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All About Audiobooks: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge
I'm going to try to do this one again. Last time I completed it was 2014!Duration: Jan 2nd 2017 - April 23rd 2017
Level: Director
Option: Freestyle (I'm going to try to cover as many tasks as possible though)
Completed: 25/25 COMPLETED!
✓ Female Narrator
Confessions of a Scary Mommy narrated by Jill Smokler
The Night Stalker narrated by Jan Cramer
✓ Male Narrator
Pinocchio narrated by Robin Field
The Ghost Brigades narrated by William Dufris
✓ Full Cast
Small Great Things
✓ Celebrity Narrator
Scrappy Little Nobody
✓ New-to-Me Narrator
The Woman in Cabin 10
✓ Favourite Narrator
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban narrated by Jim Dale
✓ Less Than 3 Hours
George 2:57
✓ Between 3 - 5 Hours
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 5:00
Desperate Remedies 3:37
✓ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
Old Man's War 9:58
On What Grounds 7:59
✓ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
Fat Fridays 10:03
✓ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
Truly Madly Guilty 17:27
✓ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 21:12
✓ In-Sync Multimedia
My Not So Perfect Life
I See You
✓ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
The Forgotten Girls
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
✓ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
The Book of Lost Things
Treasure Island
✓ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
The Couple Next Door
✓ Classic Read
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
✓ Re-Read a Favourite
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
I've been listening to a lot of audiobooks recently, so this sounds fantastic.ALL ABOUT AUDIOBOOKS
Duration: January - December
Levels: Audio Technician: 11-15 books
Progress: 0/15
Freestyle:
◈ Female Narrator
◈ Male Narrator
◈ Duets
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
◈ Favourite Narrator
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
◈ BOM via Audiobook
◈ Classic Read
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Mod
Welcome Genea :)
Mod
I finished my first audio for the challenge! I listened to Small Great Things. It was an excellent story. I would definitely recommend it to others. I am currently listening to The Woman in Cabin 10. I can't say whether I will like the story yet, but so far the narration has been really good.
Mod
~ All About Audiobooks: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge ~Jan 2017-Dec 2017
Director: 25-30 books
Option One - Freestyle:
(1/30)
◈ Female Narrator
◈ Male Narrator
◈ Duets
◈ Full Cast
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
When searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
◈ Favourite Narrator
◈ Volunteer Narrator
Such as those used on librivox.org
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
A Game of Thrones 33:52:08 (H O L L Y ! !)
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
◈ BOM via Audiobook
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
◈ Classic Read
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Mod
All About Audiobooks : A Reading Via Your Ears ChallengeDuration: 1/1/17 - 12/31/17
Level: Sound Engineer (16-20 books)
Option One - Freestyle
Progress: 23 of 20 -- 20 audiobooks, any category
Completed: 6/29/17
◈ CATEGORIES: - Thirty categories from which to choose.
◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
by Iris Johansen (1/29/17)
by Carly Phillips (4/25/17)
by Fern Michaels (5/23/17)
by Carly Phillips (6/13/17)◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
by Steve Berry (4/7/17)
by Michael Connelly (6/7/17) Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
by Jim Butcher (3/23/17) ~ James Marsters as Harry Dresden◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
by Lisa See (3/4/17)
by Alan Bradley (4/20/17)Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
by Margaret Truman (3/12/17)◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
by Kelley Armstrong (1/18/17)
by Kelley Anderson (3/28/17)
by Charlaine Harris (6/29/17)◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
by Lee Child (2/21/17)
by Debbie Macomber (4/29/17)
by Michael Connelly (6/7/17)15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
by Nora Roberts (5/13/17) ~ 11 hours
by Nora Roberts (6/26/17) ~ 11 hoursIn-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
by Laurell K. Hamilton (2/10/17) 
by Laurell K. Hamilton (5/3/17)◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
by Meg Cabot (3/30/17) ~ playawayAudie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
“Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
by Ridley Pearson (reread 1/28/17)
by Ridley Pearson (reread 5/15/17))
Since this challenge only lasts a year, I need a new post in order to do it again, right?All About Audiobooks : A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge
Duration: 1/29/17 - 1/29/18
level completed: Audio Technician (15 books) + 2
total read: 17 audiobooks in 17 categories
CATEGORIES:
Classic: The Celtic Twilight: Faerie and Folklore 1/12/2018
Less Than 3 Hours: The Man Whom the Trees Loved 10/21/2017
3-5 Hours: Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time 1/28/2018
More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours: Annihilation 2/1/2017
15 Hours to 19.9 Hours: Eifelheim 4/29/2017
20 Hours to 24.9 Hours: The Player of Games 10/13/2017 (21 hrs)
Full Cast: Two Plays for Voices read 4/30/2017 (this says "unabridged full cast" but it's also a dramatization)
Digital Downloads Freebies: The Big Sleep (OverDrive) 11/13/2017
Doing it “Old School”: Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances finished 4/19/2017 (CD audio)
Duet: Acceptance (1 male & 1 female narrator) 5/9/2017
Male Narrator: Radio Dramatization of Tales from the Perilous Realm 1/26/2018
Multitasking: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 9/7/2017
New-to-Me Narrator: Invisible Man 10/6/2017
Read by the author: The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains 10/21/2017
Recommended by a Friend: Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America 9/24/2017
Re-Read a Favourite: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 8/20/2017
Volunteer Narrator: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 8/23/2017
Mod
Welcome!
Mod
All About Audiobooks01/01/17 - 12/31/2018
Director: 25-30 books
Option 1: Freestyle
◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
Lab Girl 3/4/17◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
Once We Were Brothers 3/15/17◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
American Gods 1/24/17◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
The Animators 3/27/17◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
A Monster Calls 2/1/17◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1/31/17◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
A House in the Sky 1/29/17◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
Cat's Eye 3/10/17◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
The Trespasser 1/16/17◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
The Goldfinch 1/16/17◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
Mod
Hello :DI guess I join in and listen to a bunch of old audiobooks I still have on my computer and some new ones I found on Spotify ^^" I'll add a list as soon as I get myself in order or so.... (I'm a little obssessed at this point)
And one question: I've this series of audio dramas (that's what the translator tells me) would they fall under "Dramatizations"?
Mod
A dramatisation is when the book is done on audio almost as a play, so there are sound effects, multiple narrators and sometimes music too. For example, the BBC dramatisations of Agatha Christie Books
Mod
I'm not familiar with those audiobooks. Usually, it would actually say "dramatisation" in the title of the audio. If you search audible for "dramatisation" you will see what I mean (Audible Au results here)
I think they qualify as dramatisations... Multiple narrators, sound effects... a bit of music mostly at the beginning and the end x)And I asking so much since I'm German and I find it kind of hard to translate these things and figure out if it qualifies or not ^^"
I'm going to try for all 30 :) between the 1st of Jan and 31st of Dec 2017◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
Mod
And I asking so much since I'm German and I find it kind of har..."
No problems ;)
Yes, if it is done like a play with sound effects and multiple people than it qualifies
Mod
I am in!Duration: March 2017 to March 2018
Option 1: Freestyle.
Level: Director: 25-30 books
Completed:
CATEGORIES:
◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
◈ Favorite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
Mod
I'm new here.. and I have absolutely no idea if this has been discussed, but Audible has a feature that when you're done an audiobook, you can gift it to someone. Does anyone want to trade books? I have a few I could pass on. I just thought it might be nice...
☀♡☀ A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge ☀♡☀ 27th March - 27th March 2018.Option One - Freestyle. ♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥ Level: Executive Director.
Read: 30/30
Spell-Out-Challenge: Walkman: (view spoiler)
◈ Female Narrator: Beauty and the Beast 28/3/17
◈ Male Narrator: Peter Pan 28/3/17
◈ Duets: Disney's the Hunchback of Notre Dame 28/3/17
◈ Full Cast: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 8/4/17
◈ Dramatizations: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil 29/3/17
◈ Celebrity Narrator: Disney's The Little Mermaid 28/3/17
◈ New-to-Me Narrator: Aladdin 28/3/17
◈ Favourite Narrator: Disney's Hercules 28/3/17
◈ Volunteer Narrator: The Cricket on the Hearth 7/4/17
◈ Less Than 3 Hours: Walt Disney's Cinderella 28/3/17
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 22/3/17
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours: Prince Caspian 2/4/17
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours: Inkdeath 30/4/17
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours: The Chronicles of Narnia 25/4/17
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 23/4/17
◈ In-Sync Multimedia: Sleeping Beauty: a Little Golden Book 28/3/17
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies: Little Women 17/4/17
◈ Doing it “Old School”: The Haunted House 28/3/17
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook: Bambi 21/4/17
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Audiobook: One Hundred and One Dalmatians 20/4/17
◈ Recommended by Others: Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too 20/4/17
◈ Classic Read: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 29/3/17
◈ Re-Read a Favourite: Alice in Wonderland 20/4/17
A Reading Via Your EarsOption One: Freestyle
Duration: 4/1/17 - 3/31/18
Read: 0
◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.Pretty Girls
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
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That's a cool idea! I've only just started with audible (most of my books are through the library) so I'll have to check out that feature!
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Hi Karen, I was hoping you could link my name to my post on the front page. It is hard to find my post to edit it and it will only get harder as the year goes on. If there is a way I can do it, please let me know. I do not know all the ins and outs yet. Thanks in advance!
A Reading Via Your EarsOption: Freestyle
Duration: 05/01/17-04/30/17
Level Director: 25-30 books
Read: 0
◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
I'd like to give this one a try.All About Audiobooks.
May 1st, 2017 - April 30th, 2018
Level: Audio Technician: 11-15 books.
Option One - Freestyle
Listen to: 7/15
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◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
. Narrated by David Thorn - May 26th - ♥♥♥♥♥◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
Narrated by Bahni Turpin - June 10th - ♥♥♥♥♥◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
- May 18th - ♥♥♥♥◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
- May 14th - ♥♥♥♥♥◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
- June 8th - ♥♥♥◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
- Offered my Audiobooksync (2017) - June 4th - ♥♥♥♥◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
- June 29th - ♥♥♥♥♥◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
All About Audiobooks. May 1st, 2017 - April 30th, 2018
http://audiobooksync.com/
◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
Kristie wrote: "I finished!! Completed post is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."Way to go Kristie! :-)
Thanks! I've been listening to a lot of audiobooks lately. :)
All About Audiobooks: A Reading Via Your Ears Challenge Duration: 23rd May 2017 ~ 22nd May 2018
Completed: 14/50
Levels:
Executive Director: Pick & choose which ones to double and make it 50 books.
Option Two - Want-It-All:
►The same as option one, but you must read at least one book in each category.
CATEGORIES: - Thirty categories from which to choose.
◈ Female Narrator
An audiobook with one female narrator.
Yours Tonight by Joya Ryan 23/05 ****
Three Wishes by Kristen Ashley 10/06 ****
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator.
Bedding the Highlander by Sabrina York reading
◈ Duets
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator.
Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs 03/05 ***
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.”
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search.
Rocked[ by [author:Taryn Elliott Reading
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. Examples: James Marsters reading Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series or Anne Hathaway reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.”
Elvis and Ginger by Ginger Aldren 29/05 ***
Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick 20/06 ****
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
Night Shift by Nora Robberts - (Narrator KateRudd)
◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range.
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length.
Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery 30/08 ****
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15.
Angels Blood by Nalini Singh 25/05 ****
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20.
The Witness by Nora Roberts 09/08 *****
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin listening
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
◈ In-Sync Multimedia
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio.
◈ Digital Downloads Freebies
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console, or Bolinda Audio (BorrowBox), or OneClickDigital downloads. There are also free sites like:
librivox.org
Project Gutenberg Audio Books Project
audiobooksync.com - scheduled release dates
...Audiobooksync has free audiobooks over the Northern Hemisphere’s summer.
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan.
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation!
Joy Ride by Lauren Blakely 24/08 ***
◈ Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud.
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio.
Treasure Island by Robert Louise Stevenson
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!)
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
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Hi Karen :-)Could I please get added to the participants list? (Original msg. was 501 :-)
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Could I please get added to the participants list? (Original msg. was 501 :-)"
Done!
Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Cathie wrote: "Hi Karen :-)Could I please get added to the participants list? (Original msg. was 501 :-)"
Done!"
Thanks Karen! (I'm so lazy to scroll a few pages, hahaha!)
(Also my name is spelled Cathie, just in case you get a Cathy who signs up also :-)
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Moderators of NBRC wrote: "bugger. so sorry. Updated!"lol, no problem, just thought i would mention it for changing it now, instead of having to do it later, maybe.
Thanks for fixing it up :-)
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Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Welcome Jade!"Thank you :)
All About Audiobooks. May 1st, 2017 - April 30th, 2018
An audiobook with one female narrator. It's Okay to Laugh - 5/18/2017 - 5/19/2017
◈ Male Narrator
An audiobook with one male narrator. - Tamed - Deacon Lee
An audiobook with one female and one male narrator. - I Let You Go - 6/13/2017 - Nicola Barber and Steven Crossley
◈ Full Cast
An unabridged audiobook with several narrators; there is a narrator per character (e.g. American Gods by Neal Gaiman). To find these, you can search most sites by the term “Full Cast.” - The Bad Beginning
◈ Dramatizations
An abridged audiobook with background music/noises like the “old school” radio plays (e.g. BBC Radio Drama Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett). Also known as “Performance” audios, if you’re doing a search. -
◈ Celebrity Narrator
Category name says it all: Somebody famous narrates. BTW, when searching, audible.com is calling this their “A-List Collection.” - Strangers on a Train - Bronson Pinchot (Perfect Strangers)
◈ New-to-Me Narrator
A narrator that you haven’t heard before.
◈ Favourite Narrator
A narrator that you have heard and loved before and would recommend to others.
◈ Volunteer Narrator
A narrator that is not professional, but volunteers to read books. (Such as those used on librivox.org)
◈ Less Than 3 Hours
An audiobook that you can read in one day!
◈ Between 3 - 5 Hours
An audiobook that falls in this range. Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie - 4 hours and 31 minutes
◈ More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
An audiobook that is over 5 hours in length. - Big Rock -6 hours and 5 minutes
◈ 10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a CHUNKSTER! ;) More than 10 hours in length, but less than 15. -Inside the O'Briens - 11 hours and 13 minutes
◈ 15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Colossal Chunkster! More than 15 hours in length, less than 20. - The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story - 18 hours 32 minutes
◈ 20 Hours to 24.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super Colossal Chunkster! More than 20 hours in length, less than 25.
◈ 25 Hours to 29.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Super-Duper Colossal Chunkster! More than 25 hours in length, less than 30.
◈ 30 Hours to 34.9 Hours
An audiobook that is a Monstrous Chunkster! More than 30 hours in length, less than 35.
◈ 35 Hours to 39.9 Hours
An epic, indeed! More than 35 hours in length, less than 40.
◈ 40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
Beyond epic, indeed! Time to implant ear buds in your head. Forty hours or more! For this one we will also allow a trilogy that qualifies in length, or three books anywhere within a series, if you “read” all of it/them via audio.
Use an audible sync option to read-along! Such as the new read-along with your Kindle option by audible.com called Whispersync, which remembers your last stopping point in either device. However, you may read a book using any two media choices your desire, as long as one of them is via audio. Buns - 5/2017
Keep it legal! Public libraries using OverDrive Media Console. -Gone Missing - 6/22/2017
◈ Doing it “Old School”
Use audiobook CDs, or cassette, or even LPs or 8-Track-Tapes, if you have them! Don’t have the right equipment? Oftentimes your public library will have these devices to loan. -
◈ Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
Go on a road trip, holiday, or just listen during your daily commute to work while “reading” in your car or public transportation! - Candy Cane Murder
Put on those headphones, get cleaning, gardening, grocery shopping, power-walking, even knitting while “reading” a book! Use your Smartphone, MP3, Walkman, portable CD player, iPod, episodic podcast, whatever! Just make Oprah proud. - Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) in Song - 6/2017
◈ Audie Award Nominees and Winners
You be the judge. Try an audiobook that has been nominated or won an Audie – any category counts – and lists may be found at audiopub.org (look to the right of the screen for past years).
◈ Recommended by Others
Audiobooks recommended by your friends or other NBRC members.
◈ BOM via Audiobook
Read a NBRC Book of the Month via audio.
◈ “Buddy Read” via Audiobook
Read a “Buddy Read” book via audio and/or listen to your book with another person.
◈ Classic Read
Have you always wanted to broaden your reading horizons and get to that classic everyone seems to talk about? Try it via audio. - Rebecca
◈ Re-Read a Favourite
Old or new, choose a book you’ve read and loved - and see if you could possibly love it even more via audio. (Note: The right narrator is even more crucial here!) - Nuts
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Books mentioned in this topic
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life (other topics)A Touch of Chaos (other topics)
Under One Roof (other topics)
10 Rules for the Perfect Murder (other topics)
Living Dead in Dallas (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ali Wong (other topics)K.J. Charles (other topics)
Nnedi Okorafor (other topics)
Ottessa Moshfegh (other topics)
P. Djèlí Clark (other topics)
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Duration: June 20, 2016 to October 3, 2016
Goal: Director Level = 25 - 30 books
Option: Freestyle
COMPLETED: 25 of 25-30 books
Female Narrator
Heaven to Betsy - 7/29 ~ (Tracy Hundley)
Wicked Appetite - 6/30 ~ (Lorelei King)
Wicked Business - 7/5 ~ (Lorelei King)
Male Narrator
One False Note - 7/5 ~ (David Pittu)
The Sword Thief - 7/24 ~ (David Pittu)
Duets
Jingle Bell Harbor - 8/18 ~ (Nick Podehl / Lauren Ezzo)
Full Cast
Yesterday's Gone: Episode 1 - 8/5 ~ (Ray Chase, R.C. Bray, Brian Holsopple, Chris Patton, Maxwell Glick, Tamara Marston)
Celebrity Narrator
Yes Please - 7/1 ~ (Amy Poehler, Carol Burnett, Seth Meyers, others)
New-to-Me Narrator
No Coming Back - 6/20 ~ (Scott Merriman)
Favourite Narrator
Blood Bound - 7/7 ~ (Lorelei King)
Less Than 3 Hours
The Old Blue Line - 8/1 ~ (1 hr 56 mins)
Between 3 - 5 Hours
Beyond the Grave - 8/2 ~ (4 hrs 37 mins)
More Than 5 Hours to 9.9 Hours
Color Me Grey - 8/1 ~ (7 hours 58 mins)
10 Hours to 14.9 Hours
The Shark - 8/20 ~ (10 hrs 45 mins)
15 Hours to 19.9 Hours
The Witness - 6/23 ~ (16 hrs 18 mins)
40 Hours and Beyond – or a Trilogy!
The Fiery Cross - 9/8 ~ (55 hrs 34 mins)
In-Sync Multimedia
Othermoon - 6/30 ~ (Audible / Whispersync)
Digital Downloads Freebies
Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies - 6/28 ~ (Library / OverDrive download)
Doing it “Old School”
After Shock - 8/8 ~ (Audio CD)
Planes, Trains, or Automobiles with an Audiobook
The Maze of Bones - 7/21
Multitasking! Listening on My Portable Music Player (PMP) Audiobook
Shadow Prey - 9/5
Recommended by Others
The Night Circus - 10/3
BOM via Audiobook
Sharp Objects - 6/21
Classic Read
The Great Gatsby - 7/1
Re-Read a Favourite
Velocity - 9/6