A big discovery. An Ipod shuttle, yes that little bitty paper clip size of an Ipod may actually hold and deliver an audio book from audible.com,
Over the last year and a half or so I have been enjoying books that I download on audible.com. I was wondering if the format would work on the little Ipod shuffle.
Some people look at my incredulously when they hear that I enjoy readin (listening) to books, Why don't you just read them? They say. There are many times that listening to books is more interesting. One is the use of some very good actors/readers changing voices to relate the different characters in the book. This adds color to the story and sometimes draws the listener in to the character. This is also been sited the reason why some people do not like listening to books. They want to put there own voices to the stories.
I enjoy audible books when I am walking. In quiet areas it allows you to be entertained when you are not in danger of being run over by a car. You may be surprised at how quickly your walk will proceed if your mind is engaged in a good book.
Some people are able to listen to books as they travel distances by car. It is important to remember that your first duty to to drive. Sue, by wife is not so happy about listening to books on the road. She also has difficulty with me listening to sports events on the radio in the car. She has to see what is going on to make since of it. As my dad has noticed in the football season, there is an awful lot of yammering before the next play occurs in football. That is why he has become an expert apple peeler in the season's progress.
For commuters that are not driving. Or me whom is just walking, books in audible are an interesting change from the music.
Happy Listening:
Pat
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Listening to a book on iPod sure makes the miles fly by! We burned through 200 miles of i5 last weekend listening to the first third of World War z - even though we've read the book, the actors reading it made it new again.
I enjoy reading books, my visual perception is the dominant perceptual mode, so I can drive while listening. I am reading "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle" by Barbara Kingsolver. Reza downloads them from the library and burns them to CD for me. I find I am more alert in the morning while listening to audio books, I don't get as drowsy as when I am listening to music.
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