Thing #22 - Audio & Video Downloads

I've always liked audiobooks but have not had any real oppotunity to listen to them for a couple of years now. When I traveled frequently for business, they were invaluable. I wish that I had been able to use something like R.E.A.D.S. (Regional eBook & Audiobook Download System) in preparing for those trips. I had an account with audible.com, which is a great service with thousands of books from which to choose. Their current platinum plan costs $22.95 per month for two audio downloads. I may have been more limited in my choices but I would have saved a bundle. I found a variety of boooks that I might be interested in downloading to my new MP3 player (assuming I finish in time to get one).

Here's my list of possibilities:

• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Moby Dick by Herman Melville
• The Sherlock Holmes Theatre by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• My Ántonia by Willa Cather
• Shiloh Shiloh Series, Book 1 by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• Shiloh Season Shiloh Series, Book 2
• Saving Shiloh Shiloh Series, Book 3 by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

The first two classics were chosen because I've always meant to read them but have never made time - have you seen how long Moby Dick is? Sherlock Holmes has long been a favorite character of mine and the full cast narration of that recording sounds awesome- it won a 2006 Audie Award.

I'm interested in My Ántonia because nearly a dozen years ago, I picked the name Antonia for my chihuahua puppy when I saw an ad for the movie version of this book. I've always wondered what the story was about. For similar reasons the Shiloh series appeals to me- we have a mutt by the same name.

I'm glad that I have finally taken the time to look at the ebooks available through the R.E.A.D.S. site. There are a number of study guides that I will recommend to patrons when all of our print copies are checked out.

I explored MyLibraryDV around the time I applied to work at the library and enjoyed watching some of the Antiques Roadshow episodes. People interested in HGTV or TLC programming may find the Today' Homeowners and Simple Solutions videos very similar.

This was a fun exercise!