The collection is so vast that you’ll have a hard time choosing a book to listen to. We now have a range of platforms offering free and paid audiobooks from all genres. It introduced the subscription model in 2000, and as they say, the rest is history.
In 1997, introduced a portable digital audio player. However, the first digital audiobooks were on Overdrive and Libro.fm. The trend continued to cassettes and CDs. Do you know that the first-ever audiobook was produced in 1932 by The American Foundation of The Blind? These were on vinyl records. While these have been in the market for a long time, it’s only during the last few years that more and more people began shifting to audio versions of books. What’s that? Audiobooks, of course!Īn audiobook is the audio version of a book narrated by professional voiceover artists and actors. However, there’s one simple yet effective solution for all book lovers. Our eyes take more than enough strain, no thanks to the computer and smartphone screens we have to stare at all day.Įlders with decreased eyesight also find reading books hard, especially print copies with tiny fonts. Of course, time alone is a deciding factor. Not many of us find the time or inclination to pick up a book even though we’ve been avid readers once upon a time. 14 reader comments on travel, and what books to bring on vacation.Do we even have to mention our busy schedules in today’s world? There’s hardly time to eat or sleep, let alone read books. What audiobooks are you loving these days? We’d love to hear your thoughts! Personally, the last audiobook I listened to was The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe when I was eight, so I’m ready to take notes! And, of course, David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling are always hilarious.” I recently enjoyed Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby and Please Don’t Sit On My Bed in Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson. They know how to deliver their jokes in a way that makes the books even funnier.
I asked Joanna, too, and she said, “I always love when comedians read their memoirs or essays. In the top photo, Paula is on the left, Marie right.įirst off, congrats on your dream job and this exciting transition! Second, you’ve come to the right place, because if there’s one thing our readers have, it’s stellar book recommendations. I love lots of character development, where you get inside their heads.) We would love the CoJ community’s recommendations. (To give you an idea of our book tastes, Paula’s favorite recent read was Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro and mine was Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee. My best friend, Paula, is driving with me, and we’d love to queue up audiobooks, but we’re not sure where to start. “Hi CoJ team! My name is Marie, and I’m moving cross-country (Boston to San Francisco) to start my dream job at an organization called La Cocina. Earlier this week, one of our own asked an important question…
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