You left out, baseball batology. I have a niece who live aways from me and who's saving money for college. I pay her to read important materials. I give her $20 per book. Not much per hour but allot for her since she's not able to find work in this rural area. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christy Porter Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:07 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: Audible vs. NLS > > I am grateful that I am able to read pretty much what I want. The > books that are not available in a usable format, my 17 year old > daughter reads them to me. We both enjoy the same kinds of books, and > I am blessed with a teen-ager who actually likes me! > How cool! I've been on a not-so-subtle campaign to get my family to read books into audio for me for the last couple of years. It'd make for GREAT Christmas and birthday presents, and I wouldn't mind if they stuck with cassettes. I've been able to cajole people into reading aloud _to_ me, since the personal interaction makes it more worth their while. Any tips for encouraging family members to do this? I've tried basic enthusiasm, low cost, and straight guilt. Any other ideas? [grin] --Christy http://caution-blind-driver.blogspot.com/ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.33/1037 - Release Date: 9/29/2007 1:32 PM