With the release of seminal Australian musician/author Nick Cave's new book, The Death of Bunny Munro, we've seen the format of the audio book pushed to new levels. It features the author reading the book itself, with a full soundtrack in the background. There's a full 3-D listening experience, with real world sound effects bringing the narrative to life. It comes with videos of the author reading from the novel as well. There's even an Iphone App for the audio book! It's a groundbreaking experiment meant to be listened to with headphones to truly pull the words out of the pages and into your surroundings.
Did you know the Newfield Public Library offers tons and tons of audio books for download? You can rent an mp3 player from the library or download from the comfort of your living room. As someone with a long commute to work, audio books and pod casts have saved my life. Try it out...you'll love it.
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