Marion Bryant did.
The director of the Blue Grass Regional Library in Tennessee bought the audiobooks for 200 libraries around the state, according to The Huffington Post. And Bryant herself is a fan of audiobooks.
I've never listened to an audiobook, and I'm not sure how much I would enjoy it. I listen to This American Life and PRI: Selected Shorts, and sometimes I zone out in the middle of stories. So I am projecting that onto an entire audiobook and thinking I wouldn't be able to pay attention the entire way through. I can get entirely lost in a book I am reading, but I don't know if the same would happen if I were listening to it through my iPod.
So, to give audiobooks a try, I am subscribing to two podcasts that provide free audiobooks: LibriVox Audiobooks and Great Books - A Chapter a Day. Right now I'm just downloading and storing the files, but I'm sure they will come in handy when I'm on a long trip and want something other than music during my drive. And if I like what I hear, I can see myself getting into audiobooks. Just not $50,000 worth.
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I prefer audiobooks. I spend about 10-12 hours in the car per week, often more, and it is much more time than I have to sit with a book. :)
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