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Selected Web Sites for Audio Books Readers’ Advisory

Audible, Inc. http://www.audible.com
A subsidiary of Amazon.com, Audible is a subscription service and the leading provider of spoken audio materials (books, newspaper, magazines, original work, radio and television programming). Works with Apple and Microsoft programs. Also available for use on Amazon Kindle. The complete catalog (over 60,000 audio programs) is available for public browsing. Audible supplies much of the audiobook content to iTunes.

AudioFile Magazine http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/
The only print and electronic resource devoted to profiling the audiobook industry and reviewing audiobooks for professionals and consumers. Exceptional productions are denoted with Earphone Awards and/or Golden Voice designations. The best coverage of new and upcoming audiobooks and an excellent choice for collection development.

Audio Publishers Association http://www.audiopub.org/
The only trade association dedicated to the audio book industry, APA gathers audio book publishers, voice talent, retailers, suppliers, other industry professionals who are not voice talent, librarians, and media. APA bestows the Audie Awards, a prestigious award recognizing excellence in audiobook and spoken word productions.

Grammy Award Winners http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/
The professional association of the recording industry, music and spoken word. Primary emphasis is placed on musical recordings. Two Grammy Awards are given in audio categories, Spoken Word and Comedy.

Electronic Mailing List
AUDIOBOOKS@HSLC.ORG
Send standard subscription notice to LISTSERV@SHRSYS.HSLC.ORG

Books for Audio Books Readers’ Advisory

Whitten, Robin F. AudioBooks on the Go. Castine, ME: Country Roads Press, 1995. out-of-print, but still valuable.

Books Out Loud: Bowker’s Guide to Audio Books. R.R. Bowker, 2008. $345.

With thanks to Kaite Stover who helped compile this list for a chapter in The Readers’ Advisory Toolkit coming soon from ALA Editions.

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