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Audiobooks [message #76223]

Sun, 07 April 2013 07:21

DJ Dave
Messages: 111
Registered: October 2010

Viscount

Has anyone else noticed the new craze of people listening to audiobooks? I call it a "craze" because I've noticed a lot of my friends listening to them. I still prefer to hear music on my iPod.

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Re: Audiobooks [message #76238 is a reply to message #76223]

Mon, 08 April 2013 21:00

gofar99
Messages: 1955
Registered: May 2010
Location: Southern Arizona

Illuminati (5th Degree)

Hi, Hummm Yes. I also wonder if a lot of the headphone wearers are actually listening to anything. It may just be a way to ignore the rest of us without having to say anything. Confused

Good Listening
Bruce

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Re: Audiobooks [message #76286 is a reply to message #76238]

Fri, 12 April 2013 17:27

Kenwoody
Messages: 105
Registered: February 2013
Location: United States

Viscount

Yeah, I've noticed audiobooks becoming a lot more popular here lately. Personally, I would rather listen to music and read my books. I've never been able to listen to a book on tape; I always zone out.

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Re: Audiobooks [message #76296 is a reply to message #76286]

Mon, 15 April 2013 02:53

Danny
Messages: 195
Registered: September 2010

Master

People really are listening to more audiobooks! Audible.com recently announced it has seen a tenfold increase. I wonder why people are now turning to audiobooks, while the e-reader sales are also going up? Does everyone really have so much time on their hands?

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Re: Audiobooks [message #76439 is a reply to message #76296]

Tue, 23 April 2013 07:37

The Mother
Messages: 34
Registered: April 2013
Location: The Deep South

Baron

I think the point of audiobooks is that people don't have time on their hands. They are squeezing their "reading" in with their driving, or housework. Plus, audiobooks are frequently abridged versions, shorter and faster paced.

If at first you don't succeed, go back and do it the way Mother told you to.

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