Anger as a Private Company Takes Over free audio books libraries

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Can a municipal service like a library hold so central a place that it should be entrusted to a profit-driven contractor only as a last resort — and maybe not even then?

“There’s this American flag, apple pie thing about libraries,” said Frank A. Pezzanite, the outsourcing company’s chief executive. He has pledged to save $1 million a year in Santa Clarita, mainly by cutting overhead and replacing unionized employees. “Somehow they have been put in the category of a sacred organization.”  PCSpeed.net

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Twelve audio Books Guaranteed To Turn Anyone Into A Censor

The American Library Association’s Banned free audio Books Week, annually held in the United States during the final week of September, has a new ally this year. Public Libraries in the city of London have produced a traveling exhibit of 50 free audio books which are “Mad, Bad, and Dangerous To Read.” Falling into four categories, the books are listed, and sometimes cross listed, as “Corrosive To Young Minds,” “Politically Incendiary,” “Downright Sexy,” and “Just Wrong.” All have been challenged at, or removed from, public or school libraries in at least one country.  pcspeed.net

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15 free audiobooks you must read this fall

The season’s most anticipated title — Jonathan Franzen’s “Freedom” — has already landed, with great fanfare from Time magazine (free audiobooks) and President Obama (his vacation pick). Celebrity scientist Stephen Hawking has stirred up controversy (and fired up sales) by denying the existence of God in “The Grand Design.”

Not far off are audiobooks from a Rolling Stone (Keith Richards’ “Life,” Oct. 26) and a former president (George W. Bush’s “Decision Points,” Nov. 9), plus journalist Bob Woodward’s super-classified report on “Obama’s Wars” (Sept. 26). Along with these buzz magnets, here are 15 titles on our must-read list as the days grow shorter.  Freep

An Entrepreneur Finds audio Books Success

Having studied art in college, as opposed to business, Mike Richardson considered himself an unlikely entrepreneur when he launched Dark Horse Comics in 1986. But the name he chose for his venture has since proven apropos for another reason: The privately held concern, located in remote Milwaukie, Ore., has become the third largest comics publisher in the U.S., last year raking in about $30 million in sales. (Based on revenue, Marvel Comics is No. 1 and DC Entertainment is No. 2, according to Austin, Texas, research firm, Hoovers Inc.)  PCSpeed.net

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Free Audio Books bring back America’s original Superheroes

Good story telling from the 1900 are available in new audio books.  These fiction stories were created over a century ago.  It laid the way for today’s hero like Luke Skywalker and James Bond.   They also gave millions of readers an avenue for escape during the mundane life   PCSpeed.

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Audible releases an Android app for free audio books

You can browse through chapters, bookmark favorite places in the audiobook and earn badges along the way. Moreover, there are insider information about author events and more with the Audible Newsfeed. Finally, social networking integration is included, meaning you can share what you’re listening to with your friends via Twitter.  PCSpeed.net

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Libraries to loan out free audiobooks

Public library system began offering its patrons downloadable digital rentals of free audiobooks, ebooks and vids. Patrons must download and install a software program, the OverDrive Media Console for audio and Adobe Digital Editions for e-books, to access the library’s digital collections   PCSpeed.net

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Listen free Audiobooks via iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch

Audiobooks are a great help to people who want to read a book while being able to perform other tasks. iOS device owners probably use their computers to transfer audiobook files to their devices. But with “Audiobooks App” there is now a much easier way. Make Use Of

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Comparing Audible.com and iTunes for free Audiobooks

Buying audiobooks or listening to free audiobooks on Audible is frustrating, and iTunes wins that battle easily. To buy a book on iTunes, just go to the iTunes store, search for the book, and download it. To buy a book on Audible at the best price, it is generally best to go to Amazon.com, search for the book, and then click “audio download.” That link takes buyers to Audible.com, and the Amazon.com price will show as a promotional price. Otherwise, audiobooks are often more expensive on Audible than on Itunes.  Suite 101

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Tablet PCs to Replace Digital Book Market

Samsung, the world’s largest technology company by sales, believes that the emerging tablet PC will eventually drive electronic book (e-book) readers from the market and become a dominant platform for reading.

“The digital book market will be replaced by tablet PCs,” Choi Gee-sung, the chief executive officer of South Korea’s most valuable company, said in a meeting with reporters in Berlin. PCSpeed.net

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