News

• Baker & Taylor & Findaway World LLC have joined forces to create a new digital audiobook services for libraries and retailers.
• The APA has announced the nominees for the 2012 Audiobook of the Year and 2012 Distinguished Achievement in Production awards. http://audiopub.org/emails/2012ABOTYDAP_Announcement.pdf
• Audible has announced a $20 million Author’s Program.  http://www.thebookseller.com/news/audible-pay-authors-1-audiobook-sale.html
• Booksfree.com’s AudiobooksNow app now has online account management, including streaming to PCs and Portable devices. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9418378.htm 

Audiobook Club Review

 
A Pleasure to Burn by Ray Bradbury, Read by Scott Brick
 

News

• Library Journal has done a feature article about the growing popularity of audiobooks with some surprising statistics. http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2012/04/media/audio/multi-taskers-dream-as-new-formats-emerge-audiobooks-seem-poised-to-expand-their-reach-but-challenges-persist/
• Prenuer Marketing has released Audiobook Stitch. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/03/21/prweb9299578.DTL
• Overdrive and Softlink have partnered to provide audiobooks to Australia. http://prwire.com.au/pr/28099/softlink-extends-overdrive-ebook-distribution-to-corporate-and-academic-libraries

Sponsor

• The Stolen Droids Podcast - http://www.stolendroids.com

News

• AudioGo "gets it" and will keep titles available to Overdrive: http://www.audiobookcommunity.com/profiles/blogs/audiogo-pledges-continued-loyalty-to-libraries?xg_source=activity
• Pottermore is going all library on us all well: http://overdrive.com/News/Harry-Potter-eBooks-to-be-distributed-to-Public-and-School-Libraries-through-OverDrive
• Audible has a new A-List Collection: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118051082?refCatId=1009
• Overdrive buys Booki.sh: http://www.ebookmagazine.co.uk/overdrive-buys-booki-sh-for-html5-technologies/20122360

News

• Penguin Audio is joining Brilliance Audio in including new titles in Overdrive's Library service. http://paidcontent.org/article/419-no-more-new-penguin-digital-audiobooks-for-libraries-either/
• AudioGo will be joining with the audio sharing site AudioBoo to include audio recordings as part of the service. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-01/19/audioboo-audiogo
• Daniel Kraus' Rotters, read by Kirby Heyborne, is the winner of the 2012 Odyssey Award.  http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/893408-312/listening_library_nabs_2012_odyssey.html.csp
• Simply Audiobooks has released a new audiobook streaming service called audiobooks.com

Welcome to 2012.  We hope it will be a wonderful year for you and yours!

News

Brilliance Audio will no longer be selling titles to libraries for lending through services such as Overdrive. http://infodocket.com/2012/01/04/brilliance-audio-is-suspending-availability-of-download-audiobook-titles-for-library-purchase/

Audiobook Club Selection

Our selection for January and February is The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino and read by David Pittu.  Make sure to join the conversation here.

Andrew got a new microphone for the podcast, and is still learning how to work it.  So, apologies for the prounounced poximity effect of this month's podcast.  It'll get better in January!

Andrew joins us on the phone for this podcast.

Audible has announced the launch of Neil Gaiman Presents

Matt and Andrew answer Beverly's question, and talk about recording equipment.

Andrew has been listening to the Tobolowsky Files (at Matt's suggestion) and loves the podcast.

Matt listened to ​Songmaster by Orson Scott Card and read by Stefan Rudnicki.  8 out of 10.

A reminder to join us for the audiobook club selection for October and November, ​The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon and read by Jeff Woodman.  Listen to the book and then join us on the discussion page to share your own review.

Apologies for the repost of podcast #41.  In the process of moving over to the new website platform, the most recent podcast and its associated show notes disappeared.  SO, here's the podcast again (without the shownotes) and we'll be back to normal with show #42.

News

• OBA's production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer will be playing on the radio in Mississippi. Tune into WABG AM 960 on Sundays at 11AM to hear an hour of Tom Sawyer.  You can also listen online live.  http://www.awesomeam.com/
• Check out OBA's titles through Audible or iTunes.  http://www.audible.com/search?searchProvider=Open%2BBook%2BAudio
• Neil Gaiman is starting his own audiobook label using ACX: http://copyfight.corante.com/archives/2011/09/12/is_this_a_future_for_audiobooks.php

Audiobook Club

Matt's Favorite new Audiobook Player:

The APA has done a study to find out some interesting things about the audiobook marketplace: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/06/27/5600473.htm

EBSCO is working on new ways to deliver eBooks and audiobooks: http://news.yahoo.com/ebsco-publishing-delivers-ebooks-audiobooks-ebscohost-alongside-databases-193218978.html

We discuss our May/June/July Audiobook Club selection, Room by Emma Donaghue