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Does anybody use a audio book app other than Overdrive or OneClickDigital?? I'm using android if that makes a difference. I'm trying to find one that I like where I can increase the speed. I'm currently trying out Smart Audiobook Player but after 30 days I lose all the 'full' features unless I pay.
I'd rather find something free but haven't been able to. Ideas?? Or am I best just to fork out the pittance to buy this one.
I use Audible and you can increase speed easily. Plus it has the bonus of remembering your place and if you have the same book for kindle they do sync together. That's how I read Anya Seton's book, Katherine.There is a discount on audible titles if you own the kindle version and it can be cheaper to buy both than to just buy the audible version. Of course if you subscribe you get free titles each month.
The actual controls of the app are easy to use and the speed can be increased in increments of .5, so 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, etc.
I haven't given in to a Audible subscription yet, it is so tempting. Maybe I should suggest it for a birthday present...
Margaret wrote: "I have the strangest feeling that it's the programme Dolly Parton started. I know s..."
That's nice that she would do a program like that. Dolly can do no wrong in my eyes. :)
Made the mistake of giving my copy of
to the wee wife and didn't see or hear from her for 3 days!! It's now being filmed for release in November starring Matt Damon!
Mama's Got A Book! When Mama has a Book, you can judge her absence by the book's thickness. Reading habits are telling. Some readers have a certain place they go to read and a set length of time to devote to reading every day. Others read all the time that is not obligated to some other diversion such as housework, cooking, yard work,etc. Others read all the time. Sounds like if Wee Wife gets a good book, she is a type 3 reader! I say more poher to her! Makes men appreciate their wives after the book is read!
Went to the first book sale at my new library yesterday! All I bought was
and
and a gazillion books for my 2 year old nephew (who LOVES books!!!) otherwise, it was kind of sucky :( It continues on though all week so maybe I'll go again when they've had time to restock.
Terri wrote: "Margaret wrote: "I have the strangest feeling that it's the programme Dolly Parton started. I know s..."
That's nice that she would do a program like that. Dolly can do no wrong in my eyes. :)"
She's an amazing lady, that's for sure.
Linda, what type are you? It seems they could overlap as I am a type one and three. I have a set time when I wake up and then any other free time that I can read without falling asleep! (No reply option on my phone, sorry)but I'm interested as you get a lot if reading done!!
Linda wrote: "Mama's Got A Book! When Mama has a Book, you can judge her absence by the book's thickness. Reading habits are telling. Some readers have a certain place they go to read and a set length of time..."Well put, Linda. She works a lot so the little time she does have is usually split between me and our 3 daughters but we get out of the way when she gets hooked on a book like this. Believe it ir not I am Mr. Mom incarnate. I do 90% of the cooking (other 10% we eat out), help with homework, drive everyone to and from school etc. And i am also completely appreciative of all she accomplishes and of her bread-winner roll.
Bobby wrote: "Made the mistake of giving my copy of to the wee wife and didn't see or hear from her for 3 days!! It's now being filmed for release in November starring Matt Damon!"I couldn't put that book down! :)
Bobby wrote: "I am Mr. Mom incarnate. I do 90% of the cooking (other 10% we eat out), help with homework, drive everyone to and from school etc. And i am also completely appreciative of all she accomplishes and of her bread-winner roll. ..."Wow Bobby, Mrs Bobby is a lucky lady!
I believe Mr. and Mrs. Bobby are well suited for one another. My type? All of them at different times in my life. When 'Mama's got a book', I read without feeling guilty. I always read at night and in the morning. We are semi-retired, so we have some leisure time. The types do lap over, don't they! That is a good point!
Is anyone else having trouble with Goodreads and Amazon? I have completely lost Amazon and have no Goodreads net through Chrome.
Or here, but, again, Firefox person. :)
I am one relieved person this afternoon. A cyclone has been lashing the part of Australia where my family live with severe flooding and at least 200,000 with out power.All but one famiy member accounted for. The unaccounted for one is in a nursing home and there's been nothing on the news about nursing homes being damaged/evacuated so we're pretty sure she's safe. Phone lines in the area are out so we're pretty sure that accounts for her not being contactable.
My elderly aunty is safe. The home has no power and food is being brought in for them. Those with medical conditions that need electrical equipment, such as nebulizers, are being evacuated to hospitals in the area.
Saw a story about your cyclone on our news tonight with a lot of damage....stay safe Margaret!
Thankfully, it's fine where I am. We're about 1000kms away. My family, however, are smack bang in the middle of it. :p
I can vouch for the nasty weather! It has made commuting to the new job a little interesting on the train. It hasn't let up now for about 48 hours. At least it's cooler, so that's something, :). We have lots of family and friends all the way up the coast Margaret, and all of Chris's family are on the mid north coast. It's not looking good there tonight.
It's not. Waiting to hear how everyone is this morning. If I hear. I got a text message last night saying the mobile towers where dropping out so not to panic if I don't hear from them. :p
Not knowing whether or not someone is safe is a horrible feeling. Everyone suffering the dangerous weather, stay safe!
Margaret and all those friends in Ausie land, hearing about your awful weather makes me feel a little abashed about my complaining about snow in April.
Hope all the in laws, and their homes and animals are going to be okay, Lisa. I have looked at the radar sometimes and seen the intensity of rain. Saw also that some major Dams are in danger of topping.
Thankfully all our family are safe and sound. Thanks for your thoughts guys! Just one niece without power. Chris's brother works in Dungog usually, where a house was floating down the street and 3 people lost their lives. Thankfully not this week. I can assure you there weren't too many people coming in to but motorcycles parts that's for sure!!!
Scanning:I use Overdrive to get my library audio books. I have both on iOS and Android and it works fine. I have a subscription with them but have never borrowed a book fromOverdrive itself
Just a note that I'm well, just too busy with work to even think about socialising or reading
Be well all and I'll get back when I can :)
Darcy wrote: "Scanning:I use Overdrive to get my library audio books. I have both on iOS and Android and it works fine. I have a subscription with them but have never borrowed a book fromOverdrive itself
Just ..."
Know the feeling. With work and the allotment reading is done on bus to and fro from work. 2 hours each way.
You're doing betterthan me. I get maybe 10 pages in on my 10-15 minute bus commute.
happy wrote: "That's great news!"Ditto!
I'll tell you these authors that send you friends request because they want to promote their book are getting on my nerves.
Thankfully I haven't had any of those for a while. :p
Edward wrote: "I'll tell you these authors that send you friends request because they want to promote their book are getting on my nerves."I just zap them out.
Jane wrote: "Edward wrote: "I'll tell you these authors that send you friends request because they want to promote their book are getting on my nerves."I just zap them out."
Ok Jane that made me laugh. I'll do the same.
Lake Macquarie, where my family lives, has been declared a Natural Disaster Zone.
Yeah it is bad there. My niece is at Raymond Terrace, she has been unable to get to work from three days.
One of my cousins is in Maitland. The rest of the family is in Lake Macquarie: Belmont, Caves Beach, and Catherine Hill Bay.
Best of luck to them Margaret. Staying in Pitt st, Sydney this weekend, for the Dawn Service. Really looking forward to it.
Edward wrote: "Jane wrote: "Edward wrote: "I'll tell you these authors that send you friends request because they want to promote their book are getting on my nerves."I just zap them out."
Ok Jane that made me..."
Got another of the miserable things this a.m. He bit the dust, too!
Great morning at Sydney dawn service today for ANZAC day. Huge turn out for the milestone anniversary. I can never hear the last post without crying. In the dark, so early in the morning, it is so poignant. A day to be proud of.For the record Margaret, as I'm sure you will like to hear this: traditionally the catafalque party, that guards the cenotaph is made up of 4 Aussie defence force personnel. In a nod to this historic anniversary, the party was made up of two Australian army and two New Zealand army personnel. A fine Australian army girl sang the first two verses of the New Zealand national Anthem before belting out the Australian anthem. And finally, in my second round of tears, a traditional Maori choir sang the Song of Sorrow. It was a beautiful morning in Sydney. Perfect weather for the parade. I dedicated my minutes silence to a young man, recently returned from Afghanistan, with PTSD, who took his life just a few weeks ago. It is a stark reminder that the job is never over. In the words of the ode "Lest we forget". :)
Not quite the scale of many Anzac events today but went along to our local one at the towns cenitaph which was attended by around a coupla hundred & pay my respects to our Anzac breathern.
That's nice Andy we've been to a lot of country ones, and they are very intimate. Today was 30,000. Not quite so intimate, but heart wrenching none the less. Good to see/hear you again too. Been ages. I'm off to bed. My 3.00am start for the dawn service has done me in. Haha. Night :)
Sleep well. You sound like youve earned it!
Andy wrote: "Not quite the scale of many Anzac events today but went along to our local one at the towns cenitaph which was attended by around a coupla hundred & pay my respects to our Anzac breathern."That's nice, Andy. Really lovely of you. Thanks for remembering ours and New Zealands fallen.
Had dramas with my inlaws this week and last week. Really mentally draining stuff.Does everybody who has them, generally get along with their inlaws?
I love my father in law. My mother in law drives me bat shit crazy (excuse my language) and tends to take every opportunity to question my parenting skills.
Similar week here, Terri but instead of In-Laws I had my best friend in high school and his wife who, I also hung around with, visit from Niagara Falls, Canada. He dodged the draft and ran there while I was in Vietnam but that's another story. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's two years ago and it was very taxing to see her now and chase her around constantly while she was here. My buddy deals with it 24/7 and its taking a toll on him. H spent a day golfing with my oldest son and I took her to the Phoenix Zoo......THAT was quite a day. Didn't lose her but it was close a couple of times. They left yesterday and I'm getting into the wine tonight!!
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