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Fall posted:Stupid question maybe, but how do you guys divide your time up between audiobooks and print/ebooks? I'm allowed to wear headphones at work (because gently caress local radio in this city, forever), so I audiobook almost every day. Book reading has dropped precipitously since buying a smartphone and an unlimited data plan; I just can't be arsed to use my Kindle, the Kindle app, or even real books anymore... which is kind of silly, given that I still have unread ebooks I paid money for. 
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I audiobook in the car and when doing chores (washing dishes, cleaning, yard work). Probably 15ish hours a week? I read in bed, which can be 7-14 hours a week? Though I will go through long periods where I play a video game and then go to bed without reading. At work I listen to music, I cannot follow the details of a book while concentrating on something else so the music is just to block out the rest of the world.
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Sep 11, 2015 16:01
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Fall posted:Stupid question maybe, but how do you guys divide your time up between audiobooks and print/ebooks? I haven't turned my kindle on in months. It is so convenient being able to do other things, while you "read" instead of just sitting/laying. Especially if the book has a good narrator.
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Sep 11, 2015 17:53
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With my driving commute, grocery runs and things like that with a nice quality bluetooth (loving my backbeat fit) I probably clock a minimum of 7 hours a week, and usually play at +50% speed for most things I'm listening to. After every couple books I switch to some podcasts to catch up on current episodes, typically: The Bugle (such mixed emotions about them understandably not releasing as much), Star Talk (skipping a few), and Nerdist (skipping many, no great love for the host panel but they get some amazing guests so I cherry pick those). I've found non fiction works far better than fiction for audio, so I reserve kindle and dead tree books for fiction pieces that I'd prefer to take at my own pace, particularly when the prose is complex or just very high quality. Kindle mostly gets used if I'm looking to kill some time while falling asleep, or on vacation somewhere and don't want to feel like a busybody with audiobooks. Actual book books pretty much only get used if I already owned them and can't justify re-purchasing an electronic version. Since I've always had a backlog accumulated over the years they occasionally get used, but it's like 1% as frequent compared to 6-8 years ago.
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Sep 11, 2015 20:08
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I'm new to Audio books. I don't think I'll be able to get into them unless I like the voice. PYF Narrators, please.
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Sep 15, 2015 11:01
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SpaceAceJase posted:I'm new to Audio books. I don't think I'll be able to get into them unless I like the voice. John Lee is quite good.
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Sep 15, 2015 14:08
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SpaceAceJase posted:I'm new to Audio books. I don't think I'll be able to get into them unless I like the voice. Luke Daniels
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Sep 15, 2015 14:12
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SpaceAceJase posted:I'm new to Audio books. I don't think I'll be able to get into them unless I like the voice. Scott Brick and Jonathan Keeble
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Sep 15, 2015 15:03
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I really like Neil Gaiman as a narrator, though he only really narrates his own work.
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Sep 15, 2015 19:46
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Razor Jacksuit posted:I really like Neil Gaiman as a narrator, though he only really narrates his own work. He is good, but one thing to be aware of is that he speaks with a very broad dynamic range. Sometimes that makes him hard to hear in a noisy environment and you might find yourself having to turn the volume up and down.
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Sep 15, 2015 19:56
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Scott Brick, Neil Gaiman, Luke Daniels, RC Bray
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Sep 15, 2015 20:05
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Frank Muller RIP he was the one who got me into audiobooks. He has an amazing narration of Moby Dick and he did Stephen King books for a very long time.
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Sep 15, 2015 20:56
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The narrator for John Dies at the End is absolutely pitch-perfect.
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Sep 16, 2015 01:18
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Justine Eyre, Grover Gardner, R. C. Bray, Scott Brick.
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Sep 16, 2015 02:30
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Simon Vance and William Dufris
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Sep 16, 2015 07:48
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Simon Vance, Christian Rodska, Kate Reading and Nick Podehl are all solid. Michael Kramer too most of the time but he can be a bit monotone at times.
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Sep 16, 2015 08:26
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Steven Weber does a phenomenal job with IT.
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Sep 16, 2015 08:28
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Callback to the very first post in this thread - Patrick Tull does an amazing job with the Aubrey/Maturin books. I'm not sure what else he's done, but he's great.
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Sep 16, 2015 14:09
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Zythrst posted:Simon Vance and William Dufris Seconded.
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Sep 16, 2015 14:23
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Can we get these "goon approved narrators" aggregated and edited into to the first post?
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Sep 16, 2015 15:10
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How about male narrators who can do or just ignore trying to do a female voice? I know it's not an easy thing, but God can that sometimes hurt a listen, and it's not really anyone's fault because I'm not sure how you work around it without two narrators (or a very talented voice actor).
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Sep 16, 2015 15:18
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armorer posted:Can we get these "goon approved narrators" aggregated and edited into to the first post? Then in comes a subtle shill, or three, and the list gets so clogged it becomes useless.
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Sep 16, 2015 15:36
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Fall posted:Then in comes a subtle shill, or three, and the list gets so clogged it becomes useless. That is a risk, sure, but this is something that comes up over and over again. There are a few names that everyone seems to agree on as well.
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Sep 16, 2015 15:48
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Just wanted to add (since I haven't read the 41 page thread) that even if Audible says a book isn't eligible for refund on the website if you call them up they will refund it (and even multiple ones) right away (call takes about 90 to 120 seconds). I think each credit I use generally goes through two tries to find the right book...to join my appallingly huge backlist.
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Sep 16, 2015 15:56
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armorer posted:That is a risk, sure, but this is something that comes up over and over again. There are a few names that everyone seems to agree on as well. Fair enough. I too am interested in what those names might be,
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Sep 16, 2015 16:19
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armorer posted:That is a risk, sure, but this is something that comes up over and over again. There are a few names that everyone seems to agree on as well. List made of people posted so far, and locked to prevent shilling. Unless someone gets a whole ton of support and I'm paying attention.
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Sep 17, 2015 01:36
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Scott Sigler tends to narrate his own books. He sounds like he's having at least as much fun narrating many of his novels as they are to read. Most of his stuff is action and/or horror/thriller, with my favorite being his Galactic Football League series despite my not being a sports fan.
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Sep 17, 2015 06:04
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SpaceAceJase posted:I'm new to Audio books. I don't think I'll be able to get into them unless I like the voice. Quoting myself because I'm lazy.  Mister Macys posted:Here's a small sample of narrators I like: Gonna add J. Rufus Fears from The Great Courses lectures. Absolutely amazing at his job. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 09:09 on Sep 17, 2015 |
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Sep 17, 2015 09:01
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Mister Macys posted:Christian Rodska - Churchill's histories of WWII/English Speaking Peoples Listening to Churchill's history of WWII after listening to the Powder Mage trilogy which Rodska also does was pretty trippy. I kept expecting Churchill to start talking about mages directing artillery barrages with MIND MAGIC and stuff. Sadly he didn't...
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Sep 17, 2015 10:09
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I think, when adding these narrators to any kind of a list, there should be some sort of description, like so: Scott Brick: Silky voice as smooth as butter. If I were gay for a voice, it would be his. (The Quantum Thief) Jonathan Keeble: Like sitting at a campfire listening to a grizzled battle veteran describe his tails of glory and loss. (The Saxon Stories)
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Sep 17, 2015 16:47
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I'm posting to be the guy that thinks Scott Brick isn't really that great.
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Sep 17, 2015 17:00
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Zythrst posted:I'm posting to be the guy that thinks Scott Brick isn't really that great. 
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Zythrst posted:I'm posting to be the guy that thinks Scott Brick isn't really that great. Nah, Scott Brick is definitely one of the best imo. The only real complaint I could have about him is that he does so many books and his voice is already so closely associated with certain series in my mind that it can make it hard getting used to hearing him narrate something completely different.
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savinhill posted:Nah, Scott Brick is definitely one of the best imo. The only real complaint I could have about him is that he does so many books and his voice is already so closely associated with certain series in my mind that it can make it hard getting used to hearing him narrate something completely different. He is, and will forever be, the Flower Prince to me.
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:I think, when adding these narrators to any kind of a list, there should be some sort of description, like so: Definitely recommend both these guys. Keeble did the audiobook for Jon Butterworth's Smashing Physics, and made it extremely entertaining, even though I am a dumb pleb with zero scientific knowledge. I'd also add Jonathan Davis to the list. Guy is great at doing a variety of voices that don't sound stereotypical.
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Sep 18, 2015 02:28
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Johnathan Davis did a really nice job on Lords of the Sith.
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Sep 18, 2015 14:43
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gfanikf posted:Johnathan Davis did a really nice job on Lords of the Sith. Oh yeah he does "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" and a couple other Sacks books, the books and his voice are a fantastic combo.
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Sep 18, 2015 14:49
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He also does a great job with snow crash and with the female parts too
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Sep 18, 2015 19:21
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Looking for good horror/ghost story books to fall asleep to. I just went through Horrotstor and it was okay I guess. It's about a haunted Ikea knockoff in Ohio. But it was more of a lighthearted story I'm looking for spooooookier.
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Frank Muller forever. His reading of Moby Dick was so vivacious and dynamic it kept me glued the whole time. And seconding Stefan Rudnicki. I have Legacy of Ashes and The Bloody White Baron as read by him, and he has the perfect voice for history books.
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