Task 19

I haven't downloaded or listened to any of the audiobooks yet, but I did explore the Librivox site. The podiocasts site wouldn't work for me because even if I loved one of the books they offer, it's not likely that I'd be able to find more books by the same author which is one of my favorite ways of selecting books. But I love some of the books that Librivox offers such as The Scarlet Pimpernel, Emma, and The Girl of the Limberlost. I'm going to try downloading O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi since it is a short story and will take less time to download and to listen to. But I'm at work now during a lull at the circ desk in the morning, so I'll try it at home after dinner maybe.

I have to say that I haven't had much success with audio formats either. My eyes crave the print. On the other hand, I often put on a movie then don't watch it at all, only listen, while I do some other task-- like a radioplay. Seems to me that if I can do that, I ought to be able to listen to audiobooks. For a long time I didn't have even a radio in my car let alone a cassette or CD player. But now that I do, I ought to try out an audiobook on my next trip to the city; usually I listen to my favorite radio station and sing the whole time. I love to sing, so I'm not sure I want to give that up either. Still, once school starts up again, I won't have much time to read; maybe audiobooks would help with that.