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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: audio books

audio books stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Bill O’Reilly’s 1998 crime novel Those Who Trespass has already caused him some embarrassment, given that one character is a ticked-off TV journalist who murders his rivals. But the Fox News host also recorded an audiobook version, which Village Voice blogger Alan Scherstuhl has mined for gems—namely... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • sex • novel • book • viral video • audio books

(Newser) - Amazon has bowed to pressure from the Authors Guild and will allow authors and publishers to disable the controversial text-to-speech feature on its Kindle e-reader, the Los Angeles Times reports. Authors contend that the function essentially turns the e-book into an audio book, a contract violation. “They created... More »

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Kindle • copyright infringement • audio books • Amazon.com • ebooks • Authors Guild • e-readers

 Time for Obama to Channel 
 Foul-Mouthed Buddy—Again 

Audiobook snippets are surprisingly timely

Feb 6, 09 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Now that things are getting nasty in the stimulus fight, the Boston Phoenix has a suggestion for Barack Obama: Channel your potty-mouthed pal Ray. In the audio version of his autobiography, the Phoenix notes that Obama does an impression of his high school friend, complete with f-bombs, racial slurs, and... More »

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Barack Obama • profanity • Dreams From My Father • audio books

Audio Books Lose Copy Protection

Major publishers' downloads can be played on all devices

Mar 3, 08 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Some major book publishers are planning to remove anticopying protections from digital audio books, allowing customers who download them to transfer the files between their computers and portable players. The world’s biggest publisher, Random House, will offer all its audio books as unrestricted MP3s this month, reports the More »

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online retailers • DRM free music • iPod • copyright • digital downloads • DRM • iTunes Store • portable media players • MP3s • Random House • Penguin Group • Simon & Schuster • audio books

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