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Audio Book Review of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Mark Twain
Read by Tom Parker

One of the better unabridged recordings of Mark Twain’s masterpiece is on par with others vis-à-vis interpretation and excels in sheer beauty. In this impeccably quiet release, Tom Parker (aka Grover Gardner) contributes a resonant announcer’s baritone, superb technique, musical expressiveness, and a fond, intelligent understanding. He is less a narrator here than a storyteller, one of the best this reviewer has heard, sounding as if he were speaking extemporaneously. Of the half-dozen recorded renditions I’ve auditioned, this is the one that best expresses the brilliance of Twain’s rendering of dialect and a rural boy’s sensibility. A judicious use of sound processing enhances his performance. Y.R. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 02/ JAN 03]

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Audio Book Narrators

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Audio book narrators are the unsung heros of the audio book world. Many people listen to audio books never thinking of the person who's narrating the book. To me this is really sad, after all it's the narrators voice or voices that bring the authors words to life. It's for this reason that I'm developing a Squidoo lense dedicated solely to the audio book narrator. This new lense will feature a new narrator each month and a list of narrators that you can add to and vote for your favorite narrator. Audio book narration is an art form in and of itself, hopefully this will help generate some recognition for this art. I hope you'll find the time to get over to Audio Book Narrators and vote for your favorite.

More Choices with Downloadable Audio Books

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Yesterday I briefly mentioned the fact that digital or downloadable audio books offered more options for listening to and enjoying them then books in other formats.

Today I’d like to list just a few of those options that come to mind.

1. In the kitchen. The time spent preparing meals or washing dishes is perfect for lisening to an audio book because your hands are busy and the mind is free.

2. In the garden. Gardening in and of itself is very enjoyable for many people. Today there are many audio books available on the subject of gardening and you can listen to one while your gardening. Very little concentration is needed for gardening which allows you to focus more on your audio book.

3. While exercising. Exercising such as jogging or even in the gym leaves your mind open but your hands, legs and even your entire body busy. This is a great time to enjoy a good audio book. Sure you might be sweating but this is a great opportunity to claim back some lost time. So, exercise your body and your mind at the same time.

4. While traveling. Be it by car, bus, plane or train. We all spend at least some time commuting or traveling and this time provides an excellent opportunity to listen to an audio book. Why not use this time to listen to an audio book, especially one that develops your mind or improves your professional and business skills? What a great opportunity to learn a new language. When asked where you learned to speak Spanish, you can say ‘In my car!’

5. Walking the dog. I spend about three hours a week walking my dog. He doesn’t talk to me so I take the opportunity to put three hours back into my life by listening to an audio book. Some people might even give more time to their dogs with more time available to listen or learn.

6. In bed. Yes I know lots of people already read books in bed but listening to an audio book still has great advantages. You won’t have to bother with holding the book, especially a hardback, and finding balance between a comfortable position and the ease of reading. No adjusting your spectacles and no turning off the light. With an audio book it is pleasure all the way.

I’m sure you can come up with many more, so please leave a reply and share your ideas with us.

Make a CD Case Insert for Your Audio Books on CD

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I’m sure most of you are already aware that downloadable audio books afford you many options for listening to and enjoying them.

The following tip is for those of you that burn your audio books to CDs.

Once you’ve burned your audio book to the CD here’s a simple way to make yourself a nice looking insert for the case. Just go back to the audio books full description page and click on “View Larger Image” than right click on the larger image and choose “Print Picture” from the menu. After the printing is complete just cut the picture to fit inside your case.

If you’re planning on giving this audio book on CD as a gift you may even want to print the picture on photo paper to give it even more class.

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Raise Funds With Audio Books

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Are you a member of a sporting club, church group, school program or any other organization looking for fundraising ideas? 

If so we have an incredible opportunity for you and it's so easy to implement you'll be up and running in no time. It's also positioned in one of the hottest segments of the digital revolution. The hot new trend I'm talking about is downloadable audio books.

Audio books on cassette and more recently on Compact Disc have been around for quite some time now. However with the advent of the MP3 player and downloadable audio books their popularity is soaring.

Through the Affiliate Partner Program at Digital Age Publishing they're offering a fund raising system that's second to none and the best part is that you have to do very little to get it up and running. You have the option of offering our entire list of audio books or choosing audio books from any of over 160 categories, the choice is yours. With well over 11,000 titles to choose from you'll find audio books for everyone. You'll also enjoy the freedom to advertise these downloadable audio books in any way you choose. Here are just a few of the ways to get the word out about your fund raiser and start making sales.

  • Place graphic or text links on your site, blog or newsletter
  • Sent mailings to your members
  • Sell them at group functions
  • Offer them in fliers
  • Sell door to door

You're only limit is your imagination. No matter how the sell is made you earn up to 20% commission on all sales you generate.

Digital Age Publishing supplies all the information and links, they also handle payment processing, product delivery, product support and all other back end functions.

For more information about their fund raising or affiliate partner program please visit Digital Age Pulishings audio book store.