Another Auditory Experiment

Today, I'm revisiting whether I will further explore the world of audio books. I have not even considered them in about a year and a half. On the other hand, I am aware how greatly my 'must-hear' news and technology podcasts affect my life. I have always known I'm something of an auditory learner.

I was prompted to return to my city library's page after listening to This Week in Tech. One of the guests talked about how very nice it is to be read to. It may invoke nostalgia for those whose parents or teachers read to them. Or it may hearken back to the more primitive human aspects of storytelling around a fire.

It seems that British Columbia Libraries maintain a centralized website for e-books and audio books. I just loaded some proprietary software and entered my library card number. I checked out a book and downloaded it to my laptop. From there, I was able to easily copy it to my Creative Zen Stone.

Sunrise Alley
Edition: Unabridged
Author: Catherine Asaro
Read by: Hillary Huber

Whereas many of my podcasts are about twenty minutes, this book will take over eleven hours to complete. I'd better get crackin' because it's only checked out until the 30th of the month. After that, the files self-destruct, hopefully not in Mission Impossible style.