Audio CDs Book Clubs - Getting Your Membership Started
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Before you sign up for membership with any audio CDs book clubs get an idea of how each club works by checking out the free section. This usually contains a selection of public domain 18th century English literature classics and enables you to perform your own audio book club review before committing any money. After consuming the complete William Shakespeare collection and having a giggle after listening to a rendition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s bawdy poetry tales, you’re probably ready to listen to something a little fresher and slightly more up-to-date. Check out the freebie information section and make sure you are happy with the quality of product that your chosen audio CD’s book club provides, then the next logical step is to sign up for a formal membership.
You can choose from two types of audio CDs book clubs; one gives you the option of choosing the books you want to listen to through internet downloading and the other is one where you can actually rent the audio books and they will be posted out to you. Both services are very effective and many people have found that joining an audio cds book club is a wonderful way to catch up on “reading” a novel or personal development program, while still managing a busy lifestyle. If you listen to an audio book at least once a day then that is a good indicator that you are ready to join an audio CDs book club.
Which Audio CD’s Book Club should you choose?
There is no ‘perfect’ audio book club, however, once you understand your audio book habits, requirements and needs it makes the choice a lot easier. Take the time to do a proper audio book club review and find out what they can offer you as ‘the customer’. This industry is highly competitive and the audio book download and rental services have become undifferentiated from each other, not only with what they offer but also the service that they provide.
Today’s customers of audio CD’s book clubs have become more selective about the type of services they require and would prefer to have the freedom of either purchasing books through downloads, or renting occasionally. There is no longer the restriction of just one or the other. In choosing an audio CD’s book club to join, you should firstly consider how you view the audio books. Do you regard them as items that you would like to collect or simply as a returnable item?
If you would like to start your own collection of audio books then the download option should be the option that you choose. If, however, you are not at home very often and are not really into collecting things, then renting out would be better suited. But as we’ve said, you have the option to buy or rent with both services, so the next thing you should consider is how often you listen to audio books.
Some audio CD’s book clubs will take into consideration your listening habits and from there offer you a package or a plan based around those habits. There is usually a fair amount of flexibility with the plans, and if you are not happy with the subscription that you choose it is very easy to make the necessary changes. If you rent or download more books that what is required many of the plans will offer you some type of reward. These rewards come in the form of rebates or cost-cuts that translate to savings.
As part of your audio book club review you should also take into consideration the relevant expenses. Most audio CD’s book clubs offer a rental at a slightly reduced rate compared to a download, however, this does vary from club to club. Take all these factors into consideration before committing to a particular audio CDs book club so that you end up with a service and product that best suits your listening needs.
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August 7th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Dear Friend,
Leora Skolkin-Smith’s widely praised and award-winning book, Edges: O Israel O Palestine, has had - and continues to have - a charmed life of several incarnations. Edges enjoyed an auspicious birth, having been published originally in 2005 by Glad Day Collaborative, founded by Grace Paley and her husband Robert Nichols, whose purpose was to bridge the gap between imaginative literature and political articles and criticism. Paley, who edited this book, passed away in 2007, but her passion for great literature lives on in this deeply sensual story of a young girl’s coming of age in Israel in 1963.
Edges now has a new life in the form of an audiobook from Midsummer Sound, and is narrated by Tovah Feldshuh, the award-winning actress who brings the story vividly to life. Feldshuh, who has won numerous awards including four Tony Awards, five Drama Desk Awards, and an Emmy, brings her enormous talent to Edges in a riveting performance that represents the true artistry of storytelling.
Skolkin-Smith, through the eyes of 14-year-old Liana Bialik, takes the reader to the Israel of 1963, when the young state was raw and developing amidst the complex tensions of pre-1967 Israel and Palestine. After the suicide of her husband, Liana’s mother decides to return, with her two daughters, to her homeland of Jerusalem where her family lived for four generations. Leaving behind her sheltered suburban life of the tree-lined streets in Westchester County for the arid landscape of the Middle East, Liana finds herself struggling against her intense relationship with her mother, with the yearning to become a woman and with her burgeoning sexuality. As Liana learns more of her mother’s past including unsavory family secrets, she escapes the oppression wrought by her mother and the extended family into the arms of a young man also on the lam and railing against his constraints. In this sensuous story, Skolkin-Smith provocatively portrays the fever of self-discovery against the backdrop of a confused and exotic land.
If you’re interested in receiving a copy of the audiobook or covering Edges, please contact Carol Fass Publicity at Kaxelrod@fasspr.com or 212-691-9707.
Sincerely,
Kate Axelrod