[access-uk] Re: question about books
- From: "Adrien Collins" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:11:31 +0100
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Yes at least we don't have that problem with cd or mp3 now.
Adrien
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[mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alfred
King
Sent: 13 November 2012 10:02
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: question about books
You remind me Ibrahim of the hours spent winding the reams
of tape with a
pencil Lol!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 2:55 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: question about books
> Hi Mike.
>
> What is making audio books more mainstream I would argue
is their coming
> of age where delivery and production is concerned. Sites
like Audible,
> Audioville and audiogo let you download books to your
favourite portable
> reading device whether that is an IPod or specialist
player. When they
> used to be provided on cassette or CD, not only were there
fewer
> selections of titles to be had, but the production,
warehousing and
> distribution costs were significantly higher. The fact
that you can now
> hold a hundred audio books in the palm of your hand is a
big draw and of
> course you can do other things like exercising, driving,
doing the ironing
> etc. and still enjoy a thriller or what have you without
the need to
> continually switch tapes or discs, not to mention that
digital copies
> never fade or fail you unlike dreaded tapes.
>
> All the best, Ibrahim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Ray
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 11:40 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: question about books
>
> Adrien
>
> The publishers would probably argue that the production
costs of an audio
> book justify the cost differential and that the audio book
is aimed at
> mainstream audiences as much as the VI market.
>
> Inclusion of audio titles in such literary programmes as
'A Good Read' on
> Radio 4 would seem to suggest an increasing popularity of
audio books.
>
> Mike
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adrien Collins" <adriencollins22160@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'access uk'" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 11:27 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] question about books
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Nnot sure if this is ok here but I am not on vi gen so I
>> only want to know something. I have been looking at a
book
>> about a blind woman who travelled the world on her
husband's
>> motor bike, anyway the print is £12.99 or £9 but the
audio
>> version is £28, is that not a huge difference, are they
>> allowed to charge so much more? What happened to the
right
>> to read campaign? The book is called touching the world
and
>> the author is Cathy Birchall and Bernard Smith. I just
think
>> that is a bit over the top. Sorry if this is way off
topic
>> but wasn't sure if it was allowed here.
>>
>> Adrien
>>
>>
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