I want to provide a way for a relative to listen to audiobooks while working out. He is almost completely technologically illiterate, and his wife will have to put the books on the device for him. His wife is ok technologically, but has to have new things spelled out very clearly. I'm thinking iPod Shuffle + Audible. Am I'm missing a simpler solution?
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posted by OrangeDisk
on May 6, 2013 -
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I am going to be doing a lot of driving this summer, and I would like to find some great audiobooks to listen to in the car. What do you recommend? I am especially keen to hear entertaining audiobooks that are
not just someone reading aloud in a monotone voice. What I want are books that realize the
full potential of the audiobook format. For example, books with
music or sound effects, or books with
multiple readers performing the dialogue, would be wonderful. I look forward to your suggestions
posted by mortaddams
on May 5, 2013 -
33 answers
I've been listening to audiobooks for many years and would like to become an audio book narrator. I am not a professional actor and have never done any work like this.
However my current job is creating elearning and whenever I record the narration, I get compliments from my customers for my reading voice.
Any suggestions about how I might pursue this career?
posted by SallyHitMeOntheHead
on May 3, 2013 -
14 answers
What audio ebook should I download for this long car ride with my bookish 10 year old, me, and my literate adult friend?
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posted by latkes
on Mar 25, 2013 -
28 answers
I love listening to audiobooks as I fall asleep. I hate skipping around trying to find my place the next day. Is there a way to tell itunes to stop playing after X minutes (probably 20 or 30), so that it doesn't keep on keeping on long after I've conked out? The books are all on my computer in audiobook form (not as music, which I know itunes sometimes does), so I can't separate tracks into sleep-friendly playlists.
posted by tan_coul
on Mar 9, 2013 -
11 answers
I've been recovering from a brain injury and find reading very hard, so I've really enjoyed listening to audiobooks. But not books just read out loud: dramatized adaptations of them, with a varied voice cast, background music and sound effects -- the lot. I've listened to the BBC dramatization of the Hitchhiker's Guide and a wonderful version of the
Foundation Trilogy. What other fantastic dramatized audiobooks can I feed my temporarily defective brain with? Happy to consider both free and paid suggestions. Thanks in advance!
posted by idlethink
on Feb 24, 2013 -
19 answers
DU's comment got me wanting to expand my Audible library. I have a few credits to burn so help me fill up my library! I love biographies and science fiction but would like broaden my listening habits. Bonus points if you can recommend any narrators that you have found enjoyable as well.
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posted by zerobyproxy
on Jan 23, 2013 -
15 answers
Asking for a friend who needs to commute to day care with a 3- and 5-year old and is really sick of kid's music. Can you recommend audio books for this age range which might keep the kids entertained for the ~30-minute trip?
posted by GenjiandProust
on Dec 1, 2012 -
19 answers
Can you help me find some audiobooks that are relatively fast-paced and simple, but also have good dialogue, characters, and themes? Even if you don't listen to audiobooks, maybe you know page-turners or beach reads that are deeper than the normal fluff? Or maybe you know good literary fiction that is simple and fast-paced?
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posted by slidell
on Sep 19, 2012 -
29 answers
Please help two different people agree on audiobooks for our upcoming (tomorrow!) road trip
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posted by lizjohn
on Aug 6, 2012 -
17 answers
Should I strongly encourage my 12-year-old daughter to read a book that she needs to have completed before the start of the next school year, or since she'll be on a lot of buses travelling with a lot of time on her hands this summer, let her listen to the audiobook? Some other details inside...
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posted by teg4rvn
on Jun 21, 2012 -
47 answers
Is there a good iPhone app for listening to my own downloaded podcasts/audiobooks that I have as mp3's? I would love an app that I can upload the mp3's to over wifi, and that has tempo control so that I can speed it up a bit. The app should remember the position I am in on each file I listen to, not just the last file.
posted by davar
on May 25, 2012 -
6 answers
My question is very simple. I want to "read" the Brittinanica Great Books of the Western World on CD audio while I'm doing housework.
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posted by KMH
on Jan 30, 2012 -
5 answers
Asking for a friend -- haven't found a recent post that quite addresses this:
Is it possible to download audiobooks (mp3) from a public library using Overdrive onto an iPod touch? Or will the iPod touch only accept audiobooks from iTunes or Audible?
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posted by vitabellosi
on Jan 24, 2012 -
6 answers
I am interested in hearing some historical and educational audiobooks/audiocasts. Anyone have any suggestions?
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posted by cloeburner
on Nov 23, 2011 -
13 answers
Audiobook suggestions! Looking for action or any other genre that are well-paced (fiction or non) audiobooks for regular 8 hour road trips.
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posted by foxhat10
on Aug 30, 2011 -
14 answers
Please recommend any online communities or other resources for long or extreme commuters, and please share your experiences with audiobook websites such as audible.com.
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posted by tckma
on Aug 17, 2011 -
7 answers
I need some new audiobooks! I'm a screen printer and find that listening to an audiobook helps me to focus and get more done during the day and consequently, I get through 3-4 books a week. I'll listen to just about anything (science fiction, biographies, western, you name it), as long as it's engaging but doesn't require too much concentration. I've listed my favorites below. Tell me what you've enjoyed listening to and what I've been missing!
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posted by emilygraves05
on Jun 11, 2011 -
39 answers
What can I put on my MP3 player to get me through hours of much-hated housework & chores, particularly now that I'm packing up to move house (not long after I finished unpacking after the last move, dammit, so I haven't much motivation)?
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posted by malibustacey9999
on Apr 30, 2011 -
18 answers
We have this terrific audiobook of
Winnie The Pooh (with Stephen Fry as Pooh and Judi Dench & all sorts of wonderfulness) and were wondering if there are any more like it?
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posted by anastasiav
on Apr 4, 2011 -
13 answers
I'm looking for entertaining, free or inexpensive audiobooks or podcasts that can be easily downloaded from an iPhone.
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posted by slidell
on Mar 8, 2011 -
18 answers
Recently listened to Stephen Fry's reading of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy while driving and had a car full of happy. What other audiobooks could provide me a similar experience of delight?
posted by JustKeepSwimming
on Jan 25, 2011 -
34 answers
Is anyone doing audiobooks for magazine and web articles? If not, why not? I wouldn't mind being able to hear a Malcolm Gladwell article read to me while I am on my commute or on a run. Are there any services that offer this? I haven't been able to find any, and I am wondering why. Copyright? No market? If I wanted to start a audiobook company what are my obstacles?
posted by jasondigitized
on Jan 6, 2011 -
6 answers
I want to listen to a good, persuasive argument. I'm looking for nonfiction audio books in which the author makes strong factual arguments for or against a certain point of view. Particulars inside.
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posted by Bookhouse
on Dec 4, 2010 -
13 answers
Where can I get a radio small enough to fit into my ear and be invisible so I can listen to information
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posted by candasartan
on Nov 1, 2010 -
9 answers
My grandmother recently had a shoulder replacement and was never a huge television fan, so I'm looking for audiobooks and podcasts to put on a digital audio player for her.
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posted by ayerarcturus
on Oct 16, 2010 -
5 answers
Is there life after Dickens? (What should I try next after listening to all of Dickens via audiobooks?)
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posted by Creosote
on Aug 25, 2010 -
19 answers
Is there such a thing as Comic Books On Tape? What are some sources of (free-ish) audio material to occupy my young son on a road trip?
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posted by Overzealous
on Jul 1, 2010 -
15 answers
Please share your suggestions for short and fun middle-school audio books.
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posted by kbar1
on May 28, 2010 -
16 answers
My old and frugal great uncle needs a music and audio book set up. He's recovering from a heart procedure and needs to walk 2-4 miles every day. He's thinking Walkman. I'm thinking Apple.
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posted by Pennyblack
on May 3, 2010 -
8 answers
Recommendations for repetitive audio literature? While driving to work, I enjoy audiobooks that won't punish me if, for instance, I stop listening for a second while making sure not to crash my car.
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posted by HeroZero
on May 16, 2009 -
5 answers
I'm looking for a very specific sort of game for the iPhone: one that (a) takes almost no conscious brain power and (b) doesn't interfere with my iTunes music. I want a game I can play while listening to iTunes.
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posted by grumblebee
on Jan 31, 2009 -
28 answers
I want to listen to audiobooks, hopefully better than the self-help chicken-soup or Tales Of The Rapture or bodice-ripping fare I can find at my local big-box bookstore. Without a DRM-enabled machine like Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh, it seems my only choice is
Librivox. What other options do I have for downloadable audiobooks without the DRM crippling that bravely protects products from my purchasing power?
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posted by Mozai
on Dec 22, 2008 -
13 answers
Please help me achieve inner peace on my morning commute. Looking for audio book recommendations.
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posted by Otis
on Nov 20, 2008 -
18 answers
