audiobooks

I run quite a lot and I've exhausted all the music in the whole world and am finding it hard to find new stuff. I'm also getting quite bored of Doctor Who audio dramas. So I'm looking for suggestions of other audio works that I can listen to, and which won't cost me a fortune. Since I've...

I came across an audiobook of Pale Blue Dot. About half was read by Carl Sagan, the rest by someone else. I must confess to enjoying the parts read by Sagan much more than the rest. Maybe because the other guy sounded like a corporate spokesman, but still.

I'm hoping that this thread could be for our little reviews and comments on books on tape, much like the What Book is Everybody Reading thread. I listen mostly when I practice. Hearing a voice reading to me keeps me from getting too lonely. There seem to be some differences between having a...

I just finished listening to my first two LibriVox audio book recordings. Dracula and War of the Worlds. I had never actually read either book so I thought it was a good opportunity to catch up on some classics. The first one was War of the Worlds. A single reader with proper English accent...

I think that if the mind wanders a little when listening to an audiobook, you might lose your way in the book somewhat. But I think that for me at least, it is a more efficient way of devour the book.

Any opinions on audio vs. print as a way to experience literature? I do listen to audio books and have my own take on the subject but would like to hear from some others before I chime in but to get the ball rolling, having someone else, live or on mp3, read a book to you cannot substitute for...

I like to listen to audio books while travelling to work . As I have almost listened to the majority of Terry Pratchett audio collection, I want to have more variety to listen to. Often I read an e-book during a work break and am stumped for the next e-book to get next. Does anybody have...