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Audible Sale

I can't control the Audible pricing ... they control that. For an audiobook of this length, it's typically priced at $19.95. But! Every so often they put a random collection of audiobooks on sale ... and Open Hands is currently on sale at $15.96. It's not a huge savings, but it's something. I'm also not sure how long this reduced price will last. https://www.audible.com/pd/Open-Hands-Audiobook/B0C78XTKFP You're welcome to listen to the individual chapters using the podcast  (which is free): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a-bright-corner

Launching a podcast (sorta)

I'm trying something new ... I've uploaded the individual audiobook chapters to Spotify as episodes of a podcast. I've done this because I have very little control over how Audible markets and prices products. At $19.95 very few copies have been purchased. This is a little disappointing, in part, because the process of creating an audiobook is arduous. It also requires very specific expertise. My professional collaborator, Tim Bodnar, did a wonderful job. (To be clear, I wrote this book; I did not narrate the audiobook.) By placing the chapters on Spotify, you can listen to them as a podcast. It's free. I hope this is helpful. I will say that the paperback is the definitive edition of the book. It is carefully formatted, and some of the material is far more useful on the printed page. Even the Kindle edition lacks some of this formatting. If the "podcast" version of Open Hands is well-received, I might consider creating additional content. We shall see where t

Request for review

If you've taken advantage of the recent "Free!" promotion, and   you've had time to read a good chunk of it, please consider leaving a review. On Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/148019938-open-hands . On Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2SFNJL4 . On Audible:  https://www.audible.com/pd/Open-Hands-Audiobook/B0C78XTKFP Thank you!