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Defending audiobooks against snobbery - JSOnline

<br /><br />If you've ever been mocked by a snobbish friend because you listen to audiobooks, arm yourself for by reading Maggie Gram's essay "Listening to Books" at n+1. <br />

California State Library Blog : Penguin Puts New Audiobooks on Ice

Penguin Group has suspended the availability of download audiobook titles for library purchase across all vendors, according to a message that OverDrive sent to its library partners today. The OverDrive message says: “This change does not affect

Room audiobook narrator Michal Friedman dies | Quillblog | Quill & Quire

Daily updates from the blog division of Quill & Quire, Canada’s magazine of book news and reviews Michal Friedman, a New York–based actor and singer whose career included vocal work for several audiobooks, died on Nov. 25, from complications related to a

Information Literacy Librarian: E-Books and Access: Upholding Library Values: Part 1

I enjoyed the first part of < a href="http://librarianinblack.net/" > Sarah Houghton's < /a > < a href="http://www.alatechsource.org/" > ALA TechSource < /a > workshop. See my notes below for an overview of the discussion. The slides and related readings are available at < a

Stars Will Read Amazon Unit's New Audio Book Series - NYTimes.com

Among the actors and the books they will read: Naomi Watts, "Summer," by Edith Wharton; Dustin Hoffman, "Being There," by Jerzy Kosinski; and Samuel L. Jackson, "A Rage in Harlem," by Chester Himes.

Gather No Dust: We Need More Competition in the EBook/Library Vendor Market

Writing about: We Need More Competition in the EBook/Library Vendor Market http://goo.gl/fb/i4ASo

The PLA Blog | Official Blog of the Public Library Association

Hi All: For my second post to the PLA Blog, I wanted to discuss yet another very good session I went to this morning.   It was on Audiobooks.  It was a panelist format where three knowledgable librarians did a Q&A where either the host of the session asked the questions or audience members 

Sync free audiobook downloads « NeverEndingSearch

Each week this summer, Sync, part of the Audiobook Community, will once again offer free digital audiobooks pairings. audiobook pair consists a current YA title and thematically connected classic or frequently studied title. The program begins on June 23rd.  And here’s list: 23 – 29

Between the Covers

Continuing my quest to read more of Steve Martin's books after enjoying his novel An Object of Beauty, I just finished the audiobook of his short comic memoir Born Standing Up. Read by the author - as it should be,...

Turning the Page

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