Audiobooks and Ebooks

I already admitted to you that I really love books.  I'm one of those people who doesn't like to stop reading once she gets into a book.  Yes, I'm the person you see reading at stoplights.  Now, in an effort to avoid getting into trouble in the comment section, as well as with my husband, I should tell you that I don't do this anymore.  Having my son in the car has done a lot for my sense of safety and consideration while driving.  However, the urge keep reading still rears its ugly head occasionally.  Audio books are a great answer to this dilemma.  I often get books on CD at the library and I love them. 


So, I was pretty excited to get a tip from TipHero yesterday about audio books!  They introduced me to LibriVox.  In their own words, "LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain." According to the TipHero article, this includes all books published in the US prior to 1923.  Now, I know that's not the latest Nicholas Sparks novel, but if you're looking to get the classics knocked out, this is a pretty cool way to get it done.  The reading is done by volunteers, so it might not be exactly what you're used to.  To me though, this is an awesome option to get something for FREE and be green doing it!


In the same tip from TipHero, they mentioned Project Gutenberg.  I hadn't heard of that either, but it was a link, so I opened it in a new tab.  I was pumped to learn that the Gutenberg Project is the same idea as LibriVox, but for e-books.  Apparently, it's been around a lot longer than LibriVox, so I'm pretty behind on this.  I love this idea too.  Ideally, I have always wished that when you got a book, it came with several different media types that would sync themselves automatically.  That way, when you were reading and you got in your car, it would play as an audio book.  Then, you get out and it would play as an audio book on your phone...maybe becoming an e-book when you get to work (for breaks, people!).  Anyway, since that isn't likely to happen for me (Kindle enhancements, anyone?) I just read multiple books at one time.  They aren't usually the same genre, so it's easy to tell them apart...


What's your craziest wish for things that aren't likely to happen?  You know, besides waking up a billionaire.  Do you like to listen to audio books?  Read e-books?  Create wild expectations for future generations to invent?



PS-TipHero is a pretty cool site in its own right.  There are tons of tips for saving money, being green, etc.  Check it out if you want WAY more tips than I could ever give you ;)