Vic March 27th, 2008
As promised here's another audio book by Janet Evanovich, this one is narrated by C.J. Critt
It's about a mysterious woman and the sexy guy next door.
They shared a common wall between their Capitol Hill townhouses and not much else … until disaster scored a direct hit on the mystery woman's bedroom and the sexy guy's heart.
He baked her a cake, she learned to throw a football, there were some misunderstandings in the living room, some mishaps in the yard, and some romantic moments everywhere.
For more on this contemporary romance audio book
Vic March 12th, 2008
I'm sure you're already aware of the fact that our audio book store offers more than forty free audio books, but did you know that there are nearly three hundred other titles that sell for $2.00 or less? If not you can check out all of these cheap audio books at this link.
While you're at the store you can also use the advanced search tool and search for titles in other prices as well. Simply click on Advanced Search in the search box, on the next screen you'll see a drop down arrow in the price field, click on that drop down arrow to reveal your options, make your selection then click the Search Button. How cool is that?
So what are you waiting for click on the link above and claim some real bargains.
Happy shopping!!!
Vic March 8th, 2008
As promised here's the last installment of my favorites from AudioFiles 45 must-read audiobooks for 2007. This should give you mystery and suspense fans enough to keep you busy for a while.
Enjoy
Mystery and Suspense
Well there you have it, and remember if you'd like to see AudioFile's complete list of 45 must-read audiobooks you can use this link.
Vic March 3rd, 2008
The editors of AudioFile have given their recommendations of 45 must-hear audiobooks in six categories from the past year. Their entire list can be found here.
Below are my favorites from AudioFile's list of 45.
Fiction
Non Fiction
Another audiobook that AudioFile included in this category is The Secret By: Rhonda Byrne and although it's not one of favorites I wanted to include it here with a question for you. Do you believe that this book should be listed in the Non Fiction category? Please add your comments about this controversial audio book below.
Biography & History
Family Listening
Stay tuned I'll add the next categories shortly.
Vic February 27th, 2008
Full Bloom is the fifth book in Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes's "Full" series and is narrated by Lorelei King.
This steamy romantic mystery takes place in Beaumont, South Carolina and is centered around Annie Fortenberry, who just inherited her grandmother's B&B and a handsome Harley-riding visitor.
Just as things are really heating up a body is discovered in Annie's garden that turns out to be her philandering husband and all the evidence points to Annie as the killer.
Now it's up to Annie to find the real killer, and get back to where she was in the arms of her loving biker.
It's a fun book to listen to and you may be surprised by the ending.
More info
Vic February 19th, 2008
I first told you about LibriVox.org on January 14th, 2007 then on November 5th, 2007 I reported to you about them making their 1000th audio book from the public domain available in their catalog of audio books from the public domain. If you have not already read those posts or would like to review them I've linked the dates above to them.
Since those two posts I've visited this site a number of times and each time I've come away with something of value.
Today I'd like to tell you about two of those valuable finds.
First off is the forums, as of this writing there are 8528 registered users and they have posted 193868 articles. These forums are jam packed with great content related to audio books from a number of different perspectives. You can check the forums out for yourself at this link.
Second is the LibriVoxWiki, which offers guides for both readers and listeners and much more.
Both of these resources are well worth your time and I'm sure you'll find them useful.
Vic February 8th, 2008
What do you think, are audio books hot or not?
Well it appears that Amazon the world's largest online retailer thinks they are. They just bought Audible.com the world's leading online retailer of digital audio books for an estimated $300 million.
Based in Newark, New Jersey Audible.com was established in 1995 and has grown it's inventory to well over 80,000 audio titles since that time. A considerable number of Audibles sales are through one of two subscription programs they developed and it will be interesting to see if Amazon will continue to offer these programs.
At this point in time it's unknown how Amazon will integrate Audibles audio book downloads into their own inventory of digital products. There are many more questions than answers right now, but one thing is for sure and that is with Amazon making a large investment in the world of downloadable audio books there popularity will only increase and many more people will be jumping on this trend in the near future.
We'll be following this story as it unfolds and will be updating you on what's happening as new information becomes available.
You can find out more about Audible.com at Wikipedia
Be sure and tell us what you think about this in the comments below.