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  Reading Online - Electronic Classroom: Web Watch - Audiobooks
Audiobooks have traditionally been used in schools by teachers of second-language learners, learning-disabled or -impaired students, and struggling readers or nonreaders.
Varley (2002) writes, “Uncertain whether audiobooks belong to the respectable world of books or the more dubious world of entertainment, elementary- and high-school teachers have often cast a fishy eye at them, and many have opted for the safe course of avoidance” (p.
Audiobooks have something to offer all of these students -- to meet them wherever they are and bring them along on a wondrous journey.
www.readingonline.org /electronic/webwatch/audiobooks   (1441 words)

  
  Learning with Audiobooks - Audio Bookshelf
Audiobooks enrich a student's overall use of language and love of literature.
Audiobooks allow students to hear language, an activity essential for building vocabulary, stimulating imagination, increasing reading fluency and providing models of pronunciation, sentence structure and grammatical accuracy.
Audiobooks offer the competent and avid reader or gifted students individualized learning opportunities and expand the volume of their reading.
www.audiobookshelf.com /teachwith.html   (797 words)

  
 Audio Bookshelf -Grants for Audiobooks
As you are aware, audiobooks in the classroom and available in the school library for staff, students and parents are becoming an integral part of the school community.
Unabridged audiobooks as a learning tool provide a classroom with an enhanced experience with literature, enriching a student's overall use of language and experience of reading.
By beginning, or building your school audiobook library collection, you are providing an opportunity for your students to experience literature as an enjoyable and educational medium.
www.audiobookshelf.com /grants.html   (569 words)

  
 Penguin Audiobooks: Frequently asked questions - Penguin Books Ltd
Most of our audiobook publishing is connected to our book publishing programme, which means we benefit from the marketing and publicity surrounding book publications.
Penguin Audiobooks are also available from The Talking Bookshop on 020 7491 4117 or The Audiobook Collection on 01225 443 400.
Many of the shorter adult and children's books remain unabridged when we publish them on audiobook, and of course the poetry titles are also unabridged.
www.penguin.co.uk /static/cs/uk/0/audio/index.html   (768 words)

  
 Audiobooks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Audiobooks, or books-on-tape, can be used anywhere you can't hold a book and have something to do that doesn't required concentration.
People who criticize audiobook listeners as "nonreaders" or "missing the joy of reading" are being charged with "sense discrimination" by those who enjoy this reading option.
Audiobooks Belong in Your Classroom - (Aug 2002; pdf doc) teacher’s guide provides information for integrating audiobooks in the classroom.
eduscapes.com /seeds/audiobooks.html   (2438 words)

  
 AudioBooks WebRing
We are the original and largest audiobook exchange-by-mail service, the most cost-effective and convenient source for new, used, and hard-to-find titles.
BTC Audiobooks is the country's leading purveyor of Canadian literary fiction in audio, by combining Canada's finest authors and best actors.
Our aim is to provide audiobook versions of academic texts for students and university libraries covering a wide subject area from the humanities to the sciences.
q.webring.com /hub?ring=audiobooks   (745 words)

  
 MilitarySpot.com! Audiobooks
If I had to choose a favorite author of all time, it would have to be Ray Bradbury, whose poetic science fiction surpasses the genre with universal human themes, and a magical life simply not found in the edgy, brutal writing of today.
The audiobook is read by David Pittu, and digests much of what has appeared in earlier books, such as "The Perricone Prescription" and "The Perricone Promise," along with some new findings revealed in studies conducted by others.
It's about the convergence of science and spirituality, and is, in essence, a history lecture and personal memoir exploring karma and Darwinism, quantum mechanics and philosophical insights, neurobiology and the study of consciousness.
www.militaryspot.com /audiobooks.htm   (3015 words)

  
 Audiobooks fill minds of their obsessed fans
Wyckoff said besides buying audiobooks, she gets them from the library and rents from simplyaudio.com, a Web site that works like Netflix — the user pays a monthly fee, picks out books, and the company mails them to the user’s home.
Audiobooks are so expensive because there are lots of costs involved.
He agrees the reader is an important part of the enjoyment of the audiobook.
www.rgj.com /news/stories/html/2005/03/19/94980.php   (843 words)

  
 Your Audio Book Store Portal - We have the audio book you're looking for! at Your AudioBookstorePortal
Many of our audiobooks have sample sound clips you can click to listen to the narration.
Once your payment has gone through you'll be taken to a page to download your new audio content.
Once the files have been downloaded to your computer you can listen to them whenever you want, transfer them to a portable player (yes you can get your audiobook to your iPod!), or burn them to CD to enjoy on a conventional home stereo or in-car audio system.
www.audiobookstoreportal.com   (548 words)

  
 Apple - iTunes - Audiobooks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Check out the well-stocked library of best-selling audiobooks — 11,000 titles and counting — on the iTunes Music Store.
Download all six audiobooks or the Digital Box Set, and add the collector’s iPod with Hogwarts crest.
And with thousands of audiobooks to choose from — including blockbuster novels, best-selling nonfiction and magazines, plus self-improvement and language-learning titles — the iTunes Music Store gives you a great way to catch up on your reading.
www.apple.com /itunes/audiobooks   (300 words)

  
 Decklin's Domain unabridged classic mp3-CD audio books (talking books or audiobooks) - page 1 of 2
The secure shopping cart on the audiobook pages is provided by PayPal and accepts all major credit cards as well as bank transfers.
Audiobooks are often of benefit to the visually impaired ~
The British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society BRPS was founded in 1975 and is a registered charity set up for the benefit of those with RP.
www.decklinsdomain.com /Books/WTstore.htm   (523 words)

  
 Audiobook Reviews by Rainbo Electronic Reviews - Audio Books on Tape or CD
A good audiobook is a joy to review because they combine the pleasure of a good read with the entertaining performance of a voice actor.
Its very much like the old time radio programs (which are fun to download) because the put on a stage performance entirely with sound.
Rainbo Reviews' audiobook reviews - or audio book reviews, reviews of audiobook on CD, and audio books on tape reviews, back issues can also be found in our book reviews archive available from the Rainbo Book Reviews Archive.
www.rainboreviews.com /audio.htm   (2366 words)

  
 AudiobookStand Audiobooks - audio books on tape and CD.
If you like audiobooks, you are going to really like shopping on AudiobookStand.
You can search for audiobooks in three ways: Use our Browse Categories (genre) pull-down menu; Use our Quick Search, typing in a word or two; or, Use our Advanced Search to search by title, author, ISBN number, narrator, media, and format.
Audiobook fans also love our website because all books on tape and compact disc—and even MP3-CD—are discounted at least 20%.
www.audiobookstand.com   (176 words)

  
 BananaForce: Audiobooks
For added fun and adventure audiobooks can also be found via Bookcrossing.
To more easily get connected with other audiobook lovers in my area, I created the Twin Cities Audiobook Club.
This club allows the members to gather and swap, trade and discuss the audiobooks they have been listening to.
bananaforce.com /audiobooks   (265 words)

  
 audiobooks
The Creators of the Harry Potter Audiobooks: Tim Ditlow and Jim Dale's interview (although we only used parts of it).
The last point is that J.K. has basically written a novel which, like so many other classic children's novels, is just perfect for reading aloud.
These kinds of fantasy novels make for great audiobooks.
www.geocities.com /lip_gloss_gals/audiobooks.html   (610 words)

  
 Alibris: Featured Audiobooks
Or narrow your search to only audiobooks by selecting "Audiobook" as the binding type on our Advanced Search page.
Dear Listener, Unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you probably prefer not to be damp.
You might also prefer not to listen to this audiobook, in which the Baudelaire siblings descend into the depths of despair, underwater.
www.alibris.com /books/featured_audiobooks.cfm   (350 words)

  
 Welcome to Time Warner Bookmark/AudioBooks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Julie and Julia by Julie Powell is featured on NeedCoffee.com as their audiobook of the week!
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova is featured as an Audiobook of the Week on NeedCoffee.com
Two instant audiobook classics, Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter and Your Best Life Now by Joel Osteen, are now available in Spanish!
www.twbookmark.com /audiobooks   (625 words)

  
 Audio Books - Download audiobooks, downloadable audio books, Unabridged audio books
Save up to 80% compared with audiobooks on tape or CD.
The main advantage of audiobooks is that you can LISTEN to them - what is very convinient for those who don't have enough time for reading!
Audio book is a beautiful present and a worthy addition to a home library.
www.audiobooksdownload.com   (330 words)

  
 Download Audiobooks for free.Full versions available
Browse through our free audiobooks categories or even do an advanced search right here.Once again, we do take requests as long as they are within the guidelines.
I listen to my audiobooks as I drive, exercise and work around the house.
QUIT Smoking Audiobook There is a follow up ebook
www.ebooksonus.com /audiobooks.html   (178 words)

  
 LibriVox
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain.
The first step is to get the mp3 or ogg files into your own computer:
Our goal is to make all public domain books available as free audio books.
www.librivox.org   (273 words)

  
 Full Cast Audio Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The company offers three pricing plans, so you're sure to find one that fits your listening habits (and you can select from nearly 5,000 titles).
When your audiobook arrives in the mail, a postage paid return envelope is included.
MP3 & iPod downloads: Our audiobooks are also available from Audible.com and Apple Computer's iTunes.
www.fictionworks.com /audiobooks.htm   (181 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: audiobooks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, Books VIII through XII Filed under: LibriVox, Audiobooks A new round of files is ready for LibriVox.
In the last episode, Maggie Tsu-Chen’s client is recovering, but now she has to deal with something worse than a bus full of I/O snakes: her boss...
Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, Books V, VI, and VII Filed under: LibriVox, Audiobooks I’ve begun recording chapters of Whitman’s Leaves of Grass for...
technorati.com /tag/audiobooks   (659 words)

  
 Audiobook Publishers Information | Business.com
Audiobook production information center from audio cassette producers.
Independent small publisher designer, producer and manufacturer of audiobooks, books on CD-ROM and provider of contract services for digital recordings and illustrations.
Publisher of non-fiction audiobooks by leading scholars and experts for educational and professional markets.
rd.business.com /index.asp?epm=s.1&bdcq=audiobooks&bdcr=1&bdcu=http://www.business.com/directory/media_and_entertainment/publishing/books/audiobooks/index.asp?partner=2662601&bdct=20071107041617&bdcp=&partner=2662601&bdcs=nwuuid-2662601-0BA31D5F-9C12-93BD-4B7B-CC65888364BA-ym   (532 words)

  
 Brilliance Audio
Audiobook consumers, resellers, and librarians have all come to rely on Brilliance Audio for high-quality, timely, in-demand audiobooks.
As the nation’s largest independent audiobook publisher, Brilliance Audio publishes twelve to fifteen new audiobooks each month.
Brilliance Audio completes their new release list each month with abridged recordings, proven bestsellers recorded for the first time on audio, and audiobook collections.
www.brillianceaudio.com   (111 words)

  
 Children's Audiobooks on cassettes and compact dics 20% off - Hank the Cowdog, Harry Potter and more
Children's Audiobooks on cassettes and compact dics 20% off - Hank the Cowdog, Harry Potter and more
Children's Audiobooks - (Cassette tapes and Compact Discs)
Eight audiobooks of the wry humor series about the Beaudelair children and their misfortunes and adventures.
www.kidsbooksandpuppets.com /audiobooks/kidsaudiobooks1.html   (128 words)

  
 Rent Audiobooks @ Booksfree
Booksfree.com is the Internet’s premier source for renting audiobooks.
And, with Booksfree, you can rent as many audiobooks as you want, and shipping is free both ways!
Whether you listen to a few audiobooks a month, or one a day, Booksfree has a membership that’s right for you.
static.booksfree.com /audiobooks   (160 words)

  
 AUDIOBOOKS - Online-Magazin für Hörbücher und Hörspiele mit News und Rezensionen zu Audiobooks - Hörbücher - ...
AUDIOBOOKS - Online-Magazin für Hörbücher und Hörspiele mit News und Rezensionen zu Audiobooks - Hörbücher - Hörspiele
AUDIOBOOKS Magazin - Online-Magazin für Hörbuch und Hörspiel
Die Produktion "Draculas Gast / Dracula" aus dem Label Titania Medien ist für den Publikumspreis des deutschen Buchhandels, den HörKules 2008, nominiert worden.
www.audiobooks.at   (265 words)

  
 Simply Audiobooks Toronto - North America's Biggest Audiobook Store.
Simply Audiobooks is a retail store specializing in audiobooks on CD for purchase and rental.
We are proud to offer you audiobooks in almost every possible way including Sales online and in store, Rentals by mail and in store and online Downloads.
If you have any questions, comments, or you don't see the title you're looking for, please Contact Us and we would be happy to help!
www.spoken-word.com   (150 words)

  
 AudioBooksForFree.com
Text only page optimized for browsing audiobooks using text browsers or screen readers.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (by Anonymous)
Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan (by Morgan Robertson)
www.audiobooksforfree.com /screen_main.asp   (1203 words)

  
 ALA | Selected Audiobooks
For the full annotated lists after 2000 visit YALSA's For Members Only section.
Links to the Audiobooks for Young Adults lists from 1999 to the present along with information on the list policies and procedures and nomination form.
For the full annotated versions of the list after 1999 visit the YALSA For Members Only section.
www.ala.org /ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/selectedaudio/selectedaudiobooks.htm   (65 words)

  
 Simply Audiobooks - Audio Books on Tape and CD | Simply Audiobooks
Rent unlimited audiobooks on CD - learn more...
Simply Audiobooks is the only company to offer unlimited rentals, books on tape and CD for sale, and downloadable audio books.
With more than 22,000 titles and a variety of price plans, you're guaranteed to find an audio solution that suits you.
www.simplyaudiobooks.com   (90 words)

  
 Blackstone Audiobooks - Unabridged Audiobooks on Tape CD and MP3-CD for Purchase and Rental
Please select the Library tab to the right.
This is a Library Journal Editor's Pick, and it was given a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.
Web pages, original content and original graphics Copyright ©2006 by BLACKSTONE AUDIOBOOKS.
www.blackstoneaudio.com   (137 words)

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