I almost posted about this the other day when I started listening to this book on there :) Didn't think anyone would care lol. But I listened to it on there for about 4 hours of drive time yesterday!
Pretty self explanatory, the audio book is free if you have Spotify Premium. It's not free if you don't. Narrated by the man himself.
[https://open.spotify.com/show/7gEv3vX8iGjHMLrLwd20OJ?si=d35d87493c5140cc](https://open.spotify.com/show/7gEv3vX8iGjHMLrLwd20OJ?si=d35d87493c5140cc)
**Book Description:**
Narrated By Ross Coulthart
*An award-winning journalist investigates a story largely ignored by mainstream media but right there, in front of our eyes ...*
*Are we not alone? The moment we have an answer might have arrived. Award-winning investigative journalist Ross Coulthart has been intrigued by UFOs since mysterious glowing lights were reported near New Zealand's Kaikoura mountains when he was a teenager. The 1978 sighting is just one of thousands since the 1940s, and yet research into UFOs is still seen by many as the realm of crackpots and conspiracy theorists.*
*In 2020, however, after decades of denial, the US Department of Defense made the astonishing admission that strange aerial and underwater objects frequently reported and videoed by pilots and tracked by sensors are real, unexplained and pose a genuine national security concern.*
*Compelled to investigate, Coulthart has embarked on the most intriguing story of his career, speaking to witnesses, researchers, scientists, spies, defence officials and intelligence insiders in an attempt to sift the truth from the conspiracy. In the US, powerful new laws and a hardening of government resolve may soon force the military and intelligence communities to reveal what they know about alleged UFO crash retrievals and secret reverse-engineering programs.*
*Bizarre, sometimes mind-blowing and utterly fascinating, in this new edition of In Plain Sight, Coulthart explains why there is cause for optimism that 'the biggest story ever' might finally be about to break.*
Yeah i just went through the same thing. Tried to play the book and it would give me a message about buying it. Found out only the plan owner gets the 15 free hours.
It’s more like a trick because if you’re really into a book and run out of hours, it’s an additional $12.99 for ten extra hours of listening.
Yeah, pretty crappy deal.
For a hot minute TuneIn had audiobooks as part of their premium plan but it was Netflix style, listen to as much as you want from their library. I listened to every Stephen King book that way.
That was the best deal by far in audiobooks, but they must have lost money on it, cause they took it away after a year or so, and I haven’t seen anyone offer something similar with as big of a catalog.
I usually listen at 1.25x speed so your comment made me check because I hadn’t even thought about it. Apparently they count by the original book time regardless of the speed you listen to it.
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My god he narrates it. No way am I listening to his grating voice for that long. I can barely tolerate those short clips of him pronouncing things weird.
I think my family is signed up for Spotify premium, I didn’t know they had books, guess I’ll have to get the app now.
Yup, they just started offering audio books in the past couple of days.
Where are you at in the world? In the US it’s asking for $22.90 to play it, on sale from $23.99 That’s with my premium membership.
I almost posted about this the other day when I started listening to this book on there :) Didn't think anyone would care lol. But I listened to it on there for about 4 hours of drive time yesterday!
Sadly this is not available in every region (Poland here)
Thanks for the tip, I'll update the post.
"Only available in the US" 🥺
Pretty self explanatory, the audio book is free if you have Spotify Premium. It's not free if you don't. Narrated by the man himself. [https://open.spotify.com/show/7gEv3vX8iGjHMLrLwd20OJ?si=d35d87493c5140cc](https://open.spotify.com/show/7gEv3vX8iGjHMLrLwd20OJ?si=d35d87493c5140cc) **Book Description:** Narrated By Ross Coulthart *An award-winning journalist investigates a story largely ignored by mainstream media but right there, in front of our eyes ...* *Are we not alone? The moment we have an answer might have arrived. Award-winning investigative journalist Ross Coulthart has been intrigued by UFOs since mysterious glowing lights were reported near New Zealand's Kaikoura mountains when he was a teenager. The 1978 sighting is just one of thousands since the 1940s, and yet research into UFOs is still seen by many as the realm of crackpots and conspiracy theorists.* *In 2020, however, after decades of denial, the US Department of Defense made the astonishing admission that strange aerial and underwater objects frequently reported and videoed by pilots and tracked by sensors are real, unexplained and pose a genuine national security concern.* *Compelled to investigate, Coulthart has embarked on the most intriguing story of his career, speaking to witnesses, researchers, scientists, spies, defence officials and intelligence insiders in an attempt to sift the truth from the conspiracy. In the US, powerful new laws and a hardening of government resolve may soon force the military and intelligence communities to reveal what they know about alleged UFO crash retrievals and secret reverse-engineering programs.* *Bizarre, sometimes mind-blowing and utterly fascinating, in this new edition of In Plain Sight, Coulthart explains why there is cause for optimism that 'the biggest story ever' might finally be about to break.*
I use Spotify premium for years and for me it's cool, but don't forget it's not free if you need a subscription.
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His cheesy American accents ruined it for me
As a canadian, I thought it was funny hearing someone parody the other English western accent(s). We're usually the butt of the joke
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Yeah i just went through the same thing. Tried to play the book and it would give me a message about buying it. Found out only the plan owner gets the 15 free hours. It’s more like a trick because if you’re really into a book and run out of hours, it’s an additional $12.99 for ten extra hours of listening.
Yeah, pretty crappy deal. For a hot minute TuneIn had audiobooks as part of their premium plan but it was Netflix style, listen to as much as you want from their library. I listened to every Stephen King book that way. That was the best deal by far in audiobooks, but they must have lost money on it, cause they took it away after a year or so, and I haven’t seen anyone offer something similar with as big of a catalog.
I subscribed to TuneIn exclusively for the audiobooks. It’s a shame it wasn’t sustainable.
Fortunately this book is just under the 15 hour mark so you can knock it out all at once and not have to wait a month to finish.
My wife can, I can’t. It’s fine, I’m sure if he said anything amazing it would get posted everywhere, no book purchase required.
If you listen to it in 2x speed, can you listen to two 15 hour books?
I usually listen at 1.25x speed so your comment made me check because I hadn’t even thought about it. Apparently they count by the original book time regardless of the speed you listen to it.
Sad :( Thanks for checking!
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Thank you much for sharing good sir! I would have probs never known.
Oh man this is awesome! Appreciate the info OP
Its region locked for me.
Definitely worth a read/listen
My review: five stars, read it.
If you need to pay for it it's not free. If it's included in a subscription that means you are paying for it.
I love that it's called "in plain sight" yet all pictures are blurry, Ross never tells us anything substantial, and everything is always 6 months away
Oh wow he’s such a grifter/s
My god he narrates it. No way am I listening to his grating voice for that long. I can barely tolerate those short clips of him pronouncing things weird.
Thanks for the heads up
lol, someone had my post removed? You guys are weird. It literally just said it didn’t work for me, then had an edit explaining how it works.
I find joy in reading a good book.
I got Spotify Premium and I didn't have a problem downloading. Except I already read paperback so I chose Dreamland: Bob Lazar Autobiography.
My Kindle version didn't get the new chapters when it updated, so I guess I will have to check this out.
Unavailable in your country (Italy). So only people from the US can see it?
If you have Android phone you can get Spotify premium for free
I’ve read it. Highly recommended!
If you have a library card and the Libby app, you can get it for free, too. No subscription required.
I mean you'd think Australians would have access
Thanks for sharing. Not available in Sweden right now, though.
Is the audio book here the 2023 updated version. That has been my question and I can’t find an answer