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Neil Gaiman blogs some thoughts on "Audiobooks: A Cautionary Tale"
Posted on 2011-12-01 at 21:40 by Sam
Link: Neil Gaiman blogs some thoughts on "Audiobooks: A Cautionary Tale"
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Audible.com release day: Peter F. Hamilton's 1993 debut novel Mindstar Rising
Posted on 2011-12-01 at 20:42 by Sam

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Audible.com unveils its audiobooks of the year: Editors' Picks and Customer Favorites, and more
Posted on 2011-12-01 at 17:28 by Sam
Picking Stephen King’s 11-22-63: A Novel as its Audiobook of the Year, Audible.com also unveils its lineup of the Best of 2011 in various categories, along with naming Lorelei King as the Narrator of the Year based on customer ratings, providing several lists of selections by editors, and even identifying the site’s Most Helpful Reviewer and Most Followed Reviewer. (I worry that this might lead to competitive reviewers refraining from following other popular reviewers, or marking reviews as helpful, but
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Audible.com release day: Halo: Glasslands by Karen Traviss
Posted on 2011-11-30 at 20:47 by Sam
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The Guilded Earlobe reviews Jonathan Maberry's Dead of Night
Posted on 2011-11-30 at 15:34 by Sam
Link: The Guilded Earlobe reviews Jonathan Maberry's Dead of Night
“Quick Thoughts: Dead of Night does what few Zombie novels have, scared me to the point where I felt a burning desire to build my own heavily armed bunker in preparation for the upcoming Zombie Apocalypse and for this, I am not sure whether I should thank the author, or run screaming at the very thought of him.”
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Audiobook release day: Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners by Ellen Kushner
Posted on 2011-11-29 at 20:39 by Sam
Neil Gaiman Presents continues with its next selection, Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners By Narrated by

This is an “illuminated” audiobook with sound effects like doors closing, background noise at a restaurant, “the ring of steel”, and a full cast of characters around Kushner’s narration of her 1987 novel. (Elsewhere, Gaiman talked with Salon.com about audiobooks — very much worth checking out!)
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The Guilded Earlobe reviews Stephen King's 11/22/63
Posted on 2011-11-29 at 17:40 by Sam
Link: The Guilded Earlobe reviews Stephen King's 11/22/63
“Quick Thoughts: People who think they know King from his labels as a horror novelist and pop icon will say that 11/22/63 is a departure from his other work. They are wrong. 11/22/63 is classic Stephen King full of the subtle horror themes that permeate his best works as well as an amazing cast of fascinating characters, all of whom, for good or ill adds something to the overall story.”
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Audible.com release day: The Ringworld Throne, and Wake Up and Dream
Posted on 2011-11-25 at 19:38 by Sam
Two titles came across the wire late Wednesday. The first is The Ringworld Throne: The Ringworld Series, Book 3 (1996) By Narrated by Blackstone Audio, Inc. — hot on the heels of last month’s The Ringworld Engineers: The Ringworld Series, Book 2:

The second is Wake Up And Dream By Narrated by Audible Ltd — this one is billed as “a dazzling collision of science, fantasy and history. Like the feelies themselves … film noir with Technicolor
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Audible.com's "Black Friday" sale: $4.95 audiobooks through Nov 29
Posted on 2011-11-25 at 15:25 by Sam
Link: Audible.com's "Black Friday" sale: $4.95 audiobooks through Nov 29
Once again it’s not sorted into any categories, so Audible.com’s “Black Friday” sale is just a big long unsorted list. But I’m here to help, so here’s a run down of the ones that caught my eye. And don’t forget, you can pretty easily give Audible audiobooks as gifts these days:
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Audible.com asks: What's Your Pick for Audiobook of the Year?
Posted on 2011-11-23 at 16:24 by Sam
Link: Audible.com asks: What's Your Pick for Audiobook of the Year?
My pick is Glimpses By Narrated by Skyboat Productions:

Still under $7, a March 2011 audiobook release for Shiner’s 1993 novel, winner of the 1994 World Fantasy Award. I don’t have a final count handy, but I’ve listened to 40-50 audiobooks this year, 20-25 of which were published at Audible.com in 2011. Glimpses takes the take. Anyway, go vote! And because I’d love to know, come back here and comment and
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