My Dad was legally blind and I grew up with his audio cassette machine on loan from the RVIB (size of a fax machine), a permanent feature atop a fold-out table, pride of place in the lounge room alongside the record player turntable.
Once a voracious reader, 'talking books' retained access to the written word denied him by his MS. The video cassette size tapes would arrive in brown paper packages and my younger brother and I would often have the job of turning the tapes for him.
Audio books developed with ranges of current titles in book shops. When I worked in books in the 90s the talk even then was the future of publishing becoming digital. Academic publishing now in particular.
I appreciate the concept.
Haven't had cause to use ebooks unlike podcasts or search generally for them.
Mildly irritated by World E Book with its very basic search function, but moved on to discover a full range of Jane Austen, Hans Christian and other classic titles for free. Downloaded Walt Whitman; a select voice breathes life for me into the text. Members subscription gives you access to modern copyrighted titles from Byatt to poetry of Frost.
Useful to know of and how to access.
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