Books on Tape? How many of you listen to it?  

I like to listen to audio books of short stories. I can't listen to bigger books because I don't have the attention span for larger books.

I think they are a great idea. I used to love listening to plays on the radio and stories in the afternoons and loved it. It is also something you can do while doing the housework or out walking it makes the time go faster and seems to be a more productive use of your time. My mother in law went blind and she used to get them delivered to her house - it is a special scheme for the blind ,you could get the news this way as well.

Books on tape are great. I used to listen to them more than I do presently. I've been thinking about going to the library and getting a couple. They make communting and road trips much more tolerable. In the past I've listened not only to fiction, but also to motivational, self-help and spiritual books. It's a good way to turn commuting time into a "mobile university!"

I do the audio book thing, though I don't tend to use tapes - I tend to get the mp3 ones.

How do I choose them? Well, honestly the ones I tend to choose for audio are ones that are either by authors I know and love, or recommended by friends who I know have similar taste to me.

I tend to save my listening time for favourites vs. exploration - whereas with written books I'm more inclined to try something new

I think books on tape are a wonderful thing. My husband is a slow reader, and also he drives a truck. He doesn't really have any time at all to read, because he is always out on the road somewhere. He buys books on tape, or CD, and is as happy as a clam. I even enjoy listening to them.

in childhood i had some cassetes on which the stories and jokes were recorded i loved to listen to that cassete right now i don't have it.

I've tried it a couple of times and found that the reader was very mono tone and boring. I like to settle down and read a good book and if I get lost I can flip back to find where the first accurance of the chr was.

I personallyhave never listened to a book on tape. My husband on the other hand is a truck driver and would occasionaly get an audio book from the library. Sinc ehten, he got a crate full of cd audio books from a neighbor and since then again, he bought an XM radio which have audio story channels on it , so he listens to them there now.

I have only listened to a book once, and it was one that my sister had bought. I think, though, that I prefer reading, because it is so much more enjoyable and I am able to feel more interested in the book. There have been times, where I felt that I did not have a chance to read, so, I would just wait until I had a free moment. Like summer break.

i love books on tape i only listen to stephen king books on tape right now as i just started doing it but the more i come across i will try