As promised, today we announce the winner of The Great Audiobook Giveaway: Summer 2012.

But before we do, let’s (1) give another big thanks to all the audio publishers that donated audiobooks and partnered with Listen Up and PW to make this contest possible; and (2) remind everyone about all the amazing audiobooks they’ve registered to win:

• Savages (Tantor Media)
• Fifty Shames of Earl Grey (Tantor Media)
• Resilience (HighBridge Audio)
• Heading Out to Wonderful (HighBridge Audio)
• Grandad, There’s a Head on the Beach (HighBridge Audio)
• Black Mask Stories: The Corpse Didn’t Kick (HighBridge Audio)
• Life of Pi (HighBridge Audio)
• The Hobbit (HighBridge Audio)
• The Devil’s Right Hand (Brilliance Audio)
• The Secret Piano (Brilliance Audio)
• Fangoria Volume 1: Dreadtime Stories (AudioGO)
• Criminal (AudioGO)
• Blood Line (HarperAudio)
• The Great Escape (HarperAudio)
• Get Some Headspace (Macmillan Audio)
• Tigers in Red Weather (Hachette Audio)
• I, Michael Bennett (Hachette Audio)
• Fearless (christianaudio)
• The Folded Earth (Dreamscape Media)
• Wallflower in Bloom (Dreamscape Media)
• The Age of Miracles (Random House Audio)
• Yes, Chef (Random House Audio)
• Gold (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• Creole Belle (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• The Next Best Thing (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• The Chaperone (Penguin Audio)
• I Hate Everyone…Starting with Me (Penguin Audio)
• A History of the Olympics (Naxos AudioBooks)
• The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Naxos AudioBooks)
• Great American Westerns Vol 1 (GraphicAudio)
• The Highwayman (GraphicAudio)
• The 39 Clues: Operation Trinity  (Scholastic Audio)
• Wolves of the Beyond: Spirit Wolf  (Scholastic Audio)
• Marty McGuire Digs Worms!  (Scholastic Audio)
• Scott’s Last Expedition: The Journals of Robert Scott (CSA Word, distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing from IPG)
• A Room of One’s Own (CSA Word, distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing from IPG)

So, without further ado, from the more than 500 entries from audiobook fans all over the world, the randomly selected winner of The Great Audiobook Giveaway: Summer 2012 is…

Congratulations, Trish! We’ll contact you directly — and we hope you’re ready to listen to A LOT of books!

Thanks to everyone who entered. We’ll be doing another Great Audiobook Giveaway this Fall — so stay tuned for details.

Like sands through the hourglass, so is The Great Audiobook Giveaway. And, as of this morning, you’ve got a mere 24 hours to register to win a massive prize pack of audiobooks from some of the industry’s biggest and best audio publishers.

In case you’ve forgotten, here’s how you register: Simply leave a comment on our Great Audiobook Giveaway Post — tell us about one of your favorite audiobooks or audio narrators. Once you comment, you’re registered for the giveaway. Want to up your chances of winning? Leave another comment. Or, leave another five comments. There’s no limit to the number of times you can enter to win.

What will you win? I’m glad you asked. We’ve partnered with a host of great audio publishers — special thanks to all of you for your help and donations! — to put together an amazing prize that includes the following titles:

• Savages (Tantor Media)
• Fifty Shames of Earl Grey (Tantor Media)
• Resilience (HighBridge Audio)
• Heading Out to Wonderful (HighBridge Audio)
• Grandad, There’s a Head on the Beach (HighBridge Audio)
• Black Mask Stories: The Corpse Didn’t Kick (HighBridge Audio)
• Life of Pi (HighBridge Audio)
• The Hobbit (HighBridge Audio)
• The Devil’s Right Hand (Brilliance Audio)
• The Secret Piano (Brilliance Audio)
• Fangoria Volume 1: Dreadtime Stories (AudioGO)
• Criminal (AudioGO)
• Blood Line (HarperAudio)
• The Great Escape (HarperAudio)
• Get Some Headspace (Macmillan Audio)
• Tigers in Red Weather (Hachette Audio)
• I, Michael Bennett (Hachette Audio)
• Fearless (christianaudio)
• The Folded Earth (Dreamscape Media)
• Wallflower in Bloom (Dreamscape Media)
• The Age of Miracles (Random House Audio)
• Yes, Chef (Random House Audio)
• Gold (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• Creole Belle (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• The Next Best Thing (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• The Chaperone (Penguin Audio)
• I Hate Everyone…Starting with Me (Penguin Audio)
• A History of the Olympics (Naxos AudioBooks)
• The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Naxos AudioBooks)
• Great American Westerns Vol 1 (GraphicAudio)
• The Highwayman (GraphicAudio)
• The 39 Clues: Operation Trinity  (Scholastic Audio)
• Wolves of the Beyond: Spirit Wolf  (Scholastic Audio)
• Marty McGuire Digs Worms!  (Scholastic Audio)
• Scott’s Last Expedition: The Journals of Robert Scott (CSA Word, distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing from IPG)
• A Room of One’s Own (CSA Word, distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing from IPG)

The winner will be announced right here on August 31 — tomorrow! — so good luck and happy listening!

Today, we’re very excited to announce a new and recurring feature here at Listen Up: The Great Audiobook Giveaway.

As you’ve probably figured out by now, this is a chance for YOU — the gentle Listen Up reader — to win a boatload of audiobooks from some of the industry’s biggest and best audio publishers.

We’ve partnered with a host of great audio publishers — special thanks to all of you for your help and donations! — to put together an amazing prize pack that includes the following titles:

• Savages (Tantor Media)
• Fifty Shames of Earl Grey (Tantor Media)
• Resilience (HighBridge Audio)
• Heading Out to Wonderful (HighBridge Audio)
• Grandad, There’s a Head on the Beach (HighBridge Audio)
• Black Mask Stories: The Corpse Didn’t Kick (HighBridge Audio)
• Life of Pi (HighBridge Audio)
• The Hobbit (HighBridge Audio)
• The Devil’s Right Hand (Brilliance Audio)
• The Secret Piano (Brilliance Audio)
• Fangoria Volume 1: Dreadtime Stories (AudioGO)
• Criminal (AudioGO)
• Blood Line (HarperAudio)
• The Great Escape (HarperAudio)
• Get Some Headspace (Macmillan Audio)
• Tigers in Red Weather (Hachette Audio)
• I, Michael Bennett (Hachette Audio)
• Fearless (christianaudio)
• The Folded Earth (Dreamscape Media)
• Wallflower in Bloom (Dreamscape Media)
• The Age of Miracles (Random House Audio)
• Yes, Chef (Random House Audio)
• Gold (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• Creole Belle (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• The Next Best Thing (Simon & Schuster Audio)
• The Chaperone (Penguin Audio)
• I Hate Everyone…Starting with Me (Penguin Audio)
• A History of the Olympics (Naxos AudioBooks)
• The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Naxos AudioBooks)
• Great American Westerns Vol 1 (GraphicAudio)
• The Highwayman (GraphicAudio)
• The 39 Clues: Operation Trinity  (Scholastic Audio)
• Wolves of the Beyond: Spirit Wolf  (Scholastic Audio)
• Marty McGuire Digs Worms!  (Scholastic Audio)
• Scott’s Last Expedition: The Journals of Robert Scott (CSA Word, distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing from IPG)
• A Room of One’s Own (CSA Word, distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing from IPG)

Here’s how to enter: Simply leave a comment on this post — tell us about one of your favorite audiobooks or audio narrators. Once you comment, you’re registered for the giveaway. Want to up your chances of winning? Leave another comment. Or, leave another five comments. There’s no limit to the number of times you can enter to win.

We’ll announce the winner on August 31. Good Luck and Happy Listening!