Comments on: Time for some branding rules? http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:47:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Brad P. from NJ http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/#comment-2527 Brad P. from NJ Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:32:35 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/#comment-2527 Branding rules .... check German word for podiobooks.... check Umlaut on keyboard.... grrrrrr.... need to bother my Swiss overlords (did I say overlords? I meant protectors...) for a real keyboard. Branding rules …. check

German word for podiobooks…. check

Umlaut on keyboard…. grrrrrr…. need to bother my Swiss overlords (did I say overlords? I meant protectors…) for a real keyboard.

]]> By: Taleel http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/#comment-1910 Taleel Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:00:10 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/#comment-1910 "Podiobücher" is correct. If your keyboard doesn't have umlauts you can spell it "Podiobuecher" instead. (ä->ae, ö->oe, ü->ue, ß->ss) Greetings from Germany! “Podiobücher” is correct. If your keyboard doesn’t have umlauts you can spell it “Podiobuecher” instead.

(ä->ae, ö->oe, ü->ue, ß->ss)

Greetings from Germany!

]]> By: Stijn Hommes http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/#comment-1904 Stijn Hommes Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:22:22 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/#comment-1904 Podiobücher sounds about right... My own German isn't spotless by any means, but I hear enough of it to ascertain this is correct. Podiobücher sounds about right… My own German isn’t spotless by any means, but I hear enough of it to ascertain this is correct.

]]> By: MadJo http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/#comment-1891 MadJo Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:28:52 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/#comment-1891 Small correction: It might be "Podiobücher" in German, but I'm not exactly sure of that... My German isn't exactly what it used to be :) Small correction:

It might be “Podiobücher” in German, but I’m not exactly sure of that… My German isn’t exactly what it used to be :)

]]> By: MadJo http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/#comment-1890 MadJo Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:20:51 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/06/25/time-for-some-branding-rules/#comment-1890 On the matter of point 3: yes, in German all nouns start with a capital letter. So in German it would be 'Podiobooks" or the 'translated' version "Podiobucher". In Dutch (my native language) it would be without the capital P... so "podiobooks" or the translated "podioboeken". Though the pronounciation-likeness with 'audiobooks' is lost in Dutch and German. Podio doesn't sound like audio in either language. Both have the "au" sound like the "ou" from "ouch", while 'podio' sounds more like 'poadio'... BTW, it is sad that currently only English only books are available. I know of no Dutch authors giving a similar product, but I haven't really invested much time in searching for such products. Perhaps Adam Curry knows more? :) On the matter of point 3: yes, in German all nouns start with a capital letter.
So in German it would be ‘Podiobooks” or the ‘translated’ version “Podiobucher”.
In Dutch (my native language) it would be without the capital P… so “podiobooks” or the translated “podioboeken”.

Though the pronounciation-likeness with ‘audiobooks’ is lost in Dutch and German. Podio doesn’t sound like audio in either language. Both have the “au” sound like the “ou” from “ouch”, while ‘podio’ sounds more like ‘poadio’…

BTW, it is sad that currently only English only books are available. I know of no Dutch authors giving a similar product, but I haven’t really invested much time in searching for such products.
Perhaps Adam Curry knows more? :)

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