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2023 Summer Sale! Save 20% on Ebooks for Language Learners!

The EasyReaders.org 2023 Summer Sale has begun!

Which means that students of Italian, Spanish, French or German can save 20% on ebooks to supplement or guide their language learning.

Everything in our ebooks store, EasyReaders.org, is a fifth cheaper (if you remember to use the coupon code 2023-Summer-Sale-20%-Off ).

Check out, for instance, the Italian easy readers, parallel texts, and self-study workbooks.

Ebooks for students of French, Spanish and German can be found in our Catalog, where everything is organised by language, type, and level!

Pop 5 ebooks into your shopping cart (reading and listening practice is essential), yet pay for just four of them!

Use the following coupon code to save 20% on your orders, for as long as the promotion lasts, with no minimum or maximum spend:

2023-Summer-Sale-20%-Off

First make your selection from our range of ebooks, which have been especially written to keep you interested and so making progress.

Then go to your shopping cart and apply coupon code 2023-Summer-Sale-20%-Off to reduce the cart total by 20%.

Scroll down to verify that the cart total has been reduced by 20% BEFORE proceeding with your payment…

The coupon code is good until midnight on Sunday July 9th.

You can use it as often as you wish until then, with no minimum or maximum spend.

Restrictions? Small print?

Coupon code 2023-Summer-Sale-20%-Off can’t be used together with any other coupon code you may already have.

Besides that, no.

The next sale won’t be until the end of September, so a long way off!

Do find some time to stock up on the easy readers, parallel texts and grammar workbooks you’ll need to improve the language you’re learning in YEAR –  at an unbeatable price!

Browse our Catalog now!

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Coupon code 2023-Summer-Sale-20%-Off is also good for a 20% discount on one-to-one lessons purchased from our sister store, NativeSpeakerTeachers.com.

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2023 Summer Ebook Sale Starts Next Week, Save 20%!

Next week we’re having our 2023 Summer Sale, which means that everything at our ebook store EasyReaders.org can be had a fifth cheaper than usual.

On Tuesday July 4th we’ll be emailing a coupon code so students of Italian, Spanish, French and German can save 20% on ebooks for learning foreign languages, such as graded easy readers, parallel texts, and grammar workbooks!

Reading and listening practice is essential to building and maintaining comprehension skills, so take the chance next week to pop 5 ebooks into your shopping cart, yet pay for just four of them!

Watch out for the email with the coupon code on Tuesday July 4th!

In the meantime, why not browse our Catalog page, where you’ll find materials for learning Italian, French, Spanish, German, and certain other languages, organised by type and level.

The Catalog page also has links to free samples for all the languages and for virtually all of the ebook titles. Download a few at different levels and read/listen  to them – it’s a good way to verify your reading/listening comprehension level in the language or languages you’re studying!

Our ebooks are .pdf by default (everyone is familiar with those), but for some types of text we also offer other formats that are compatible with Kindles and other ebook readers, .epub for instance. Both the Catalog page and the product information pages for each individual ebook should make it clear which format or formats are available, and how to get them!

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Price increases from July 10th (AFTER the sale)

In the eight or nine years we’ve been publishing and selling ebooks, we’ve never raised our prices.

An ‘easy reader’ that cost £7.99 at the beginning, still costs £7.99. A ‘grammar workbook’ that retailed for £15.99 in 2015, still does today.

But with inflation running at 8-10% a year recently, that time is coming to an end. Sorry.

AFTER the Summer Sale (Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th July), we’ll be raising ebook prices.

So if there’s anything you have your eye on, or expect to need in the coming few months (check the Catalog page for free samples of everything), better buy it during sale week (Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th July).

That way you’ll  save 20% on current prices (remember to use the coupon code…) and avoid the scheduled price rises.

No longer interested?

All bulk emails we send (including this one) contain an unsubscribe link, usually at the bottom. Scroll down to find it, click the link and select ‘unsubscribe’. That will permanently remove your email address from our ebooks mailing list.

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New Italian Easy Reader! ‘A Cagliari ci sono i fenicotteri’

Check out the newest addition to our ‘Italian easy reader’ series of ebooks, and this week save 25% on the usual price!

‘A Cagliari ci sono i fenicotteri’ is level A1/2 (elementary/pre-intermediate) and comes in .pdf format (the default download), with .epub & .mobi formats available on request at no extra charge. Use them on your computer, print the .pdf to study the old-fashioned way, or read the story on your Kindle or other ebook reader.

Easy Italian reader ebook - A Cagliari ci sono i fenicotteri - cover image

Twelve-year-old Gianna wakes up in Sardinia’s beautiful seaside capital for the last time. Today her family is moving to Milan, where her mum will take an important new job. They’ll live in a larger flat! Gianna will go to a new school! She’ll make new friends! But she’s leaving behind the city she loves, where she’s lived her whole life…

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • 5 grammar/comprehension exercises
  • brief Italian/English glossaries of ‘difficult’ terms
  • Suitable for students at any level
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Do check out the Free Sample Chapter (.pdf) before you buy a copy. That way, you’ll know whether the level is suitable for you, and that the format works on the device you intend to use it on.

Don’t forget, this being the first week,  ‘A Cagliari ci sono i fenicotteri’ is 25% discounted, so just £5.99 rather than the usual ‘easy reader’ ebook price of £7.99.

Buy ‘A Cagliari ci sono i fenicotteri’, just £5.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | Catalog

How do I access my ebook?

When your order is ‘completed’ (normally immediately after your payment), a download link will be automatically emailed to you. It’s valid for 7 days and 3 download attempts so please save a copy of the .pdf ebook in a safe place. Other versions of the ebook, where available, cannot be downloaded but will be emailed to people who request them. There’s a space to do that on the order form – where it says Additional information, Order notes (optional). If you forget, or if you have problems downloading the .pdf, don’t worry! Email us at the address on the website and we’ll help. Also, why not check out our FAQ?

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Four Half-Price ‘Easy Italian Reader’ Ebooks from 2015

This week we’re doing the half-price ‘eBook of the Week’ offer on four A1/A2 (elementary/pre-intermdiate) ‘easy reader’ ebooks we published way back in 2015.

Any of them will cost you just £3.99 until Sunday 18th June 2023.

Check the FREE sample chapters to verify which of them might be right for you. Too easy? Check out our Catalog for materials at your level!

Il grande pesce rosso Easy Italian Readers: Il grande pesce rosso

Michele is 10 and about to discover that, as Italians say, “lies have legs”…

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at any level
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Buy Il grande pesce rosso just £3.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | Catalog

Cena con delitto "Cena con delitto", Italian easy reader level A1/ A2

Join us in the questura (police station). A husband and wife have witnessed a murder in a restaurant. Can the police commissioner find out the truth?

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at any level
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Buy Cena con delitto just £3.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | Catalog

Ciak si gira

Follow Marco and his best friend Luca – a young Italian student who dreams of becoming an actor – as they catch a train to Rome for an audition.

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at any level
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Buy Ciak si gira just £3.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | Catalog

Uno studente in viaggio Easy Italian Readers: Uno studente in viaggio

Follow the adventures and misadventures of Jean, a young French student exploring Italy for the first time.

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at any level
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Buy Uno studente in viaggio just £3.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | Catalog

How do I access my ebooks?

When your order is ‘completed’ (normally immediately after your payment), a download link will be automatically emailed to you. It’s valid for 7 days and 3 download attempts so please save a copy of the .pdf ebook in a safe place. Other versions of the ebook, where available, cannot be downloaded but will be emailed to people who request them. There’s a space to do that on the order form – where it says Additional information, Order notes (optional). If you forget, or if you have problems downloading the .pdf, don’t worry! Email us at the address on the website and we’ll help. Also, why not check out our FAQ?

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New Italian Easy Reader Ebook -25%, Il re dei ladri (B2)

This week we’ve published another ebook in our ‘Italian easy reader’ series.

Il re dei ladri is level B2 and comes in .pdf format (the default download), with .epub & .mobi formats available on request at no extra charge. Use them on your computer, print the .pdf to study the old-fashioned way, or read the story on your Kindle or other ebook reader.

Italian 'easy reader' ebook - Il re dei ladri - cover image

As always with new publications, Il re dei ladri is 25% discounted for the first seven days (the offer ends Sunday 11th June 2023).

Meet Renato, a Savona cat burglar who can’t resist boasting of his exploits. Hear his story, and find out how he becomes ‘Il re dei ladri’ – the king of thieves!

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at intermediate level or above
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Do check out the Free Sample Chapter (.pdf) before you buy a copy. That way, you’ll know whether the level is suitable for you, and that the format works on the device you intend to use it on.

Don’t forget, this being the first week, Il re dei ladri is 25% discounted, so just £5.99 rather than the usual ‘easy reader’ ebook price of £7.99.

Buy Il re dei ladri, just £5.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | Catalog

How do I access my ebook?

When your order is ‘completed’ (normally immediately after your payment), a download link will be automatically emailed to you. It’s valid for 7 days and 3 download attempts so please save a copy of the .pdf ebook in a safe place. Other versions of the ebook, where available, cannot be downloaded but will be emailed to people who request them. There’s a space to do that on the order form – where it says Additional information, Order notes (optional). If you forget, or if you have problems downloading the .pdf, don’t worry! Email us at the address on the website and we’ll help. Also, why not check out our FAQ?

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Easy-reader ebook, ‘2 giugno 1946’ (level A2/B1), 50% off!

This week’s half-price, easy reader ‘eBook of the Week’ is the A2/B1 (pre-intermediate/intermediate) 2 giugno 1946.

Italian easy readers - 2 giugno 1946 - cover image

Seventy-seven years ago, this coming Friday, was a historic moment in Italy, and the ebook celebrates that, as well as providing invaluable and enjoyable skills practice.

Bologna, 2nd of June 1946. Italy is slowly recovering from the devastating effects of World War II. A referendum has been organised to decide whether the reborn state will be a republic or continue as a monarchy. And for the first time in history, Italian women can go to the polls! Newly-wed Marcella is so excited at the prospect she barely slept last night. But her husband, Antonio, is unconvinced…

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at any level
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Buy 2 giugno 1946, just £3.99! | Free Sample Chapter | History/historical ‘easy readers’ | Catalog

How do I access my ebook?

When your order is ‘completed’ (normally immediately after your payment), a download link will be automatically emailed to you. It’s valid for 7 days and 3 download attempts so please save a copy of the .pdf ebook in a safe place. Other versions of the ebook, where available, cannot be downloaded but will be emailed to people who request them. There’s a space to do that on the order form – where it says Additional information, Order notes (optional). If you forget, or if you have problems downloading the .pdf, don’t worry! Email us at the address on the website and we’ll help. Also, why not check out our FAQ?

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New Italian Easy Reader Ebook, Il barbiere di Siviglia, -25%

Yesterday we published another title in our series of Italian easy reader ebooks based on operas, Rossini’s entertaining comedy ‘Il barbiere di Siviglia‘.

Italian easy reader ebooks - Il barbiere di Siviglia - cover image

As always with new publications, it’s 25% discounted for the first seven days (the offer ends Sunday 28th May 2023).

We began the ‘opera’ easy reader ebooks series back in the fall of 2022, with a simplified text + audio version of Nabucco, one of composer Verdi’s most famous operas. Next we did Puccini’s romantic classic, Turandot, then another Puccini weepy, La Bohème, returning to Verdi for the final two publications of 2022, Rigoletto and La traviata. In 2023 we’ve published the spectacular Aida, poor Madama Butterfly, and most recently Tosca

But back to this week, and ‘Il barbiere di Siviglia‘. Gioacchino Rossini’s famous opera, first performed in Rome in 1816, is here simplifed for learners of Italian (with quotes from the actual libretto!)

This is the final text in our opera series, for now at least, perhaps for ever. View them all here.

So what’s this one about, then?

Beautiful Rosina lives in Seville (Siviglia) with her guardian Don Bartolo. The much older man wants to get his hands on her dowry by marrying her, so keeps her a virtual prisoner. The young, attractive Count of Almaviva also has his eye on Rosina, but isn’t easily able to communicate his interest. Fortunately, clever barber Figaro has some ideas…

Begin with this ‘easy reader’ ebook before watching the actual opera, or simply use this original Italian reading/listening practice material to add a little variety to your study program.

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters (based on Rossini’s Act/Scene structure) to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at pre-intermediate level or above
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Do check out the Free Sample Chapter (.pdf) before you buy a copy. That way, you’ll know whether the level is suitable for you, and that the format works on the device you intend to use it on.

Don’t forget, this being the first week, Il barbiere di Siviglia is 25% discounted, so just £5.99 rather than the usual ‘easy reader’ ebook price of £7.99.

Buy Il barbiere di Siviglia, just £5.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | Opera ebooks | Catalog

How do I access my ebook?

When your order is ‘completed’ (normally immediately after your payment), a download link will be automatically emailed to you. It’s valid for 7 days and 3 download attempts so please save a copy of the .pdf ebook in a safe place. Other versions of the ebook, where available, cannot be downloaded but will be emailed to people who request them. There’s a space to do that on the order form – where it says Additional information, Order notes (optional). If you forget, or if you have problems downloading the .pdf, don’t worry! Email us at the address on the website and we’ll help. Also, why not check out our FAQ?

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Three Half-Price Italian Easy Reader Ebooks from 2017

This week for our half-price ebook offer, we’re discounting three Italian easy readers we published back in 2017. Get them for just £3.99 each, until Sunday 21st May, rather than the normal ‘easy reader’ ebook price of £7.99.

The discounted ebooks range from intermediate to upper-intermediate/advanced-level. Carefully check the FREE sample chapters to verify which of them might be right for your current or anticipated level, and interests.

Colombo e il mare Oceano (B1/B2) Italian easy readers - Colombo e il mare Oceano - cover image

September 1492, Atlantic Ocean: Christopher Columbus is wrestling with his fear of failure and ruin. After months at sea, there’s still no sign of land. Captains and crew are growing desperate!

This challenging easy reader ebook is an excellent way for intermediate-advanced students of Italian to consolidate their knowledge of grammar rules, learn new words and, above all, build reading and listening skills!

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at intermediate level or above
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Buy Colombo e il mare Oceano just £3.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | ‘A Day in the Life of…’ | Catalog

Leonardo in riva all’Adda (B2) Italian easy readers - Leonardo in riva all'Adda - cover image

“Everyone knows that Leonardo is a genius, and one who’ll turn his hand to just about anything, from diplomacy to organising a royal wedding celebration.

But you know the trouble with geniuses? They’re easily distracted!

If we entrust him with something important – like creating the biggest horse the world has ever seen – we’re going to have to keep a close eye on him…”

Join Leonardo, who’s just arrived at the court of Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan, bearing a gift from his patrons in Florence. As yet, he has no idea he’ll be Lombardy for longer than just a brief visit…

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online at soundcloud.com)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at intermediate level or above
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Buy Leonardo in riva all’Adda just £3.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | ‘A Day in the Life of…’ | Catalog

Michelangelo e il Mosè (B2/C1) Italian easy readers - Michelangelo e il Mosè - cover image

Forty years from initial commissioning to completion, Michelangelo’s Moses “rests with one arm on the tables, and with the other holds his long glossy beard, the hairs, so difficult to render in sculpture, being so soft and downy that it seems as if the iron chisel must have become a brush.”

‘Michelangelo e il Mosè’ is an original Italian easy reader written for students at intermediate and advanced levels. Use it to improve your reading and listening skills, while getting a glimpse into the life of one of the most famous Italian painters and sculptors!

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at intermediate level or above
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Buy Michelangelo e il Mosè just £3.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | ‘A Day in the Life of…’ | Catalog

How do I access my ebooks?

When your order is ‘completed’ (normally immediately after your payment), a download link will be automatically emailed to you. It’s valid for 7 days and 3 download attempts so please save a copy of the .pdf ebook in a safe place. Other versions of the ebook, where available, cannot be downloaded but will be emailed to people who request them. There’s a space to do that on the order form – where it says Additional information, Order notes (optional). If you forget, or if you have problems downloading the .pdf, don’t worry! Email us at the address on the website and we’ll help. Also, why not check out our FAQ?

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New Easy Reader Ebook, ‘Quando suonano alla porta’, -25%!

This week we’re publishing a new title in our series of Italian ‘easy reader’ ebooks: ‘Quando suonano alla porta‘.

The level is A2/B1 (pre-intermediate/intermediate) and until Sunday 14th May 2023 it’s discounted 25%, so just £5.99!

Italian easy reader ebook - Quando suonano alla porta - cover image

What’s it about?

After an evening of wine and streaming TV series, singleton Stefano is asleep on his couch, surrounded by books and pizza boxes. But at five a.m. the doorbell rings…

“Stefano! Stefano apri, ti prego!”

Di chi è questa voce? Chi è che batte con forza alla porta di casa mia?

“Stefano, sono Laura. Per favore, apri, è un’emergenza!”

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at pre-intermediate level or above
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

This being the first week, Quando suonano alla porta is 25% discounted, so just £5.99 rather than the usual ‘easy reader’ ebook price of £7.99.

Check out the FREE sample chapter (.pdf) before you buy a copy, though. That way, you’ll know whether the level is suitable and that the format works on the device you intend to use it on.

Buy Quando suonano alla porta just £5.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | Catalog

How do I access my ebook?

When your order is ‘completed’ (normally immediately after your payment), a download link will be automatically emailed to you. It’s valid for 7 days and 3 download attempts so please save a copy of the .pdf ebook in a safe place. Other versions of the ebook, where available, cannot be downloaded but will be emailed to people who request them. There’s a space to do that on the order form – where it says Additional information, Order notes (optional). If you forget, or if you have problems downloading the .pdf, don’t worry! Email us at the address on the website and we’ll help. Also, why not check out our FAQ?

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New Italian Easy Reader Ebook, ‘Tosca’, -25% This Week Only!

This week we published another title in our series of Italian ‘easy reader’ ebooks based on operas, Puccini’s dramatic and passionate Tosca. As always with new publications, it’s 25% discounted for the first seven days (offer ends Sunday 30th April 2023).

We began the series back in the fall of 2022, with a simplified text + audio version of Nabucco, one of composer Verdi’s most famous operas. Next we did Puccini’s romantic classic, Turandot, then another Puccini weepy, La Bohème, returning to Verdi for the final two publications of 2022, Rigoletto and La traviata, and most recently, the spectacular Aida, then a tear-jerker, Madama Butterfly.

Italian easy reader ebooks - Tosca - cover image

But back to this week, and Tosca. Giacomo Puccini’s famous opera was first performed in Rome in 1900, and is here simplifed for learners of Italian at around intermediate level (with quotes from the actual libretto!)

What’s it about?

It’s 1800. The Austrians and the French have been fighting over the Italian peninsula for most of the previous century but the French have lost a vital battle and their supporters are imprisoned or killed. One of them, Cesare, escapes and flees to a church where his aristocratic sister is influential. She’ll hide him and help him to safety. Concealing himself in a chapel, he encounters artist Mario, an old friend hired to paint the Virgin Mary. But wait, someone is coming! Cesare hides and in comes famous singer Tosca, Mario’s beautiful but jealous lover…

Begin with this ‘easy reader’ ebook before watching the actual opera, or simply use this original Italian reading/listening practice material to add a little variety to your study program.

  • .pdf e-book (+ audio available free online)
  • .mobi (Kindle-compatible) and .epub (other ebook readers) available on request at no extra charge – just add a note to the order form or email us
  • 8 chapters (based on Puccini’s Act/Scene structure) to read and listen to
  • Comprehension questions to check your understanding
  • Italian/English glossary of ‘difficult’ terms for the level
  • Suitable for students at pre-intermediate level or above
  • Download your Free Sample Chapter (.pdf)

Do check out the Free Sample Chapter (.pdf) before you buy a copy. That way, you’ll know whether the level is suitable for you, and that the format works on the device you intend to use it on.

This being the first week, Tosca is 25% discounted, so just £5.99 rather than the usual ‘easy reader’ ebook price of £7.99.

Buy Tosca, just £5.99 | FREE sample chapter (.pdf) | Opera ebooks | Catalog

How do I access my ebook?

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