From the TorontoStar
By Ellen Roseman

Sean Neville was driving to class one day, listening to an audio version of his securities course textbook, when the idea hit.

With all those commuters zipping around him on the highway, there must be a market in audiobook rentals, he thought.

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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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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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From the Daily Herald

"I love audiobooks," he said. "For me, the audio version of a book is like hearing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony rather than reading the score. Hearing the book makes it come alive."

He went on to say, "I was an English major in college but I realize now I never really enjoyed leisure reading as much as I do now. Perhaps it's because I am a slow reader. My wife can read four times faster than I can read or listen and she does not share my enthusiasm for audiobooks."

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