[Md-sligo] FW: The Growing Popularity Of Audio Books -- today at 11:00 a.m. on WAMU

[Brown, Debbie]

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Subject: The Growing Popularity Of Audio Books -- today at 11:00 a.m. on WAMU

Listen, call and comment on the Diane Rehm radio show today at 11:00 a.m. on WAMU, 88.5 FM. 1-800-433-8850. They usually post the transcript the next day. See info and website link below.

The Growing Popularity Of Audio Books
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 11:06 a.m.
Audio books have come full circle. Once just for the blind, books on cassette and then CD first became available to the general public three decades ago, mostly in libraries or by subscription. Soon they popped up in bookstores, taking up a shelf or two. By the late '90s, big box stores featured whole walls of audio books. Now, in the age of digital downloads, book shelves are sparse once more. But the industry is thriving -- it's currently estimated to be worth $1.2 billion. Many love the convenience of audio books and enjoy being read to. Critics argue listening to a narrated book is not the same as reading. Diane and her guests discuss the future of audio books.

Guests
Michele Cobb president of Audio Publishers Association and vice president of sales & marketing at AudioGO.
Peter Osnos founder and editor-at-large of Public Affairs Books and media fellow at The Century Foundation.
John Schwartz national correspondent for The New York Times. He writes an occasional article for The Times on the audio book industry and recently narrated his memoir, "Oddly Normal."
Katherine Kellgren award-winning audio book narrator.
Vailey Oehlke director of libraries at Multnomah County Library in Portland, Ore.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-01-29/growing-popularity-audio-books

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