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About Audio books
Online audio book leader facing some static
NEWARK, N.J. -- Mary Lou Kalbow started listening to books while driving a five-hour rural postal route in Minnesota about five years ago. Now she downloads titles by Janet Evanovich, Jonathan Kellerman and James Patterson to her portable MP3 player and listens all day while she works as a massage therapist. "I like to be entertained. Mystery, action, a love story. Something that keeps me on the edge of my seat," said Kalbow, 52. Kalbow is one of the thousands of devotees of Audible Inc., a pioneer in the listenable literature business ... More
Downloadable files have ear of the audio book industry
HEIDI JONES loves to read. But with a family to take care of and a dreaded 40-mile daily commute from Antioch to Dublin, she had little time for it. "Each night when I go to bed I try to read, but I'm lucky if I stay awake for 15 minutes," she said. The commute was making her depressed, but about a year ago she decided to try audio books after seeing her husband enjoy the listening experience. The first book she listened to was "Seabiscuit." She was hooked immediately. "It was just an incredible experience, and the reader was wonderful," ... More
Audio book publisher tries multi-voice production
SYRACUSE - Focusing on a small segment of the audio publishing industry, a Syracuse audio book company recently began production of its first title. Full Cast Audio is a joint venture between Bruce Coville, a children's author, and Daniel Bostick, a local theater artist. "We're taking a unique place in a growing market," says Bostick, managing director. "I believe we are going to be part of a movement that increases the market for this medium." Full-cast, or multi-voice, means using more than one narrator to tell a story. "It's a very ... More
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