Previews, Reviews, and Collection Development
Harris, Robert. The Fear Index. 9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. Books on Tape. 2012. ISBN 9780449008751. $40; 9 CDs. retail ed. Random Audio; Playaway digital; digital download. F Dr. Alex Hoffman, one of the world’s most brilliant mathematicians, has created an algorithmic program that permits his Geneva-based hedge fund company to make obscene [...]
The Audio Publishers Association (APA) April 17 announced its finalists for the Audiobook of the Year and Distinguished Achievement in Production awards. The Audiobook of the Year finalists are: American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition, by Neil Gaiman, Narrated by Neil Gaiman, Dennis Boutsikaris, Daniel Oreskes, Ron McLarty, Sarah Jones and a full cast (HarperAudio) [...]
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By Ben Malczewski, MLIS, is Adult Services Librarian, Ypsilanti District Library, MI Audiobooks have endured for more than 30 years, achieving a growing success and acquiring a wider audience of print converts. But at the 2011 Audio Publishers Association Conference (APAC), many industry personnel continued to lament the medium’s still minor presence in the consumer [...]
Starting as a humble blog in 2006, Awesome Tapes from Africa (ATFA) has grown into a cottage industry of sorts by combining the best parts of the voracious collector mentality (“I’ve gotta find this!”) with the benevolent DJ mentality (“You’ve gotta hear this!”). The blog was originally an outlet for founder Brian Shimkovitz to share [...]
Crais, Robert. Taken. 7 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 8 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2012. ISBN 9781423375654. $79.97; 7 CDs. retail ed. unabridged; 1 MP3-CD.; Playaway digital; digital download. F Crais presents a fast-paced tale set in the gritty, violent world of human trafficking. Successful businessperson Nita Morales hires L.A.–based detective Elvis Cole to locate her missing [...]
The audiobook market now is divided between physical discs and downloadable. Does Tantor do both? Tantor offers its titles as both physical discs and downloads for the retail and library markets. The shift from discs to downloads has been rapid on the retail side yet slow for libraries—a trend that is expected to continue as [...]
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