Do you listen to Audiobooks?

Crooked Jack - are you me?

Check out your local library - they have a selection of books on tape, CD or mp3 player, plus if they don't have what you want, you can ask them to get it.
Ulysses is difficult to read but very easy to listen to.

bluewolf wrote: »

I have one for Stephen King under the dome and it's annoying me a bit, I'd read it far faster than they would
listen to German ones to improve listening comp, there's one guy who does an amazing job with Agatha Christie, and a full cast with some sound effects for journey to the centre of the earth, that one is good

What German ones can you recommend? Just back from Germany and was a bit annoyed my German isn't as good as it could be. I've got a 40 minute commute each way so it'd be a good way to kill the time.

Deleted User wrote: »

I haven't listened to the Fry version, but from looking into which is better, many have said Dale's is better for the fact that he narrates the characters using different voices.

Fry does that as well, but to each his own. Here's a Youtube clip with Dale reading a bit first (about 7 mins), then Fry reading the same bit, so you can see which you prefer.

Big big spoiler warning - I'm vaguely assuming you've read the books, but the extracts are taken from from the very end of the last book, giving away everything. If you haven't read the books, don't listen to this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PdjcKEZA7E

Ray Palmer wrote: »

I got into audiobooks about a year ago. I absolutely love them. Perfect for commuting. I downloaded the top 100 sci-fi books of all time as I reckoned I would never get around to reading them. As they come from many sources I have listened to a fair array of how they are done. I don't think I really have a preference but the worst was book read by Ray Bradbury. He was obviously not well by the time he recorded it and difficult to understand.

I have an sound a sleep pillow so I often listen to the books going to sleep. If I am doing something mind numbing I even listen to them in work.

what's that?

What's the best app to listen to audiobooks? Say from the play store? I've a Samsung phone.

spuddy90 wrote: »

What's the best app to listen to audiobooks? Say from the play store? I've a Samsung phone.

Depends where you get them.

I use both Audible and Borrowbox.

Good few available on YouTube too

Sadly they don't do many tree audiobooks so I don't do a lot of listening, but my oh loves them. I also download them for the boy and convert them to acc so I can put them in his Nintendo dsi for him to listen to.

spuddy90 wrote: »

What's the best app to listen to audiobooks? Say from the play store? I've a Samsung phone.

I got this one for my oh as it has a "folders" option, and she finds it very easy to use, Pi music player

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Project100Pi.themusicplayer

skylight1987 wrote: »

im always meaning to get one for the car and I never get around to it, must make more of an effort, any good murder mysteries to recommend folks

Listening to Camilla lackberg atm and really enjoying the storyline.

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I've listened to a few autobiographies I've found on YouTube when I've not been able to sleep.

Frank Skinner reading Ozzy's.

Bush reading his own but keep falling asleep with that one (worth trying if you have insomnia).

I listened to quite a few audiobooks when I was driving long distances across Australia a few years back - found them great for keeping my attention, and not letting my mind wander while driving outback roads. that being said, a lot has to do with the person narrating the book.

Can't imagine listening to them in any other situation though - I prefer to read, and can do so far quicker than any audiobook.

I started listening to them on my commute and would get them in my very limited section in the library.

Since my library have gone online, the possibilities are endless, I find them great for cleaning the house! Wireless earphones, and for listening to whilst driving, obviously with out the Ear phones!

My kids all had a tape recorder and audiobooks and it worked well. Even my son who is not a reader has listened to an amount of books. This was extremely good for his vocabulary and listening skills and he wouldn't have got those skills so well as he doesn't like reading books. Even now I play childrens classic audiobooks on cd in the car, kids won't read Peter pan or the jungle book etc but they're lovely to listen to. I would recommend anyone with children to give kids audiobooks, they develop their Language skills without the child even realising it.
I still have all the tapes, can't bear to throw them out even though they are ancient technology...I suppose there's nowhere that would take them?

Sam Quentin wrote: »

I drive for a living and I would love to find a good 'source' of audio books. I looked into it a few years ago and if I remember they were quite expensive!?
Finding this thread has put the want on me again.
I love listening to radio documentaries so I know I'm a prime target for audio books
Library, American Library, downloading etc as mentioned above.. PLEASE EXPLAIN. Thank You.

Never used it but Audible is very popular and I think it's a monthly sub rather than paying for each individual thing.