Archive for the 'Rants' Category

J.C. Hutchins wins Podcast Peer Award

Monday, March 5th, 2007

I’m peripherally aware of the Podcast Peer awards. I say peripherally because I’ve never actually heard any of the podcasts I listen to speak of this award in anything more than a passing mention. I’ve never been contacted by anyone administering the award or by any of the hundreds of voting members; hence peripherally.
Yesterday, J.C. […]

Audiobook fungus

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

What does fungus have to do with audiobooks? Plenty, if you pay close enough attention. I’m borrowing the term from my friend Steve Eley of Escape Pod. I’m also taking a little poetic license with his definition and applying it to this particular situation.
I pay pretty close attention to the business of audiobooks as you […]

Don’t just deal with negative reviews — feature them!

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

One of the best books I read in 2006 was Infoquake, by David Louis Edelman. I had a chance to interview him recently on the Dragon Page Cover to Cover. He’s a nice guy, and a smart guy, and one hell of a writer in my opinion.
But as always happens, not everyone agrees with that […]

Can audio books and printed books coexist?

Saturday, January 13th, 2007

I’m busy going through a few thousand (nope, not kidding) emails and RSS items from my two week much-needed vacation tonight, and I noticed a mention about our service on someone’s personal website. The author wrote:
f I was unable to read for some reason, I would consider using [Podiobooks.com and Librivox] and would certainly recommend […]

Reflections on the state of the audio book industry

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

I’ve been a bit reflective as of late, and with Matt taking over the update process I find myself with even more time to look at the big picture. More dissertations like this might be forthcoming. Heck, I should podcast this stuff.
I’ve been accused of being a rebel and of harboring an open hostility towards […]