March 2010

Jonathan Kellerman’s Deception

by DorothyD on March 31, 2010

I love spring. Not only is the weather warmer, the trees are budding and things are beginning to look green… But there are lots of new audiobooks from favorite authors just waiting to be taken outside and read in the sunshine! Fiction: Deception by Jonathan Kellerman, read by John Rubinstein. Have I mentioned how much [...]

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iPad to Have 30,000 free eBooks

by DorothyD on March 30, 2010

The Apple iPad launch is looming and when it arrives 30,000 free eBooks will be available for download through the iBookstore. On April 3, new iPad owners will also be able to download Amazon’s Kindle app for their device. How cool is it that there is an annual contest for the year’s most bizarre book [...]

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Audible.com’s 3rd Annual Tournament of Audiobooks

by DorothyD on March 28, 2010

Audible.com’s 3rd Annual Tournament of Audiobooks has reached Round 3. Site visitors have until March 29 to vote for their choices. So far, I have been unsurprised in the books that have made it this far. I’m pretty sure of what ones will make it to the next round, but from there on out? It’s [...]

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Audio Book Narrator Simon Jones

by DorothyD on March 26, 2010

Simon Jones is the British actor most famous for his portrayal of Lord Brideshead in Brideshead Revisited and of Arthur Dent in the BBC version of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. A veteran of dozens of radio dramas, television shows, and big screen movies, his talents make him the perfect choice as a narrator [...]

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Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore

by DorothyD on March 25, 2010

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Jane Austen and Steve Hockensmith, narrated by Katherine Kellgren. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a huge hit last year all over the world and plans are in the works for a movie, so is it any wonder that a sequel… actually a prequel… has come [...]

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Rest in Peace: Audio Book Author Sid Fleischman

by DorothyD on March 23, 2010

If your child hasn’t read any of Sid Fleischman’s books, I suggest you do something about it. His incredibly inventive, subtly humorous books are colorful and wonderful. Check out one of his many available on audiobook. My favorite book of Fleischman’s is The Whipping Boy (read by Kerry Shale). The main character, Jeremy, is the [...]

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Amazon’s Kindle eBook software

by DorothyD on March 22, 2010

100 Stories for Haiti Audiobook update. BBC Audiobooks America is recording selected stories from the book right now! The recorded book will be available for download from the iTunes store soon… Watch here for updates! Mac users can finally use Amazon’s Kindle eBook software. Six months ago, the free software was made available to Windows users, [...]

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