Good books

judy · 10-29-2007, 09:50 AM

I'm doing unabridged audiobooks at the moment. I love to read, but don't seem to have the patience since I retired.

Audiobooks are wonderful. You have somebody reading to you, which is a very different experience, but really relaxing. I love it on the beach!

I'm listening to [I]The Thirteenth Tale at the moment. It's so good. Very well written. It's not a horror story.

rivermom · 10-31-2007, 04:17 AM

I've never used them Judy but it sounds like a really nice idea. I do quite a bit of driving and Id like to try an audio book in the truck. Hmmm, now it's just a matter of figuring out what id like to hear.

Janet · 10-31-2007, 05:57 AM

Tell me more about the audio books. Where do you get them, library? Buy them? I love to read, but would so love to be read to. Seems like when I read anything anymore...I get so sleepy.

katepoet · 10-31-2007, 06:27 AM

Our library has them and there is also a local shop that rents them out for about$3.99 when one doesn't want to wait for the library. And Cracker Barrel restaurant rents them for less than that, I believe. One pays the same rental fee there but gets most of it returned when one returns the audio book. Plus there are numerous sites where you can pay a fee - that is usually greater - and download the book to your computer.

judy · 10-31-2007, 07:11 AM

In NYC, our library has a net library and you can download them for free.

Sheryl, I usually go to Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble and see what's around that I want to read, and then I look for it.

E-bay has some really cheap. I do hate to pay much for an audiobook.

One thing - I never listen to anything but unabridged.

They're great when you're driving. I have a little gizmo thingie that runs my mp3 player through my radio and I just listen to my book. The only thing is when I need to think about where I'm going, or read directions, I can't pay attention to the book. Rewinding is too distracting, so it's classic rock at those times.

AngieDoogles · 10-31-2007, 08:19 AM

I've never listened to an audio book before. I'll have to try one sometime. I know our library has them...

Janet · 10-31-2007, 08:34 AM

The 'unabrigded' is the long book...lol right?

judy · 10-31-2007, 08:43 AM

Yup - it's the uncut version - the same as the book itself.

DianaB · 10-31-2007, 08:58 AM

I've listened to a couple of audio books when I'm traveling alone. I really enjoy them but you have to know about the author's style. One of them that I got had a lot of word that I don't enjoy hearing so I didn't finish that one.

I get mine from the library. They have a good selection and it doesn't cost anything. I bought one for my husband off of e-bay that he listens to in the tractor. Hmmmm.......maybe I should consider another one for Christmas!!!!

04-09-2011, 02:43 PM

Ive managed to get a copy of The Help in large print - it has less people waiting for it than the normal one does. The other two books have a huge wait list for them

judy · 04-10-2011, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DianaB

I've listened to a couple of audio books when I'm traveling alone. I really enjoy them but you have to know about the author's style. One of them that I got had a lot of word that I don't enjoy hearing so I didn't finish that one.

I get mine from the library. They have a good selection and it doesn't cost anything. I bought one for my husband off of e-bay that he listens to in the tractor. Hmmmm.......maybe I should consider another one for Christmas!!!!

There was a comedian on TV last night who was very funny, but they bleeped out just about every 3rd word! I changed the channel. What's the point? I can see a few explitives in a book, or a movie, but I don't understand why so many are necessary.

Janet · 04-10-2011, 03:21 PM

Boy....this is an old thread...lol. I think you can get audio books on the IPad too Judy....I just know I saw them on there somewhere.

gja1000 · 04-10-2011, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet

Boy....this is an old thread...lol. I think you can get audio books on the IPad too Judy....I just know I saw them on there somewhere.

Oh! I didn't know you could get audio books on the iPad! Now i have to look for them.

Blueyes · 04-10-2011, 07:23 PM

You can get them on your iPhone, too! I don't know who posted before...but The Help is a great book! So is Water for Elephants.

judy · 04-11-2011, 10:51 AM

I am listening to The Lincoln Lawyer in the car, reading Pork Pie Hat, an old Peter Straub book, and downloaded I Am Not A Serial Killer to read on the kindle on my ipad. The next book for the car is The Tiger's Wife.

I definitely want to get Water for Elephants Betsi. It looks great!

So many books, so little time!

10-29-2007, 09:50 AM	#1
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	Good books I'm doing unabridged audiobooks at the moment. I love to read, but don't seem to have the patience since I retired. Audiobooks are wonderful. You have somebody reading to you, which is a very different experience, but really relaxing. I love it on the beach! I'm listening to [I]The Thirteenth Tale at the moment. It's so good. Very well written. It's not a horror story. __________________ *Judy*

10-31-2007, 04:17 AM	#2
rivermom Donating 4WT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tontitown, Arkansas Posts: 2,475	I've never used them Judy but it sounds like a really nice idea. I do quite a bit of driving and Id like to try an audio book in the truck. Hmmm, now it's just a matter of figuring out what id like to hear. __________________ ~_/> , /\/\ ,,, Sheryl When I grow up I want to be a horse whisperer!

10-31-2007, 05:57 AM	#3
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Tell me more about the audio books. Where do you get them, library? Buy them? I love to read, but would so love to be read to. Seems like when I read anything anymore...I get so sleepy. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

10-31-2007, 07:11 AM	#5
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	In NYC, our library has a net library and you can download them for free. Sheryl, I usually go to Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble and see what's around that I want to read, and then I look for it. E-bay has some really cheap. I do hate to pay much for an audiobook. One thing - I never listen to anything but unabridged. They're great when you're driving. I have a little gizmo thingie that runs my mp3 player through my radio and I just listen to my book. The only thing is when I need to think about where I'm going, or read directions, I can't pay attention to the book. Rewinding is too distracting, so it's classic rock at those times. __________________ *Judy*

10-31-2007, 08:19 AM	#6
AngieDoogles Donating 4WT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,509	I've never listened to an audio book before. I'll have to try one sometime. I know our library has them... __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~MT

10-31-2007, 06:27 AM	#4
katepoet Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 992	Our library has them and there is also a local shop that rents them out for about$3.99 when one doesn't want to wait for the library. And Cracker Barrel restaurant rents them for less than that, I believe. One pays the same rental fee there but gets most of it returned when one returns the audio book. Plus there are numerous sites where you can pay a fee - that is usually greater - and download the book to your computer.

10-31-2007, 08:34 AM	#7
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	The 'unabrigded' is the long book...lol right? __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

10-31-2007, 08:43 AM	#8
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	Yup - it's the uncut version - the same as the book itself. __________________ *Judy*

10-31-2007, 08:58 AM	#9
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	I've listened to a couple of audio books when I'm traveling alone. I really enjoy them but you have to know about the author's style. One of them that I got had a lot of word that I don't enjoy hearing so I didn't finish that one. I get mine from the library. They have a good selection and it doesn't cost anything. I bought one for my husband off of e-bay that he listens to in the tractor. Hmmmm.......maybe I should consider another one for Christmas!!!! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

04-09-2011, 02:43 PM	#10
Paychiawita Guest Posts: n/a	Good books Ive managed to get a copy of The Help in large print - it has less people waiting for it than the normal one does. The other two books have a huge wait list for them

04-10-2011, 03:21 PM	#12
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Boy....this is an old thread...lol. I think you can get audio books on the IPad too Judy....I just know I saw them on there somewhere. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

04-10-2011, 07:23 PM	#14
Blueyes Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 2,119	You can get them on your iPhone, too! I don't know who posted before...but The Help is a great book! So is Water for Elephants. __________________ Betsi

04-11-2011, 10:51 AM	#15
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	I am listening to The Lincoln Lawyer in the car, reading Pork Pie Hat, an old Peter Straub book, and downloaded I Am Not A Serial Killer to read on the kindle on my ipad. The next book for the car is The Tiger's Wife. I definitely want to get Water for Elephants Betsi. It looks great! So many books, so little time! __________________ *Judy*

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