-=> Richard Webb wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Do you do audio books? Quite a lot of speculative fiction is
 DD> available on cassette, CD or DVD. Although not from most libraries
 DD> that I am aware of - but, I see such advertised quite a bit on
 DD> Amazon and eBay.

 RW> Rarely, preference for leisure reading is braille.  THis
 RW> computer chatters at me, and I'm very active with ham radio
 RW> stuff.  A lot of the commercially produced cassette
 RW> audiobooks for the public were condensed versions, don't
 RW> care as much for those.

Ah HAH! I've never done the "books on tape" or whatever they are designated
these days - even though I have a friend who drives long distances who urges
them on me with a fair amount of regularity. When I read, though, I tend to
lose myself in what I am reading ... which is not a good thing to do when you
are aiming a three ton projectile down the road.

So, I pick a radio station that plays music that does not offend my earballs
and pay attention to my driving. I do carry books in the vehicle for when I
stop for meals, etc. But, that's a different thing.

Now that I find that the audio books are "condensed" I believe that I shall
continue to give them a miss. As one semi-famous personage once said ... "The
devil's in the details" ... and so is the story.   Bv)=
 
ENJOY!!!

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