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Reviews of new audio book titles, author interviews, and award winners.
- Playaway's Military Victory
by Craig Morgan Teicher - 09/01/2008
On July 25, Playaway, a division of Ohio-based Findaway World that manufactures preloaded audio book players, sold its millionth unit as part of an order placed by the military for shipment overseas to soldiers and their families. The Playaway device is a compact audio player that comes preloaded with one digital audio book and has a headphone jack and basic playback controls.
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08/25/2008
Fiction I, Claudius Robert Graves , read by Derek Jacobi. CSA Word , abridged, four CDs, 5 hrs., $26.95 ISBN 978-1-93499-7017 Graves’s legendary tale of Claudius, a nobleman in the corrupt and cruel world of ancient Rome during the rule of Augustus, Tiberius and Caligula, is a truly compelling listening experience.
More - BBC Audiobooks America Tunes into Retail
by Kevin Howell - 06/16/2008
When BBC Audiobooks America released Alex Haley's Roots and Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist in March 2007, it was the audio publisher's first step into the retail market after more than 11 years of supplying product to libraries and institutions. The expansion into the retail channel helped to spark a 30% increase in total sales at the company last year, according to president and p...
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04/28/2008
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03/31/2008
Fiction 52 Part 2 Greg Cox , read by Richard Rohan and a full cast. GraphicAudio , unabridged, six CDs, 6 hrs., $19.99 ISBN 978-1-59950-369-1 With a five-minute recap of Part 1, this audiobook forges ahead with the three dominant story lines of the series. Renee Montoya desperately attempts to save her dying friend, Vic, while Black Adam wrestles with his inner demons as he tries to become t...
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02/25/2008
Fiction Duma Key Stephen King , read by John Slattery. Simon & Schuster Audio , unabridged, 18 CDs, 23 hrs., $49.95 ISBN 978-0-7435-6974-3 King's latest novel is a fantastically eerie tale in line with his best psychological thrillers. John Slattery offers a triumphal performance—his firm, gripping tone perfectly suits this story of the darker side of human memory and creativity.
More - Spring 2008 Audio
by Shannon Maughan - 02/04/2008
The first audiobooks of spring are ready to wing their way to retailers' shelves, and we've got the highlights of the season. Familiar authors, narrators and titles abound, but there's also a bumper crop of debut novels in the mix, as well as compelling nonfiction and an impressive array of children's titles.
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