Audiobooks discussion

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I thought this was funny......

Audible’s new romance audiobooks service uses machine learning to jump to the sex scenes

https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/01/aud...

i'll admit that i'm intrigued...hmmm

so as i understand it - its essentially an audiobook streaming service for romance books - similar to KU (and there is a discount if you have KU?)

Can you create one for horror? I'd subscribe to that without a second thought!

Wow, are we still stuck in the 80's with these comments?

"Let’s admit it: you probably aren’t reading that romance novel for the plot. Or its literary value. Audible knows this, and is today launching a new collection of romance-themed audiobooks that come with a handy feature that lets you skip right to the action. Called “Take Me To The Good Part,” the feature will fast-forward you to the steamy sections of the audiobook, says Audible."

From the article linked above: https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/01/aud...

I don't know about the rest of you but I do not read romance novels only for the sex scenes. I do read them for the plot and the emotion. Sounds like a completely useless feature to me either way but I am definitely interested in an Audible streaming subscription. Finally!

Bark's Book Nonsense wrote: "Can you create one for horror? I'd subscribe to that without a second thought!"

We'll definitely forward your feedback to our team!

Audible.com wrote: "Bark's Book Nonsense wrote: "Can you create one for horror? I'd subscribe to that without a second thought!"

We'll definitely forward your feedback to our team!"

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Bark's Book Nonsense wrote: "Wow, are we still stuck in the 80's with these comments?

"Let’s admit it: you probably aren’t reading that romance novel for the plot. Or its literary value. Audible knows this, and is today launc..."

unfortunately, even though romance is a billion dollar industry - its still looked down upon as being trashy

my understanding fromt he feature - not the techcrunch article - ist hat you can listen to the whole book

Dee wrote: "i'll admit that i'm intrigued...hmmm

so as i understand it - its essentially an audiobook streaming service for romance books - similar to KU (and there is a discount if you have KU?)"

Dee wrote: "i'll admit that i'm intrigued...hmmm

so as i understand it - its essentially an audiobook streaming service for romance books - similar to KU (and there is a discount if you have KU?)"

Hi Dee. Yes, this service would be similar to Kindle Unlimited and you would be able to borrow up to ten books at a time and keep them for as long as you want. You can also swap them out whenever you are ready.

Happy listening! ^SS

Audible.com wrote: " Yes, this service would be similar to Kindle Unlimited and you would be able to borrow up

This sounds like a great deal.

Bark's Book Nonsense wrote: "Wow, are we still stuck in the 80's with these comments?

"Let’s admit it: you probably aren’t reading that romance novel for the plot. Or its literary value. Audible knows this, and is today launc..."

I agree - I do actually want to read the book - the "good part" is just a bonus in many cases

Other than not being able to download Nora Roberts’s books through the streaming libraries most ROMANCE books are downloadable through Overdrive, Hoopla, Axis 360, Cloud Library, and Recorded Books Digital. E & Audiobooks.

assuming your library purchases them for things like overdrive or subscribes the the other options

That’s true. But I see it as another ploy to get money out of us. I like Romance books, but I am not that far into where I constantly have to listen to them.

My library has overdrive but the selection is small and the wait lists are forever and you can only put five on hold which means the waiting sometimes takes months. I don't know what those other things are. Are they connected to your local library and if not are they free?

They are streaming download services through a library. Every library doesn’t carry Overdrive. You just have to checkout the different libraries around the country that offer non-resident cards.

I'm interested in a streaming service for mysteries or fantasy!

I haven't checked out all the titles, but is paranormal romance available through this program?

And I'm also one of those who likes the story and relationships rather than reading for "the good stuff". I really like the Nocturne Falls series for that reason... great romances without the trashy scenes.

Apparently romances are written in such a uniform fashion that Audible also has an algorithm to take you to the "flirty" parts.

https://the-digital-reader.com/2017/1...

there looked to be some paranormal - you can also select books by character types - of which there are a bunch of vampire, were's etc

I signed up for the free trial and am likely to keep going... Audible could lose a lot of sales if I don't have to buy the rest of several series I've been going through! ;)

One thing, I don't like that when I search for a book or go to a book's page, even the books I bought and that are in my library show up as in the Romance Package rather than In My Library and actually belonging to me--confusing.

I nearly bought Geekerella when it was a DD so I picked it up to try out the new feature. I use my Alexa for listening to audiobooks but she couldn't find that one--you'd be amazed at the samples she tried to play for me instead! I finally had to spell it letter by letter... she found it at last! A couple chapters in and I'm kinda glad I waited and got it for free... hope it picks up and gets better soon.

is there a place to post our new audio releases when they come out?

Renee wrote: "is there a place to post our new audio releases when they come out?"

There's a special Promotions area for that.

As I was viewing the list of books, I could not understand the order. They are not grouped by author or alphabetically or by romantic style and when I did a search it threw me out of the “Romantic” app and back into the general library. Now the idea is intriguing but what is not intriguing is paging through 56 pages to see if your app will carry the books and authors I’m interested in.