audiobooks

JUST PUBLISHED! “The Duke’s Last Hunt” audiobook

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THE DUKE’S LAST HUNT by Rosanne E Lortz, now available as an audiobook, narrated by Verona Westbrook

With her third London season drawing to a close, the shy Eliza Malcolm seems unlikely to find any husband, let alone one with a title.

But when the Duke of Brockenhurst invites the Malcolms to visit Harrowhaven, Eliza’s father jumps at the chance to gain a wealthy son-in-law.

Surrounded by quarreling parents, tactless acquaintances, an aloof dowager, and the unsettling duke, Eliza looks for one person kind enough to help her navigate the murky waters of Harrowhaven’s secrets.

The audiobook of The Duke’s Last Hunt is available on Amazon, Audible and iTunes.

 

 

 

Move over Beethoven

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IT SEEMS that audiobooks have attracted a new audience.

Research carried out by the Hartbury College in the UK, and reported by the Discovery Channel and the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science, has shown that dogs relate more to audiobooks than to classical music.

The study investigated the effects on 31 dogs in a rescue centre. They were exposed to classical and pop music and music “designed” specifically for dogs, as well as audiobooks.

“We were surprised that audiobooks appeared to be more beneficial than classical music as this has been documented as having a positive effect on a range of other species, such as reducing abnormal behaviours in gorillas and elephants,” said Dr Tamara Montrose, Animal Behaviour and Welfare lecturer at the College.

Interestingly, classical music doesn’t seem to work so well with horses. The same college found that the equine favourite is Country & Western.

Perhaps not surprisingly, jazz and rock led to stressful behaviour such as stamping, head tossing, snorting and whinnying.

I wonder what they’d make of audiobooks?

 

Make the most of your commute

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YOU’RE stuck in endless traffic for what can seem an eternity — day after day.

Or perhaps you’re cramped in an overcrowded and over-heated train.

Either way you’ve time to kill — and you’re bored.

So here’s a suggestion . . .

Download an audiobook and time will fly.

One word of advice, though.

If you’re driving it might be wise to choose non-fiction.

You don’t want to become so involved in the story that you become distracted.

Audiobook sales shoot up

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AUDIOBOOKS are the fastest-growing format in the book business today, says the Wall Street Journal.

The Association of American Publishers say downloaded audio sales were up by 37 per cent in January and February this year, compared with the same period in 2015.

Sales of eBooks dropped by 21.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2016.

Books for adults were down by 10.3 per cent, children’s books b 2.1 per cent, and hardcover books by 8.5 per cent.

Childhood memories

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MANY of us remember snuggling under the bedclothes while our mother read us a bedtime story.

Or gathering at the feet of our infant teacher, eager to hear the next episode in the adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

I’m not sure how many of us still do this, but for those who don’t have the time, the perfect answer could be audiobooks.

On Amazon there are no fewer than 60,000 listings under  “children’s audio books”.

And for grownups, about 1,275,000 possibilities.

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