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= 'Free Food' in the Cafe =

Visit the Cool Beat Cafe and download several FREE audiobooks. Enjoy!

2009 For two years in a row, CoolBeat has been nominated for a prestigious Audie Award! 2010

= Cool Beats from the Press =

AudioFile Magazine, June/July 2009

AudioFile Magazine awarded our audiobook Sugar Pop Thoughts, read by the author Shayna Lance, their Earphone Award. A review of the audiobook appears on Page 58 of the magazine, or online from this magazine_link

AudioFile Magazine has also done an online review of two of our audiobooks. The review of Man with Wings ~ The Story of Leonardo da Vinci can be read at this magazine_link. The review of Willm-S ~ The Life and Loves of William Shakespeare can be read at this magazine_link.

Sarasota Florida, Herald-Tribune, Thursday, February 05, 2009

The Business Buzz column publicly announced the contract between CoolBeat Audiobooks and national distributor Simply Audiobooks. The column also announced the CoolBeat submission of 5 audiobooks for the 2009 Audies. You can read the notice online from this newspaper_link.

OCLC, Friday, 27 June, 2008

OCLC publicly announced the partnering of CoolBeat Audiobooks and national distributor NetLibrary. You can read the notice online from this news_release.

Sarasota Florida, Herald-Tribune, Friday, April 11, 2008

The Business Buzz column publicly announced the contract between CoolBeat Audiobooks and national distributors Overdrive and OCLC NetLibrary. The column also announced the CoolBeat hiring of Shayna Lance. You can read the notice online from this newspaper_link.

Sarasota Florida, Herald-Tribune, Saturday, March 29, 2008

The Business Buzz column publicly announced the CoolBeat Audiobooks hiring of Stefen Anderson and John Gilmore. You can read the notice online from this newspaper_link.

Sarasota Florida, Herald-Tribune, Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Best Bets column announced the CoolBeat Audiobooks promotion at Circle Books. You can read the notice online from this newspaper_link.

Sarasota Florida, Herald-Tribune, Sunday, October 7, 2007

The Book Calendar column announced the CoolBeat Audiobooks lecture at the Sarasota Authors Connection meeting. You can read the notice online from this newspaper_link.

Sarasota Florida, Herald-Tribune, Sunday, September 16, 2007

Susan Rife reviewed our audiobook Hints for Lovers, read by Peter Jahns and Robert Mansell. The article appears on Page E8 of her paper, or online from this newspaper_link

Sarasota Florida, Herald-Tribune, Saturday, September 1, 2007

The Business Buzz column publicly announced the contract between CoolBeat Audiobooks and national distributor Playaway. You can read the notice online from this newspaper_link.

Sarasota Florida, Herald-Tribune, Sunday, March 4, 2007, Sections E10 and E11

The CoolBeat studio was pleased to recently receive a visit from reporter Susan Rife. You can read the article on page E11 of her paper, or on-line from this newspaper_link.

Susan Rife also reviewed our audiobook Fairy Tales from France, read by Rev. Dorothy Ann Jackson. The article appears on Page E10 of her paper, or online from this newspaper_link

= Cool Beats about our CoolBeat audiobooks =

Be sure to download our newest audiobook: "Classic Science Fiction, volume 5", read by Skip Mahaffey.

= Our downloadable MP3 eAudiobook Catalog just keeps getting better! =

In the studio is a comedy about instructing new drivers. Being edited is a biography about British India, a biography about Napoleon, a collection of short horror stories, a childrens collection of Native American stories, a comedy about a bad breakup, and a childrens story about Hiawatha.

This (and more) will soon be available in our CoolBeat Catalog.

= Alternative Audiobook Formats =

Some of our CoolBeat audiobooks are now available in Alternative Formats. Partners include Baker & Taylor, Playaway, OverDrive, NetLibrary, Kitabe, Audible, and Learn Out Loud.

CoolBeat is now also offering some of our audiobooks on Compact Disk. Our first release was [032] "Willm-S ~ The Life and Loves of William Shakespeare", ISBN #: 978-0-9820380-0-0, a 2-CD set (with 8-page insert). Please visit the special website "www.shakespearesings.com". The CDs can be purchased directly from your local bookseller, or from online retailers such as amazon.com.

= Streaming Peace =

CoolBeat is delighted to sponsor the streaming-audio peace website StreamingPeace.com

= Thanks for Expressing Your Love =

We thank all of you who purchased Fifty Famous Stories Retold during the Valentines "Express Your Love" fundraiser for the Tidewell Hospice Children's Program. You can read the Good Deeds notice online from this newspaper_link.

= A Sad Passing =

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our very first Voice Talent, Peter Jahns. You can read his obituary online from this newspaper_link.