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

[mr. Chikodinaka Oguledo]

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On 1/29/13, Brown, Debbie <dabro at loc.gov> wrote:
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> Subject: The Growing Popularity Of Audio Books -- today at 11:00 a.m. on
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-01-29/growing-popularity-audio-books
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