drug Mart stores are offering 10% discounts on $50 and $100 iTunes Gift Cards until March 24th, 2016. Consult your local flyer for details.
A Safe New Years
It’s New Years Eve and it’s time to get back home safety. So why not use the local transit service ? Many of them are free !
- Halifax Area
- Laval
- Ottawa Area
- Peterborough
- Oshawa Area
- Toronto Area
- Go Transit in Toronto Area
- Mississauga
- London Area
- Kitchener/Waterloo Area
- Sudbury
- Winnipeg
- Regina (pdf file)
- Moose Jaw (8:15pm-5:15am)
- Saskatoon
- Prince Albert (pdf file)
- Edmonton
- Prince George
- Vancouver Area
- Victoria Area
Check your local transit service for information.
Hollywood Suite – Free Preview
Yes, it’s off topic but I thought you’d like to know that the Hollywood Suite preview starts today.
You’ll get four channels of films, one dedicated per decade starting from the 1970’s up to the 2000’s, and an On Demand channel until January 12th, 2016. And these channels will be $6 or less per month afterwards if you want to continue watching them.
Click here for details on getting it on your Cable or Satellite Provider.