http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/procurementgirl Fri, 16 May 2008 17:29:34 GMT Reviews by procurementgirl http://www.viewpoints.com/Audio-Books-Opinion-review-de3e2 <p>I have long been a road warrior and so have been listening to audiobooks for years.  Cracker Barrel was my introduction to this medium of "reading".  They still have a great deal on their audio books.  You pay full price for the "book", but you can bring them back and get a refund less the weekly charge.  It used to be $3/week, but it's been it's been a few years since I was last there so it could be more.</p><p> These days I download audiobooks from iTunes.  The drawback of downloads from this source (or from eMusic, Audible.com, etc.) is you pay full price for a book you most likely will just delete later or keep on your computer's hard drive for eternity.  Same problem if you purchase from a book store.</p><p> Believe it or not, the Chicago Public Library now offers downloadable audiobooks to checkout, which is a much better option than iTunes...except their downloads are not compatible with iPods.  Figures, right?</p><p> Regardless of how I've obtained my audiobooks over the years, they are definately...</p>... Fri, 16 May 2008 17:29:34 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Audio-Books-Opinion-review-de3e2 procurementgirl 5