We have some libraries that let you download audio books - They stay 'good' for 7 to 14 days. you just need a library card.
Oh, nice. lapl.org, here I come.
eta: whee! audiobooks.lapl.org, here I come!
Well, look at you. All dressed up in big sister's clothes.
Faith ,'End of Days'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
§ ita § - Dec 13, 2005 8:13:43 am PST #9636 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
§ ita § - Dec 13, 2005 8:18:20 am PST #9637 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, ptooey. They support neither Macs nor iPods. Which would restrict me to listening to them off my main computer.
Less attractive.
DebetEsse - Dec 13, 2005 8:20:23 am PST #9638 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I believe iTunes has some audiobooks.
I'm not sure that Audible supports Macs/iPods either. Truly it is damn annoying.
§ ita § - Dec 13, 2005 8:25:53 am PST #9639 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They have some gizmos that are iTunes/iPod related, but I'm way too out of it right now to make head or tail of it.
Consuela - Dec 13, 2005 8:27:46 am PST #9640 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
ita, what format are the downloads? Are they mp3s? Could they be converted?
Jessica - Dec 13, 2005 8:28:37 am PST #9641 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I believe iTunes has some audiobooks.
They're hella expensive, though.
§ ita § - Dec 13, 2005 8:33:48 am PST #9642 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
what format are the downloads? Are they mp3s? Could they be converted?
They have an actual console application that manages the playing, and it uses Windows Media player -- with all the expiration and stuff, it looks like a fussy hack, and I might as well borrow CDs, rip, listen and delete at that point.
I wonder if Apple has any intention of licensing their DRM...I guess not--but some expirable stuff on my iPod would be great.
Consuela - Dec 13, 2005 8:40:10 am PST #9643 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I just checked out my local library, and it looks like they use the same system. Fairly unhelpful, really.
Am-Chau Yarkona - Dec 13, 2005 11:56:41 pm PST #9644 of 10002
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
What was your overall impression, Hil? I was surprised by how sensible I found it-- I went in ready to point and mock, but came out with the feeling that he'd taken a relatively balanced and honest approach, and now I'm not sure if that was because it was balanced, or because it was well written and had lots of maths.
Amy - Dec 14, 2005 1:08:36 pm PST #9645 of 10002
Because books.
Next up: either I Capture the Castle or an annotated edition of Ring Lardner Jr. stories. (Now there is a book whose time came and went!)
Casting my vote for I Capture the Castle. Loved it. Might be time to reread, in fact.