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What are the Top 100 audiobooks of 2013 as measured by library downloads? OverDrive Media released a list of the most popular audios downloaded so far this year. In this post on the company’s blog, libraries can take a look at the complete list in the OverDrive Marketplace, to beef up the audiobook collection. Or just click on the image above to read the list for yourself. I noticed plenty of the usual suspects – blockbuster bestsellers, novels turned into current movies, popular YA crossovers – and one surprise, Wheat Belly. But there are also titles that I’ve never heard of – I suspect these are the uber popular Romance titles that drive library downloads, a category that isn’t my strong suit. The titles aren’t ranked by number of downloads, so no one title can take the top dog honors. But take a look – you’ll find lots of great listening, and a good tool for library promotions & marketing!
Here’s a great video on the benefits of listening to audiobooks by students. Need a quick justification for using audio in the classroom? Want to highlight your school library audiobook collection’s importance in literacy learning? Doing an in-service for local educators that will feature resources from your public library? Show this short-and-sweet video from Tales2Go which gives an overview on learning through listening for all ages – the 2:30 minute video does not mention Tales2Go until 1:45. If you are intrigued by Tales2Go’s use with students, check out their Educator’s page for more information.
Booklist‘s 2012 “Voice of Choice” Dion Graham is featured on this recorded show from Boston’s WBGH on the benefits of audiobook listening & the art of narration, along with AudioFile‘s Robin Whitten and arts critic Alicia Anstead (begins at 18:45 in the show). And don’t forget to wish Dion a Happy Birthday on August 8th
Check out Salon Magazine’s new audiobook column, featuring the recording of Wallace Stegner’s Pulitzer-winning novel Angle of Repose, narrated by Mark Bramhall.
Post a clip of the first chapter of hot new titles along with cover art and satisfy fans and entice new readers of both print & audio editions. Libraries have full permission from publishers to include the audio files and widgets on library websites & social media posts. Hearing a short clip is a great way to gain interest for new titles in your collection and increase circulation of all formats. Highlight your digital collection with direct links to download titles below an embeded clip to make things easy for your online-only patrons. Many audio publishers have email newsletters, such as Macmillan’s “Hear, Here!” newsletter, that will feature cover art and clips for you to use. Promoting Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card? Grab the clip. Book club reading Where We Belong by Emily Giffin? Play the clip to kick off your discussion. Check the Audiobook Reference Guide on AudioFile’s website for audio publisher websites where you can find audio clips, or sign up to get news alerts which will include links. No need to ask for permission – at the recent Audio Publishers Association Conference, I heard a panel of publishers begging libraries to make use of these promotional clips.
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What’s happening in the audiobook world? Here’s a round-up of interesting links…
I am totally inspired by the Contra Costa County (CA) Public Library’s “Snap & Go” project to bring library services to mobile phones, winner of the 2012 John Cotton Dana Public Relations Award. When I saw this promotion on the library’s website…
Now on WestCAT buses: Snap & Go QR Technology
Powered by WestCAT and the Contra Costa County Library
Listen to over 600 audiobook titles on the bus with the Contra Costa County Library’s Snap & Go mobile library access. Wirelessly download audiobooks directly to your cell phone for FREE. It’s a great way to pass time on the bus.
Easy as 1-2-3
1) Download a free QR code reader to your phone fromsnapngo.ccclib.org (1x only)
2) Scan the code from a library poster on Tri Delta Transit buses or wherever you see it posted.
3) Select an audiobook to download and enjoy the ride!
I immediately thought about how to make this happen in my school library, stole shared the idea and brainstormed with my public library partner George Morrison. We’re dreaming up ways to pilot this idea on school buses this fall, with the tag line “Stuck on a Bus?” How about QR codes for links to audiobooks of required classroom reads? Bookmarks with QR codes to a genre list of top teen audiobooks or list of always-available classics in both eBook and audio format? What a great project to tweak and tailor to your population – find out more in this article.
The National Endowment for the Arts has released the newest batch of ” “The Big Read” classic titles for adults and teens. The 31 titles each include a “Learn More” tab for an introductory Preface, a Reader’s Guide, Teacher’s Guide and an awesome Audio Guide for each title. The approximately 30 minute Audio Guide is perfect to expand a listener’s appreciation of a book, to add to your library website or for teachers to add to a novel unit. The Big Read will highlight a different audio guide about a Big Read book and author every 2 weeks. You can subscribe the podcast using iTunes, or any other podcatching tool.
“To Prep Or Not to Prep? That Is The Question” is the title of Grammy Award-winning audiobook producer/director Paul Ruben’s newest blog post on the positives & pitfalls of narrators preparing a book for recording. If you’d like an insider’s view of the art & craft of audiobook production, you can’t get much better than the revealing posts in Ruben’s blog.
NPR’s Press-Play Poetry website is the perfect antidote for listeners with heat-induced short attention spans. The newest post of audible poetry is “Summer Song” by William Carlos Williams, along with the poem’s text and background information.
Another audio production insider, Allan Toving of Tantor Audio, has “Tantorious,” an audio blog where you can download and listen
Free webinar for fans & librarians Tuesday June 12 – perfect for #JIAM2012 June is Audiobook Month. I love that Booklist’s webinars are archived, so that those interested can view any of the past webinars here. And if you can’t take part in real time at 2pm Eastern on Tuesday, sign up here anyway – you’ll get an email with a link to the video of the archived session as soon as it’s available. Here’s the complete scoop:
Celebrate National Audiobook Month this June with Booklist! Representatives from AudioGO, Books on Tape/Random House, Dreamscape, Recorded Books, and Tantor Audio will discuss the latest audios and upcoming trends in this hour-long, free webinar. Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with audiobook experts and get a preview of summer and fall listening titles.
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The Princess and the Pea & transliteracy. Naxos Audio’s free MP3 file can be played on your computer, or dragged & dropped on any player (just scroll down, right-click link & save). Perfect for your little princess! And perfect timing for me. I’m developing a transliteracy unit for gifted 6th graders, examining the concept of theme in folk & fairy tales, looking at how different formats affect the message and address personal learning styles. This audio will be a perfect addition to the traditional picture books, retold modern versions, graphic novel adaptations, poetry, short novelizations, reader’s theater, novels in verse, video, and long-form literature. A short audio listen-aloud is a wonderful addition to the classroom (or family room!), no matter the students’ age.
Pass out some 11×17 blank paper, fold into frames, turn out the lights and press play. Encourage the kids to visualize as they listen. At predetermined plot points, press pause and have the students illustrate the audio segments in sequential frames focusing on a particular literary element such as setting, character, mood. Later, cut apart the frames and create posters that have the enlarged text of the audio selection as a heading, with all of the different visual interpretations below. Voila! Instant concrete example of transliteracy
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New features & changing offerings from library audiobook vendors. The deluge of new download patrons checking out local library online offerings has caused budget managers to shift funds from physical to digital offerings, while economic woes demand the biggest bang for the library buck. Although eBooks are catching the current spotlight, audiobooks have long been the mainstay of the digital collection. But the major players in the audio library digital download marketplace have made some major changes through company acquisitions, in platform look & feel, content offerings, publisher availability, and more. If you haven’t compared vendors recently, it’s time to take a look at what’s new. Check out my most recent “Voice in My Head” column “Digital Deluge” from the Sept. 15 Booklist for audiobook news you can use.
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Classics paired with hot YA literature – FREE downloads all summer! Feature this promotion on your library website, in your school summer reading materials, for your book club members, and pass along to your social media connections. You just can’t get any better than Sync – sixteen terrific titles at no cost, in a easy MP3 download that can be played on just about any cell phone, media player, ereader, or computer.There’s a full press kit herewith downloadable bookmarks, posters, newsletters, logos and more.
Participants must become a member of the Audiobook Community and join the SYNC group within the community – members must be ages 13+, but parents can be encouraged to download for their children. During the summer, the Sync group will host discussions and chats about the downloaded titles – a ready-made online audiobook club for your patrons! Terrific for teachers, students, families, teens, never-before audiobook listeners, or audiobook addicts looking for great new titles. Plus, the downloads are managed by OverDrive, so Sync group members can become acquainted with your public library’s download provider. Each pair of titles is available for just one week. If you’re afraid you’ll forget to download, just text syncya to 25827 to receive text alert reminders!
Thanks to audiobook publishers AudioGO, Blackstone Audio, Bolinda Audio, Brilliance Audio, Harper Audio, Listen & Live, Listening Library/BOT, Naxos Audio, Oasis Audio, Scholastic Audio, Tantor Audio and the Audiobook Community for promoting audio literature.
Good news for libraries looking for cost-savings and cutting edge digital content. OverDrive Media’s 15,000 titles from Project Gutenberg are free to add to your collection. This large addition of adult & children’s classics boost the digital content available to your patrons. OverDrive has released this eBook Device Cheat Sheet for libraries & patrons, noting eReaders that are compatible with the OverDrive download software – with the notable absence of the Amazon Kindle. One plus for the Sony & Nook eReaders is that both allow multitasking – you can both listen to an MP3 audiobook file downloaded to the reader while reading an eBook text, unlike the Kindle. This functionality allows the creation of a do-it-yourself enhanced text+audio eBook!
A commonly-touted benefit for the Kindle 3 is the robotic text-to-speech function. With a little tech-savvyness, users can combine free Project Gutenberg titles with a HUMAN voice from LibriVox’s free audiobooks for a text-to-TALK enhanced eBook on the Sony Reader or Nook. I’m not sure about the other digital readers on the OverDrive cheat sheet, but I think the notation of listen-while-reading functionality would be an important addition to the cheat sheet. The combination of LibriVox+eBook expands resources for the print-disabled, English language learners, those with learning disabilities, as well as users who just like to toggle back & forth from text to listening. Of course, patrons can also combine listening to an MP3 audiobook downloaded from the public library’s OverDrive collection with the eBook as well – but if funds are low, and the library can’t purchase an audiobook for every free Project Gutenberg title, the LibriVox collection of volunteer-read books equals no-cost content. A short how-to sheet or link to the LibriVox how-to videos plus promos on the library website and at the circulation desk will alert your digital patrons to a new way to enhance their reading – especially those plugged-in high school students in British Lit classes! And soon I’ll be able to listen to LibriVox while I read on my multifuction Android phone, with the OverDrive app demonstrated in the video below! But I suspect the biggest fans of LibriVox + OverDrive Project Gutenberg classics will be the the largest category of eBook readers – those who read on their computer – sure to be a popular option for students & seniors alike!
Banned Books & professionally narrated audiobooks for self-publishers ~ two items of interest in my inbox today.
~ AudioGo, formerly BBC Audiobooks America, is promoting Banned Book Week with a banner on their web site, as well as a feature spotlight on AudioGo titles that have been banned, from Shakespeare to The Lovely Bones. Here’s a great quote from AudioGo:
Why Spotlight Banned Books?
In addition to the significance of identifying censorship, the debate surrounding banned or challenged books often increases their popularity! Controversy leads to circulation! Frequently labeled as overtly sexual, racist, anti-religious, or containing subversive or inappropriate language, many banned or challenged titles are well-loved, thought provoking, or classic works!
~ ModernBookFactory is a brand-spanking-new service that “will enable independent publishers, authors and copyright owners to upload manuscripts, select narrators, then receive professionally produced audio and have their books produced as self-contained audiobook apps within 30 days. MBF will place apps in front of a global audience at the Apple iTunes® App StoreSM, on Android™ Market and on the copyright owner’s own website as a digital download,” according to this press release. A bit of a twist on the Podiobook idea, with the interesting addition of apps. Looks promising – I’d love to see the pricing breakdown as the service gets rolling.
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From audio availability to reductions in hours – the numbers are in the Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2009-2010 report findings, published as a digital supplement to American Libraries, the magazine of the American Library Association. The study looks at how “Americans are turning to their libraries not only for free access to books, CDs and DVDs, but also for a lifeline to technology training and online resources for employment, continuing education and e-government.” Whether you read the entire 104-page digital magazine, print out the Executive Summary, or download the state-by-state statistics, you’ll find conformation of the critical role libraries play in American society. Can’t get enough of numbers & stats? Head over to ALA’s Library Statistics web site for much more – plus a great batch of quotable facts about public & school libraries from ALA’s Advocacy Clearinghouse to arm yourself against those who question the role of libraries in an age of online information. If we can’t defend the need for strong libraries with hard facts, who will?
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Promoting your library’s digital collection? Gather great ideas for highlighting your services through OverDrive’s 2010 Outreach Program Contest winners. You’ll see specific examples of promotional ideas ranging from no-cost to splashy: device-specific how-to YouTube videos, teen website promos, a billboard created through a partnership with a college marketing class, Twitter-based Twilight promo, online Facebook book club, a Virtual Library Card for digital-only patrons, a shopping mall window display, and Bloomfield Township (MI) Public Library’s winning lemons-into-lemonade promotion of their digital collection as a solution to road construction woes. Check out the these top entries and more, then adapt to your situation. You’ll even find ways to promote your physical audiobook collection. I can’t pull off the Brownsburg (IN) Public Library’s entry highlighting a Smart car in their lobby as a result of a partnership with a local Ford dealership. But I can create a display featuring a large toy school bus (wearing headphones, of course!) atop my school library’s audiobook shelves. What a great way to kick off the school year by promoting transportation time to listen to great books – and to fit assigned reading into my students’ busy schedules
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Check out the stats in this interesting conversation going on at the MobileRead forum: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1010415. After the question “How many e-books does your library offer?” was asked, respondents chimed in with totals gathered through an OverDrive search on their public library’s digital download site. Interesting numbers on eBooks in their various formats (the focus of the MobileRead site), but with the totals of both WMA & MP3 digital audiobooks available at many public libraries listed as well. Clicking through the more-than-60 replies, it’s fascinating to see the differences between big towns & small, along with a sprinkling of non-US countries. There’s advice on states that allow all residents to apply for cards in every library in the state, with recommendations for the best systems in that state for digital access. Most interesting are the posts that describe public libraries that allow non-resident cards for a yearly fee. Jump into the discussion and add statistics from your local library!
It’s clear that the hunger for digital eBooks & audiobooks is greater than the supply for many savvy online patrons. Is it time for libraries to market their download materials to a broader online community who may lack local services, and to gain funds through yearly access fees? Couple this with OverDrive’s Library BIN program – an online retail ebook & audiobook download store that enables purchasers to select a public library at checkout as a beneficiary of a percentage of the sale to be used to purchase eBooks, audiobooks, and other media for its library download website – and the drive for digital downloads may deliver some much-needed cash for material purchases!
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Let the industry know the facts about public library use of audiobooks. Here’s a chance for public librarians to let the Audio Publishers Association know about your purchase and use of both physical and downloaded materials for your patrons. Follow this link <http://www.readersurvey.com/surveys/10002-lib.htm >to a detailed survey that will allow the APA to compile your data and communicate the results to the producers of audiobooks, in conjunction with a sales and a consumer survey. I’ll let you all know the results of the APA 2010 surveys when they are released. If you’d like to see past surveys, visit the APA website and check the “Resources” section. I previously posted a glitchy link – if you have problem with this one, feel free to contact the APA directly at [email protected]. And if you’re looking for an open forum to interact with producers, narrators, authors, librarians, and audiobook fans, don’t forget about the newly-formed Audiobook Community – an open, uncensored, unbranded social network of audiobook aficionados! While you’re there, visit the “Get Caught Listening” discussion for free download links to add to your website to celebrate “June is Audiobook Month!”
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Tradition meets technology. In this busy world, it’s heartening to see the continued (and growing) popularity of good old fashioned book discussion groups. I can’t help but wonder if the expanding world of literature-to-go has added to the boom – no matter what container carries the author’s words. Today’s commute warriors find comfort in downloaded Regency romance, and frequent flyers escape into flights of fantasy on their MP3 players. How can librarians welcome these listeners into discussion groups? Try the tips in my Voices in My Head column in the January Booklist Magazine. Plus, you’ll find links to a sampling of some innovative & exciting programing below. And I am sure there are plenty of readers who have developed or participated in other great examples! Please leave a comment sharing your great ideas for ways to include all literature lovers in spreading the good word
Share why you support the public library at geekthelibrary.org , an initiative of OCLC and the Bill & Melissa Gates Foundation. Library supporters can learn ways to lobby for library funding, get facts & stats to support their community action, upload their library stories to Flickr or YouTube, and link up via Facebook and Twitter. Creating a library support video would be a perfect teen / tween project for your summer Get Creative @ Your Library theme. There’s even customized Geek gear coming soon - gotta get a “I Geek Audiobooks” T-shirt! Plus, the talking points are a great resource to build community action in times of financial uncertainty. In my home state of Ohio, library supporters have made an amazing show of support, with what looks to be one final day to lobby the state legislature to halt a proposed 50% cut in state library funding. If you are an Ohio voter, be sure to visit Save Ohio Libraries and take action!
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