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#13
10-04-2005, 04:40 AM
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Re: audiobooks
basicically i wondered if they would be useful if i listened to them during one of the following things
1) typical 40 minute Bart rides to the Berkeley/SF area 2) an hour or two in bed before I go to sleep 3) running on a treadmill so i think i'm going to try one out. thanks. 
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#14
10-04-2005, 04:54 AM
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Re: audiobooks
i don't think i would enjoy listening to an audio book if i couldn't finish it in one sitting...i think for the short bursts you are talking about just listening to some music would be better...i would really hate to get into a good story and then have to cut it off for a day because my train ride ended...
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#15
10-04-2005, 07:42 AM
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Re: audiobooks
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i don't think i would enjoy listening to an audio book if i couldn't finish it in one sitting...i think for the short bursts you are talking about just listening to some music would be better...i would really hate to get into a good story and then have to cut it off for a day because my train ride ended... [/ QUOTE ] aren't there like, chapter breaks and stuff?
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#16
10-04-2005, 10:45 AM
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Re: audiobooks
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what do you guys think about audiobooks? for those who've used them do you find the experience better or worse than actual reading? (in terms of enjoyability and understanding the text) [/ QUOTE ] I am one of those poor married, working, father of two schlubs. If it weren't for audio books my "reading" would be very little in a week. W/ audio books, the 90 mins I spend in a car each way is a chance to "read". I love them, you get used to them very quickly and they are so much better than the radio and CDs get dull after a while. BTW -- check your local library you can often find a very nice selection and libraries are free.
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#18
10-04-2005, 10:58 AM
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Re: audiobooks
I love them. But I only use them so far on my ipod. I listen driving to and from work, while eating, while walking from the parking lot, etc. By reading volume is going way up.
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#19
10-04-2005, 11:28 AM
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Re: audiobooks
Audio books are a blast... www.audible.com
I've been using it for nearly a year now. I can't listen to a book and play poker, but road trips its #1 and its not close. It also works good for rare other occasions. I can listen to a book playing live poker. Before bed is meh. Working out is good. -blake
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#20
10-04-2005, 01:21 PM
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Re: audiobooks
A lot depends on the voice actor and the choice of material.
Audio works very well for horror stuff. I remember hearing Edgar Allen Poe readings that were very good, done very atmospherically. You can really add drama by the good readings on those, maybe the odd sound effect thrown in here and there. I also got an audiocassette a long time ago of some Lovecraft being read by that blond guy from Man from UNCLE, I forget his name. He always struck me as deadly dull on t.v., but his delivery was perfect, and that can be dicey when you're shouting out gibberish lunatic ravings. It worked exceptionally well, and I listened to the renderings again and again.
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