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LKjjd on 31/08/2014 - 01:09 itunes.apple.com (3033 clicks)
Last edited 31/08/2014 - 10:32 by 2 other users

First time posting. I was hoping to find some free ebooks for my kids and stumbled across this when typing free children's books in the iBooks store search. Not all titles are free.
I managed to download for free the following today from the Australian iBooks store
The BFG
Fantastic Mr Fox
Esio Trot
Danny the Champion of the World
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Dirty Beasts
Matilda

Not sure how long this has been free or when it will expire.

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  • [Deactivated] on 31/08/2014 - 01:40
    +4

    I wonder if itunes will follow ALDI

    http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/roald-dahls-revolt…

    • sk3iron on 31/08/2014 - 01:43
      +2

      You stoke my joke by 4minutes

      • BlazinPast on 31/08/2014 - 01:44
        +27

        I stole your ability to fix your typo.

      • Kevan2 on 31/08/2014 - 09:40

        Sorry thumb failed me! Blame ' after the night before '

    • Nuggets on 31/08/2014 - 20:43
      +4

      I feel sorry for ALDI because there's just no winning with something like this. People will be outraged whether they pull the books or not, and it's a case of a very vocal minority both ways.

  • jace88 on 31/08/2014 - 02:05

    Some goodies there and not sure why some have free and non free versions eg BFG. Pity my favourite (the twits) isn't free :(

  • TRENT86 on 31/08/2014 - 02:38
    +3

    Nice 1st Post :)

    • Kjjd on 31/08/2014 - 09:26

      Thanks for the links.

  • ChickenTalon on 31/08/2014 - 05:00
    +3

    Should be marked NSFW. mods!

  • pencilman on 31/08/2014 - 06:51

    Great first post - thanks !!!

  • flamesinfour on 31/08/2014 - 07:05
    +10

    Great first post. Thanks!
    Scrolling along the long list, I saw that the 2007 version of Matilda is also free (but the 2003 release is $9.99 - pricing error a la HN/JB?).

  • grababargain on 31/08/2014 - 07:42

    Thanks Op. Good find.

  • modsec802 on 31/08/2014 - 08:10

    Thanks: got them for when my kids are older.

    • MITM on 31/08/2014 - 08:25
      +1

      MA15+ according to Aldi

  • gidxg03 on 31/08/2014 - 08:37

    Thank you. I remember reading Danny Champion of the world when I was a kid and then reading it for my now 15 year old. Looking forward to now reading this for my 3 year old on the ipad!

  • montorola on 31/08/2014 - 09:59

    Fantastic Mr. Fox my all time fave! Cheers OP

  • Noisykid on 31/08/2014 - 10:46

    Thanks OP -Two Thumbs Up.

  • frogger081 on 31/08/2014 - 11:03

    Thanks OP. Your a legend.

  • banzini on 31/08/2014 - 11:21

    Special Little Unopened Titles ?

  • 93_infinity on 31/08/2014 - 12:00

    Loved these books growing up. Unfortunately I only have a US iTunes account.

    • Squirta on 31/08/2014 - 12:07
      +1

      Just change your location in iCloud.

  • Bruce13 on 31/08/2014 - 12:08

    Thanks immensely OP. As a teacher with a my first Apple Tablet, and iPad Air, these books will be great to assist students with their reading. I downloaded them all!

  • Snoop on 31/08/2014 - 14:16

    The paid version of The BFG has an extra 16 pages???

  • espcookie on 31/08/2014 - 14:42
    +3

    There is also 'The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me' on the free list too! Direct link: https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/giraffe-pelly-me/id82876519…

  • melmac77 on 31/08/2014 - 16:34
    +1

    Alert Alert !!!!! Its not just Ronald Dahl its Penguin there's a bunch of Penguin books that are free I just downloaded 2 Robert Crais thrillers but there is a bunch more authors listed on Mobilereads, will do a copy paste brb

    • melmac77 on 31/08/2014 - 16:44
      +7

      CHECK your prices before clicking not sure when this will end. Thanks to AtDrake over at mobilereads for list

      Amanda Quick
      Angela Liddon
      Anne Calhoun
      Beth Kery
      Carol Berg
      Carolyn Keene
      Catherine Coulter
      Charlaine Harris
      Christina Dodd
      Claire Donally
      Clive Cussler
      Craig Johnson
      Daniel J. Levitin
      Daniel Silva
      Dean Koontz
      Dick Francis
      Elizabeth Jennings
      Emma Wildes
      Erin Mccarthy
      Franklin W. Dixon
      Harlan Coben
      Ilona Andrews
      Iris Murdoch
      J. R. Ward
      J.D. Robb
      Jack Campbell
      Jack Higgins
      Jaid Black
      Janet Chapman
      Janet Pascal
      Jayne Ann Krentz
      Jill Shalvis
      Jim Butcher
      Jo Beverley
      John Lescroart
      John Sandford
      Jojo Moyes
      Jordan Ellenberg
      Julie Garwood
      Karen Rose
      Karen White
      Kate Elliott
      Kathy Reichs
      Ken Follett
      Laurell K. Hamilton
      Lauren Dane
      Lila Dipasqua
      Linwood Barclay
      Lisa Jackson
      Lora Leigh
      Lori Foster
      Louise Bagshawe
      Lynn Kurland
      Madeline Hunter
      Maggie O'Farrell
      Maggie Sefton
      Margaret Frith
      Marie Force
      Mercedes Lackey
      Michelle Reid
      Michka Assayas
      Nalini Singh
      Nevada Barr
      Nina Bruhns
      Penelope Douglas
      Penelope Lively
      R.A. Dickey
      Rebecca York
      Roald Dahl
      Robert Crais
      Robin Cook
      S.M. Stirling
      Shannon K. Butcher
      Shiloh Walker
      Stephen King
      Stuart Woods
      Tracey Garvis
      William Brinkley

      • modsec802 on 31/08/2014 - 17:01

        Awesome. Thanks.
        Got a few from my favourite authors including Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Harlan Coben

        • melmac77 on 31/08/2014 - 17:08

          There's a 4 book bundle of the Lucas Davenport series plus a number of others from the same series author - John Sandford

        • spychiatrist on 31/08/2014 - 17:35

          @melmac77: This is heaps better than the Kindle crap, but will suffer the fate - gather digital dust

        • melmac77 on 31/08/2014 - 17:37

          @downero: My TBR pile is longer than my life expectancy I'll have to will the digital collection to offspring for them to leave unfinished too.

        • spychiatrist on 31/08/2014 - 18:01

          @melmac77: Gave up downloading after Karen White LOL

      • DeWalt on 31/08/2014 - 17:19
        +2

        A few from..
        David Weber
        Elizabeth Moon
        Mark Twain

      • melmac77 on 31/08/2014 - 17:33

        CJ Box - Winter Kill, Below Zero and Force of Nature

      • GreenHornet on 02/09/2014 - 14:26

        Pardon my ignorance.. how do I find these? Is it just a matter of searching for each of their names?
        or is there a publishing house developer I can find that will list all these free books?

        Thanks

  • melmac77 on 31/08/2014 - 17:50

    Khaled Hussein, Lisa Gardner, john le carre

  • misterchan on 31/08/2014 - 18:22

    Great first post OP!

  • Lenneth on 31/08/2014 - 18:45
    +2

    Georges Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl is also free. :D

    I can't grab the link from within itunes sorry.

    • blablabla23 on 31/08/2014 - 20:10
      +2

      Here you go.

      • Wjkl on 31/08/2014 - 21:56
        +1

        Click on the link provided by blablabla23 above and search under Penguin Group and/or Penguin Book as a quick way to find the free books without going through separately the author names.

    • yaziyo on 31/08/2014 - 20:48

      I loved this book!

  • lightningben on 31/08/2014 - 19:45

    Tom Clancy is also free

  • UFO on 31/08/2014 - 21:15
    +3

    BFG and Danny Champion of the World bring back very fond memories of the library staff reading this to the class in early primary school.

    This was in the early/mid eighties. Do they still read to children like that in school, or is it all computers and cartoons. I'm talking about, in a quiet dark section of the school library, where the kids could just lay down on bean bags and listen to the story being told to them.

    No computers, no animation… just text from a book being brought to life.

    Because the teacher told these stories with such vigor and feeling (and of course Dahl's writing!), my imagination ran wild… I LOVED these stories!! I really hope they still do this… such good times.

    • Luckyduck on 01/09/2014 - 00:44

      Both my children have had Roald Dahl books read to them by their classroom teachers in lower & upper primary this year, The Witches & Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.

    • lightningben on 01/09/2014 - 04:17
      +1

      I have lost my voice twice whilst teaching in the last few years - the first time was because I was being the gruff Mr Twit, and the second time was being the Fleshlump Eater and various other giants from the BFG.

      Would do it again in a heartbeat even knowing the consequences because the children's reactions are just priceless!

      We also did Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a big production (k-year 12) last year…. GOLD!

  • Gotchacha on 31/08/2014 - 23:55

    Great first post! Thanks.

  • Kjjd on 01/09/2014 - 02:04
    +1

    New chapter of Charlie and the Chocolate a Factory.

    http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/30/roald-dahl-extr…

  • melmac77 on 01/09/2014 - 15:58

    Just a note that they still haven't corrected this in fact they have added some titles and removed others there are some Robert B Parkers and a Robert Crais that weren't free yesterday but are today. @juicedpixels You may want to check Dean Koontz I think he's also had some additions either that or I just missed it yesterday.

    • GreenHornet on 02/09/2014 - 14:27

      Hi melmac77
      Pardon my ignorance.. how do I find these? Is it just a matter of searching for each of their names?
      or is there a publishing house developer I can find that will list all these free books?

      • melmac77 on 02/09/2014 - 17:39

        Sorry GreenHornet it expired this morning was working for a full 2 days I gathered many bargains :)

  • notarealperson on 02/09/2014 - 09:35

    Looks like it's expired.

    • scotty on 02/09/2014 - 09:53

      Still says Free when I click through to iTunes.

    • melmac77 on 02/09/2014 - 11:31

      I think its now expired the few freebies that I didn't claim have all now gone back up to full price.

      • enjunuet on 02/09/2014 - 12:03

        Yeah looks like expired now.

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