Audio book to ebook - Page 2

sadievan · 05-22-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dawdler

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that has trouble staying focused while listening to audio books

I have trouble too. I also have more trouble focusing with non-fiction than on fiction.

Carol

pwalker8 · 05-22-2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ericp

It is interesting to hear the experiences of others with audio books as I have never got on with them. For me, it is the reader that is the most important. Readers seem to be chosen almost at random and it ruins the entire experience.

A couple of examples would be Jim Dale and the male that reads The Wheel of Time books. Dale sounds like someone who is trying to eat whole hard boiled eggs whilst having a broom handle inserted up his rectum. The WoT guy sounds like he is trying to make an urgent call on a pay phone and angrily looking for the coins and the number.

...

Well, different strokes for different folks. I really like Dale, though I can't say that I've heard him read anything other than the Harry Potter books.

DuaneAA · 05-22-2011, 07:46 PM

I've never done the ebook and audiobook of the same one. The closest I have come is with Meg Cabot's 'Airhead' series. The library had the second and third books in audio format, so I started listening to the second one in my car. I liked it so much I ordered the first one for my Kindle. So I was reading the first one at the same time as listening to the second one, which felt sort of bizarre.

Duane

jtdolphins · 05-22-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

Many folks love Bill Bryson's self-narration -- I find him a turnoff as a reader.

One non-fiction that I think probably works out better that way is Eric Weiner reading his own book: The Geography of Bliss.

Myla Goldberg did a good job with her fictional work Bee Season as well.

Bill Bryson has been recommended to me several times, so I may give his books a try. His books look like they would be good for a long car ride, so I may give them a shot later this summer, if more WW1 books don't show up on audible. My wife would be soooo happy with that.

She is not an audio book fan.

anamardoll · 05-23-2011, 10:34 AM

While we're comparing audiobook readers, I really liked the guy who did the Millennium Trilogy ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") series.

I couldn't get into the book on my first attempt but really wanted to... ordered the audio book and followed along, and he made all the difference in the world. Yay for that guy!

astrodad · 05-23-2011, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by anamardoll

While we're comparing audiobook readers, I really liked the guy who did the Millennium Trilogy ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") series.

I couldn't get into the book on my first attempt but really wanted to... ordered the audio book and followed along, and he made all the difference in the world. Yay for that guy!

I had the exact same problem. I will check out the audio version as I also couldn't get into the book on my first try. Thanks!

anamardoll · 05-23-2011, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by astrodad

I had the exact same problem. I will check out the audio version as I also couldn't get into the book on my first try. Thanks!

Once you're past the first 50 pages, it picks up a LOT.

I hated hated HATED the long winding seemed-to-go-nowhere "boat conversation" at the beginning of TGWTDT and I was like, oh, no way can I stick with this. The audio book guy really flies through that part and before you know if, you've gotten to the interesting stuff.

I think they have the audiobook at the Free Library of Philadelphia, if you have a subscription.

astrodad · 05-23-2011, 10:39 AM

Anamardoll, did you do the abridged or unabridged version? They have different readers.

anamardoll · 05-23-2011, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by astrodad

Anamardoll, did you do the abridged or unabridged version? They have different readers.

Unabridged. I believe the narrator I have is Simon Vance.

astrodad · 05-23-2011, 11:30 AM

Cool. I had Audible credits and that's the one I got.

anamardoll · 05-23-2011, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by astrodad

Cool. I had Audible credits and that's the one I got.

Good luck! (Let us know how it turns out!

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astrodad · 06-13-2011, 02:29 PM

I'm about half way through The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo. It's so nice to know how these names are actually pronounced.

anamardoll · 06-13-2011, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by astrodad

I'm about half way through The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo. It's so nice to know how these names are actually pronounced.

Haha, yes, that was one really nice aspect of the audiobook.

DianNC · 06-14-2011, 10:49 AM

My local library just this month added the epub/pdf formats to their digital section. Prior to that, all that was available from the e-library were downloadable audiobooks and that's how I started with them. Slow going at first, but concentration got better over time. Now I try to check out both and sometimes read along while listening. That generally only lasts a short time as I tend to read faster than the narrator narrates.

I agree that the narrator is key and a bad one can ruin a book. I'm probably being too picky, but it annoys me a bit when a male narrator mimics or immitates a female character's dialogue. It sometimes doesn't ring true...and sometimes will distract me from the plot since I find myself dwelling on it.

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05-22-2011, 07:46 PM	#18
DuaneAA Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 1139736 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minnesota Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 & Kindle Fire HDX	I've never done the ebook and audiobook of the same one. The closest I have come is with Meg Cabot's 'Airhead' series. The library had the second and third books in audio format, so I started listening to the second one in my car. I liked it so much I ordered the first one for my Kindle. So I was reading the first one at the same time as listening to the second one, which felt sort of bizarre. Duane

05-23-2011, 10:34 AM	#20
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	While we're comparing audiobook readers, I really liked the guy who did the Millennium Trilogy ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") series. I couldn't get into the book on my first attempt but really wanted to... ordered the audio book and followed along, and he made all the difference in the world. Yay for that guy!

05-23-2011, 10:39 AM	#23
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	Anamardoll, did you do the abridged or unabridged version? They have different readers.

05-23-2011, 11:30 AM	#25
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	Cool. I had Audible credits and that's the one I got.

06-13-2011, 02:29 PM	#27
astrodad Guru Posts: 962 Karma: 568242 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kindle Paperwhite 1, iPad, iPhone	I'm about half way through The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo. It's so nice to know how these names are actually pronounced.

06-14-2011, 10:49 AM	#29
DianNC Banned Posts: 1,431 Karma: 5222495 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook Color, Entourage Pocket Edge, iPod Touch 5th Gen	My local library just this month added the epub/pdf formats to their digital section. Prior to that, all that was available from the e-library were downloadable audiobooks and that's how I started with them. Slow going at first, but concentration got better over time. Now I try to check out both and sometimes read along while listening. That generally only lasts a short time as I tend to read faster than the narrator narrates. I agree that the narrator is key and a bad one can ruin a book. I'm probably being too picky, but it annoys me a bit when a male narrator mimics or immitates a female character's dialogue. It sometimes doesn't ring true...and sometimes will distract me from the plot since I find myself dwelling on it.

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