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By: Carina

Carina — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:17:59 +0000

Sorry for the delay in responding! The books that I've been listening to so far in podcast form have largely been through a CBC podcast called Between the Covers. I've seen other podcasts in various places through iTunes, and some people post them on their websites, I think.

By: Madelle Morgan

Madelle Morgan — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:29:58 +0000

Carina, where did you find your books in podcast form? I am a debut author and want to post a free audio read where readers like you can find it.

Thanks!

By: Vera

Vera — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:51:53 +0000

I got into audiobooks about a year ago and have not listened to radio or CDs in my car since then! It gets my brain churning on the way to work in the morning and definitely makes long drives more enjoyable. I’ve actually found that I like certain books a lot more on audio than I did in print.

By: ds

ds — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:06:19 +0000

I am a recent convert to the appreciation of audiobooks. No doubt because over the past couple of years I’ve spent a lot of time doing long-distance travel in my car, and radio stations static-out after a time. Captive audience, you might say. The quality of the narration is crucial & I’ve been lucky to have had some excellent company in Sarah Vowell and Simon Vance. So I’ll never be a “print snob” again.

Reviewing, however, is harder for me. I don’t have the characters’ names in front of me to keep track & I can’t take notes so can’t quote. Still, audio is great when physical reading is impossible (e.g., Books for the Blind, which is a marvelous institution). So. Thanks for focusing more attention on an increasingly important reading method.

By: Mollie

Mollie — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:53:58 +0000

I’m still pretty picky about the audio books I read. I tried listening to a romance but the sexy bits were weird to listen to. Felt all pervy.

Gave them another go with the Harry Potter books which were AMAZING.

Recently listened to (and posted my review on my blog) of Kristen Cashore’s Graceling. It was a full-cast production which was really cool.

Currently listening to Focus on the Family dramatization of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. The one narrator was the voice for Gollum in the Lord of the Rings movies and can do some really creepy stuff with his voice!

This site is offering free downloads all summer of YA and classic titles:

http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/sync/

This is a really great idea. Hopefully I can get the Screwtape letters finished and reviewed so I can participate!

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:49:59 +0000

I’ve only be reading audiobooks for the past year or so and have found I enjoy them quite nicely. I use public transportation and couldn’t seem to tune out the sounds around me to concentrate on reading a print book and audio has worked wonders. And sometimes an audio verison works much better when you hear characterizations. If I had read the print version of The Help instead of listening to the audio version, I don’t know if my experience would have been the same.

By: Beth F

Beth F — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:28:13 +0000

I got so caught in Mr. Linky yesterday, I forgot to read *your* post! LOL. I don’t have anything to add, but audios are not lesser, just different. Blind people are reading the book if they are use braille or audios.