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Grammy Nominations for Spoken Word

19/12/07 18:03
Grammy Nominations for Spoken Word

Here is a list of the Grammy Nominations for Spoken Word. Who knew such a list existed. It is good to see Audio Book Narrators getting some credit.

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"Are we there yet?"

19/12/07 17:55
Knoxnews.com

Hughs: Stories best companions on long trips

By Ina Hughs

"Are we there yet?"

With the right road story in your car stereo, you might not even care. When someone is reading you a great story, you forget to count the miles.

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Radio's 'Oprah' signs with Harlequin

11/10/07 12:52
From the Globe & Mail

Torstar's Harlequin to publish three books by Delilah Rene, based on listeners' stories

NANCY MORAN

Torstar Corp.'s Harlequin Enterprises Ltd., the seller of romance novels, will publish three non-fiction books by popular U.S. radio host Delilah Rene, based on the personal stories shared by her listeners.

The books are the first "major" acquisition for Harlequin's non-fiction franchise, Torstar, owner of the Toronto Star, said yesterday.

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Like the Show? Then Download the Audio (Before Buying the Book)

11/10/07 12:47
From the NY Times

“Hi, I’m Stephen Colbert, and I am no fan of books.” So opens the audiobook version of that late-night-cable comedian’s “I Am America (And So Can You!),” which Mr. Colbert and his publisher definitely want fans to buy — in several versions.

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Local experts say electronic age hasn't killed books, just given readers choices

27/08/07 11:20

From Wyomingnews.com
By Cameron Mathews
People are reading their fair share of written material here, local book store owners and county library staff said.

But because they are using a variety of media, it is tough to estimate how hungry readers actually are.


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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' is a worthy farewell

31/07/07 15:22
By Karen MacPherson, Scripps Howard News Service

It's over. Finished. The end.

Or is it?

In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (print version: Scholastic, $34.99; audio version: Listening Library, $79.95 CD or cassette), author J.K. Rowling left enough story threads dangling that it's plausible -- if not probable -- she could scrap her decision to make it the last book in the record-setting series...
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The Audies® 2007 Winners

07/06/07 15:52
The Audies® are annual awards honoring excellence in audio publishing. Winners and Finalists in 32 categories are listed below. The 2007 winners were announced June 1, 2007 at an awards ceremony held in New York.

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Roadtrip with kids? Audiobooks needed!

05/04/07 20:26
by: Juli Brant
From: Yourhub.com
How do you survive a road trip with three kids? Having done this many times I know I will be reaching for the juvenile audio books at the Roxborough Library. Not only has Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson made Nebraska's I-80 seem shorter, it has been filled with laughter and conversation which are now part of our memories.



As the kids get older they bring their own reading material and I have succeeded in finding just the right family story to listen to. Jeanne DuPrau's newest trilogy, The Books of Ember, includes The City of Ember, The People of Sparks and The Prophet of Yonwood.

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Bookworms! like what they hear

18/03/07 21:01
Commute makes Bay Area a prime market for audiobooks
By Marton Dunai
From the CONTRA COSTA TIMES

Simon Vance is not claustrophobic. He spends eight hours a day in a sound isolation booth.

He can touch all four padded walls without leaving his chair. Inside, it's dark, save for a desk lamp and a single tiny window that connects him to his garage, where the booth is set up. It's a quiet spot -- though often not quiet enough for Vance.

Often, he waits for a neighbor to finish mowing the lawn. When the buzzing stops and the Walnut Creek suburb falls silent, Vance retreats into his black hole and begins reading aloud. This time, he starts with the first chapter of "The Quest," a new book by Wilbur Smith, due out in April.

His voice flows in a pleasant, measured baritone.

"Two lonely figures came down from the high mountains. They were dressed in travel-worn furs and leather helmets with ear-flaps strapped beneath their chins against the cold. Their beards were untrimmed and their faces weather-beaten ..."

The flat screen flashes in front of him as the $1,000 microphone transmits his words onto a nearby computer's hard drive. Twenty-three more hours of this, and an audiobook will be complete.

Vance, an actor and now an award-winning professional audiobook narrator, is in high demand. Audiobooks have reached new millions lately as they migrate from the home to the car to the iPod, and from tape to CD to digital files, available for download over the Internet.

"Business has really taken off, and iPods" helped, Vance said. "I turned down offers (to record) every day last week."

The audiobook market has grown to nearly $1 billion a year, mostly a result of the popularity of downloading centers such as Audible.com, according to the latest research. Offering books, speeches, lectures, sermons and all sorts of spoken word recordings, Audible alone registered revenue of more than $82 million in 2006, nearly tripling its results since 2003, when it first broke even.

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