Just curious?
I do, for audiobooks.
I do, for audiobooks.
Does anyone else still by cassettes?
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No.
Why? Don't they do audiobooks on cd?
Why? Don't they do audiobooks on cd?
I always get the feeling you were born out of time Nick, and you'd have been happier in the 50s or 30s.
No, not as often as you'd think.
And then there books that are discontinued at the minute and there is no option, might have to get one such case shipped in from the States for 30-40 quid in a couple of weeks actually.
Do people listen to audiobooks much?
I've never seen the attraction, as I love reading.
I've never seen the attraction, as I love reading.
the problem with audio books i find is no matter how good the book, it all depends on who is reading it.
i downloaded an Ian Rankin book the other day (who is one of my favourite authors)......feck me the guy who was reading it was a dour faced cnut.
I could only stand about 10 minutes of him untill i deleted it from my mp3 player.
other times the reader has completely captivated me for the whole book.
They can be great on the Ipod when you are on a bus or train or driving.
That's so true. I downloaded the Dune serires of books a while back and deleted them as the reader was so bad.
The Lord of the Rings is fantastic on audiobook though.
Why don't you just read the book?
That can be difficult when i'm driving.
i probably read a book a week, just every now and then it can be really good just to listen to someone read to you.
try it......but like i said it makes a big difference whos reading it, so if the first one you try is shite, try a different one.
i´d recommend downloading them as they are expensive to buy in the shops
My sister sometimes scalds me for not acting my age or of my time as you. Happier? I can't say that, although there are definitely things i look back at with a romanticised dreamy wistful aspect. Ha
Don't know about the 50s though, nah. And then does it have to be a 19 in front? lol
It's not an aversion to reading but rather lacking the means or the ease.
I'm partially sighted myself, and eBooks are not always available or can take so long or cause headaches.
Unabridged audiobooks are a godsend and i can't recall the last time i came across a narrator that detracted away from the story [equally fulfilling/entertaining or near as damn it]. Sometimes it can be that a certain reader is set in your mind as associated with one series or topic of books although this is overcome given barely any time at all. I do agree that the right narrator can definitely add that something extra mind you.
Did buy a book the other week that i'll have to attempt to read with a monocular, which should be interesting [but i dearly want to read the book so....].
Not a huge fan f abridged audiobooks however, always try to avoid them wherever possible and wait or seek an alternative.
Yes cos I have my decks set up to record straight onto cassette and I can't be arsed to record the .Wav file on my computer cos it would be humungous...
I don't use it as much any more but I used to make mix tapes every week for the journey back when I lived in Leeds
I don't use it as much any more but I used to make mix tapes every week for the journey back when I lived in Leeds
maybe the question should be do people still buy music
Doors cassettes I've got dirt cheap off eBay, just for my collection like.
Never listened to them.
Never listened to them.
I'd be surprised if you had anything to play them on.
Where is your avatar??
Where is your avatar??
Ah, fair enough. Well I can see the attraction of audiobooks in those circumstances.
Is it usual for them to abridge books in audio form? That seems a bit odd, like reading a nutshell guide or something. Not sure I'd be thrilled about that.
Yes very much so, particularly when it comes to the high street. You have to go to shops that specialise in unabridged books to find them or buy online. I know of only one such shop in the whole of Greater London.
Quite the aggravation is that the unabridged book, the novel word for word, usually is published many months after the hardback or abridged version. Patience has to be a virtue.
The gaps or rewrite truly can take away an awful lot, i agree with you.
He he, most people like to think that they're a bit more rock 'n roll than they really are anyway.
My sister sometimes scalds me for not acting my age or of my time as you. Happier? I can't say that, although there are definitely things i look back at with a romanticised dreamy wistful aspect. Ha
Don't know about the 50s though, nah. And then does it have to be a 19 in front? lol.