As usual, I’m behind the technological times. Many people I know get books every month on CD to listen to while driving. Now I understand you can even download these audiobooks onto your MP3 player!
Up until now I’ve been fairly resistent to this new idea. The idea of listening to a voice read a book to me is still foreign. What if I don’t particularly like that voice?
So what has me rethinking this premise, you ask? Well in my usual daily slog across the internet I stopped over at EHarlequin (a place I admit, I haven’t frequented since I decided I just could NOT write for the Desire line I had previous delusions of writing for) to find that many of their books are now available in an audio format. Even better – they are offering a free Blaze download.
Woot! I’m thinking this might be just the ticket to getting my butt off the computer chair and walking. I’ve got the MP3 player. I can download (I think!) and if I can get some of my TBR pile dwindled down by multi-tasking – well – need I say more?
What’s your opinion on audiobooks – good, bad, indifferent – now the time and this is the place to let me know. In the meantime, I think I’ll take advantage of the free download.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
November 28, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Interesting. I listened to a few books, but I guess it really depends on who’s doing the reading.
But I really like the thought of walking and listening to a book. That’s a great idea!