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Archive for the 'Audiobooks' Category

Weekly Web Spotlight

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Audio books are incredibly popular. Whether on a CD, downloaded to your iPod, or preloaded onto a Playaway, an audio book is a great way to enjoy a story. However, just because a book or story is good, that doesn’t always mean it’s audio version will match. A lot depends on the reader/narrator, the pacing, [...]

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Audio Book Awards

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) announced their Audie Award winners Friday night in New York. 28 titles in 31 categories were chosen. Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book (read by the author himself) picked up two awards - Audiobook of the Year and Children’s Title for Ages 8-10. L.A. Meyer’s Curse of the Blue Tattoo took [...]

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