Jennifer Weiner & Jodi Picoult Knock Jonathan Franzen

by DorothyD September 2, 2010 Audio Book Author SpotLight

As the book world prepared for the release of Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (audio book read by David LeDoux), bestselling authors Jennifer Weiner and Jodi Picoult cried foul at the amount of publicity he is getting. Jennifer Weiner & Jodi Picoult Weiner is the undeniable Queen of Chick Lit. She has had many novels on the [...]

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Random House and Andrew Wylie Reach an Agreement About eBook Rights

by DorothyD August 31, 2010 Audio Book News

Literary agent Andrew Wylie and Random House Publishing have waged war over the rights to eBook versions of several books. While the book world divided into Team Wylie or Team Random House, readers wondered just what the outcome would offer for the rest of us. The Super-Agent Andrew Wylie represents some huge authors. Among his clients: [...]

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eReader Market Joined by Acer! – More Audio Book News

by DorothyD August 28, 2010 Audio Book News

Acer Enters EReader Race When I see the name Acer, I think low-budget computers. With everyone and their brother producing eReaders, I should have seen this one coming. Acer is planning to release an E-Ink 6 inch reader called LumiRead in Germany in October. Content will be available from Libri.de in Germany, B&N in the [...]

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Author Seth Godin Decides to Bypass Traditional Publishers

by DorothyD August 27, 2010 Audio Book Author SpotLight

Seth Godin has several books published by Portfolio, but he recently announced his plans to make a huge change. He is going to forgo a publisher and offer his work directly to readers. Twelve Books When Godin began his career as an author, he needed a traditional publisher because authors are several degrees removed from [...]

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The Hunger Games The Final Chapter Audio Book

by DorothyD August 25, 2010 Audio Book New Releases

Technically, The Hunger Games series is listed as Young Adult, but don’t write it off as a book solely for teens. The series is actually pretty complex with interesting, well-written characters… and the last audiobook, Mockingjay, is being released this week. Only The Hunger Games Will Do! It pains me to report that I have a [...]

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Audio Textbooks | Audiobook News

by DorothyD August 22, 2010 Audio Book News

I have done some online searching for textbooks for my son. He starts college in less than a week, which evokes paradoxical feelings of happiness and sadness. Some of the sadness really hits when I look at textbook prices. Many are near $100. The one thing that I found during my search that was really  interesting [...]

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Oprah Reports Celebrities’ Favorite Books.

by DorothyD August 21, 2010 Audio Book News

I usually don’t open the Oprah magazine email. I start thinking about un-subscribing, but every once in a while something catches my eye. Today, for example, it features reading. Admittedly, it piques my curiosity to see what is on Julia Roberts’, Julianne Moore’s, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s bookshelves. Here are a few of the books listed [...]

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James Patterson and others: New Audiobook Releases

by DorothyD August 20, 2010 Audio Book New Releases

Surprise, surprise, James Patterson has a new audiobook out this week. Please read that sentence again with the proper sarcastic inflection. While I’m not all that excited for his recent non-effort, there are some new releases out there worth some enthusiasm.  Martin Cruz Smith offers The Three Stations: An Arkady Renko Novel, narrated by Ron McLarty. This is [...]

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Popular Audiobooks with Capitol Settings

by DorothyD August 19, 2010 Audio Book News

My recent family vacation to Washington DC was amazing. We visited the Capitol building, the monuments, and several of the Smithsonian museums. I was in awe of the setting… which made me wonder. There must be tons of audiobooks that take place in Washington or are written about the area. My search yielded some interesting results. [...]

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Free Audiobooks: A Cautionary Tale

by DorothyD August 17, 2010 Audio Book News

I’m back from Washington DC! It was an amazing trip! I’ll share some of my stories on our forum, so feel free to check in with me there. For now, I want to tell you a story about audiobooks and computer crashes. It is a very grim tale, indeed… Free Audio Books – Just Click [...]

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Books For Dummies

by DorothyD August 10, 2010 Audio Book New Releases

I was thinking about Barnes & Noble’s troubles with stock prices when I realized that I remember very little about the intricacies of the stock market from that high school Economics class I took. I get the big picture, but looking at the stock pages makes me slightly nauseous and I break out into a [...]

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My Vacation Digital Book List

by DorothyD August 7, 2010 Audio Book News

My family is headed to Washington DC for a little vacation this week! We are all very excited. Well, I’m excited, but stressed. I will be happy when I am in the car, on the way, with a book in hand and my digital books on standby. I’m finishing my friend’s manuscript and then moving [...]

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Barnes & Noble Up for Sale: Have eBooks Claimed Their First Victim?

by DorothyD August 5, 2010 Audio Book News

We all know that digital book sales are on the rise. Even I, a true lover of traditional paper books, listen to audiobook downloads and read digital content. The convenience and cost of eBooks is so tempting… I can’t help but wonder if the rise of the eBook will mean the fall of a bookselling [...]

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EBook Readers | iPad App Comparison: iBooks, Kindle, BN Reader

by DorothyD August 4, 2010 Product Reviews

I’ve been promising to share my thoughts on the competing eBook reader apps since my iPad purchase. Part of the delay, as well as playing with the apps to see the features, has been my inability to get decent pictures of the screens. I’ve done my best here, but I don’t have a professional camera (mine [...]

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New Audio Books: Featuring Carl Hiassen’s Star Island and More!

by DorothyD August 3, 2010 Audio Book New Releases

Carl Hiassen is one of those writers who never disappoints me. In his audio book Star Island, narrated by Stephen Hoye, 22 year-old pop star Cherry Pye seems very much like some real-life starlets who regularly inhabit the tabloid front pages. When her stunt double takes over for her, she is kidnapped. The situation goes from [...]

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Stop Smoking with Audiobooks

by DorothyD August 1, 2010 Audio Book News

Yesterday, I told you about how Stephen Fry used audiobooks as a part of his weight loss plan. That got me thinking about other ways that audiobooks might help people. I’ve never been a smoker, but everyone in my family was and they all struggled with quitting. I wish these audio books had been around [...]

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Stephen Fry Credits Audio Books for Weight Loss!

by DorothyD July 30, 2010 Audio Book News

Stephen Fry is one of my favorite celebrities. He’s amusing in his comedy sketches and books, intelligent when he speaks publicly, talented when he writes and narrates, and is one of those people who is genuinely appealing. (Yes, he is one of my favorites!) Weight Loss A fun fact that you may not be familiar [...]

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Booker Prize Longlist Announced!

by DorothyD July 29, 2010 Audio Book News

Of the 138 books considered for the Man Booker Prize for fiction, thirteen have been chosen as finalists. These will, in turn, be narrowed further when the shortlist is released on September 7, 2010. The winner will be named on October 12. The Man Booker Prize is awarded to a full length novel published for the first time in the [...]

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Audiobook News | Wylie vs. Random House and Kindle’s First Million Seller

by DorothyD July 28, 2010 Audio Book News

I was considering the subject for today’s blog article and found that I had accumulated several interesting audiobook news items over the last 24 hours. None is especially deep or lends itself to a full article, but all are worth passing on. In other words, bits and bytes of news for you… Wattpad An online [...]

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Free Audio Books, Classic Titles To Download!

by DorothyD July 27, 2010 Audio Book News

Children’s audiobook giveaway for UK readers! Alice in Wonderland and The Wind in the Willows will be given away on Saturday July 31  in the Guardian and Sunday August 1 in the Observer. Click here for details and to enter. The Sunday Mirror is offering up a free Shrek audiobook prize – the stories from the first [...]

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Welcome to the 21st Century, Woody Allen

by DorothyD July 25, 2010 Audio Book Author SpotLight

Woody Allen is not a technophile. He is known for his lack of computer and complete absence of interest in technology in general. Somehow, he was recently persuaded to record collections of essays that he wrote and published between 1971 and 2007. He says that it was a moment of weakness… Getting Even A collection of seventeen essays [...]

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Eye Strain and Reading: What You Should Know!

by DorothyD July 23, 2010 Audio Book News

Eyestrain can occur for a number of reasons. Extended work on a computer, driving for long distances, and reading can all cause symptoms. What is Asthenopia?  (Eyestrain) How can it be prevented or treated? Is it best to read from a particular eReader or are traditional books better for eyestrain sufferers? Recognizing Eyestrain Eyestrain may [...]

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