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Audio Book and eBook Piracy: A Growing Trend

by AudioforBooks October 6, 2009

Be Careful What You Download
Remember Napster? As mp3 music downloads became a booming business, Napster provided an outlet for users to share music for free.
After several lawsuits citing copyright infringement, Napster declared bankruptcy and was sold off to Roxio, where it found new life as a legal membership-based music download service. A similar issue is [...]

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A New Kind of Audio Book – The Death of Bunny Munro

by AudioforBooks September 29, 2009

Is This the Future of Audiobooks?
N ick Cave is a musician an author. Twenty years ago, he released his first novel before moving on with his music career.
This month, his new book, The Death of Bunny Munro is not only available in print and audiobook; it has an iPhone app that presents the story in [...]

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Oprah’s New Book Club Pick: Say You’re One of Them By Uwem Akpan – Audio Book

by AudioforBooks September 21, 2009

Is Oprah’s Latest Book Club Pick worth Listening to on Audiobook?
Oprah teased fans a few weeks ago via Twitter that she had chosen a new Book Club Selection. Her hints were vague and had the web abuzz with speculation. The book, Say You’re One of Them By Uwem Akpan, is a collection of short stories. [...]

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Big News in the Audio Book World: A Release and an Announcement

by AudioforBooks September 15, 2009

Are You Excited for a Great Week of Audiobooks?
T his is big week for book news. On Tuesday, September 14, Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol will hit bookstores. On Friday, September 18, Oprah Winfrey will announce her next Book Club selection. Brace yourself for two HUGE audiobooks this week!
Robert Langdon Investigates New Mystery:
Dan Brown, bestselling [...]

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Bookshelf Clean Out – What to Do When You’re Done with an Audio Book

by AudioforBooks August 11, 2009

Tidy Your Bookshelves with these Suggestions for Recycling Audiobooks
I have only thrown away one book in my life. It was a freebie offered by a publisher for my reading group. They sent it with $200 worth of Alaskan seafood for our meeting. If they hadn’t sent the salmon, we may have raided their offices.
That book [...]

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