08-22-2013, 06:06 PM
This is a single audiobook file in iPhone/iPod/iPad-friendly m4b format. I know these ones play OK in VLC on the PC and although I haven't yet tested it, it should play through the free DICE player app on the android platform.
I'm personally chuffed that the audiobook creation companies have apparently adopted a standard which consists of one big audio file instead of a bunch of smaller ones contained in a CD-derived rigid chapter structure which never translates properly to a modern media or MP3 player. Makes it much easier to use audio books.
Note that this file can be easily converted to MP3 format but I'm not doing it because I'm travelling and away from my media workstation so data uploads through my phone are expensive. If someone else could crunch it into MP3 and make another mirror that'd be great.
I have a line on the .epub and .mobi versions of the book, so I'll update this thread with the relevant download links when I get them.
About the book:
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Amazon Sales Page:
Sales blurb:
Download link (Audiobook):
Filetype: m4b
Filesize: 110-ish Mb
Virustotal:
None - too big to scan. If you don't trust the uploader (me), and can't/won't scan it yourself, then don't download it.
Thanks to katiemoo for the upload.
I'm personally chuffed that the audiobook creation companies have apparently adopted a standard which consists of one big audio file instead of a bunch of smaller ones contained in a CD-derived rigid chapter structure which never translates properly to a modern media or MP3 player. Makes it much easier to use audio books.
Note that this file can be easily converted to MP3 format but I'm not doing it because I'm travelling and away from my media workstation so data uploads through my phone are expensive. If someone else could crunch it into MP3 and make another mirror that'd be great.
I have a line on the .epub and .mobi versions of the book, so I'll update this thread with the relevant download links when I get them.
About the book:
Amazon Sales Page:
Code:
http://www.amazon.com/Contagious-Why-Things-Catch-On/dp/B00B91I8IK/Sales blurb:
Code:
What makes things popular?
If you said advertising, think again. People don’t listen to advertisements, they listen to their peers. But why do people talk about certain products and ideas more than others? Why are some stories and rumors more infectious? And what makes online content go viral?
Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger has spent the last decade answering these questions. He’s studied why New York Times articles make the paper’s own Most E-mailed List, why products get word of mouth, and how social influence shapes everything from the cars we buy to the clothes we wear to the names we give our children. In this book, Berger reveals the secret science behind word-of-mouth and social transmission. Discover how six basic principles drive all sorts of things to become contagious, from consumer products and policy initiatives to workplace rumors and YouTube videos.
Contagious combines groundbreaking research with powerful stories. Learn how a luxury steakhouse found popularity through the lowly cheese-steak, why anti-drug commercials might have actually increased drug use, and why more than 200 million consumers shared a video about one of the seemingly most boring products there is: a blender. If you’ve wondered why certain stories get shared, e-mails get forwarded, or videos go viral, Contagious explains why, and shows how to leverage these concepts to craft contagious content. This book provides a set of specific, actionable techniques for helping information spread—for designing messages, advertisements, and information that people will share. Whether you’re a manager at a big company, a small business owner trying to boost awareness, a politician running for office, or a health official trying to get the word out, Contagious will show you how to make your product or idea catch on.Download link (Audiobook):
Magic Button :
Filetype: m4b
Filesize: 110-ish Mb
Virustotal:
None - too big to scan. If you don't trust the uploader (me), and can't/won't scan it yourself, then don't download it.
Thanks to katiemoo for the upload.
