May 19th, 2009
I listen to audiobooks all the time… in my car. Sometimes I wish my commute were longer so that I’d have more time to listen! (No, not really.) Since I’ve discovered NetLibrary, I’ve been obssessed with finding an MP3 player that supports bookmarking. Surprisingly, neither the iPod nor the Zune support this feature. And it must also support protected WMA files.
After searching around, I’ve come to the conclusion that the Sansa Clip is the player that would work best for me, confirmed by this article on anythingbutipod.com.
Now, to find an adapter for my car…
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May 16th, 2009
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May 16th, 2009
Yeah, a 3.3 while my girls were getting their yellow belts!
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009gsba.php
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May 14th, 2009
I’m a big Wheel of Time fan. I love the whole saidin/saidar thing, the taint, the Dragon come again. Although I usually have no qualms about attacking a huge tome of SF/fantasy, this one might be the exception. Look, if it takes 300,000 words to tell a story, so be it! But it seemed to me the late Robert Jordan (pen name of James Oliver Rigney) took a long time to tell this story. I sometimes re-read series in anticipation of the next book being released, but not in this case! It’s just friggin HUGE.
Look at this table, borrowed from The Wheel of Time Wikipedia.
| # |
Title |
Pgs. |
Chs. |
Words |
1st Edition |
Notes |
|
New Spring |
332 |
26 |
121,815 |
January 2004 |
| 1. |
The Eye of the World |
832 |
53 |
305,902 |
15 January 1990 |
| 2. |
The Great Hunt |
736 |
50 |
267,078 |
15 November 1990 |
| 3. |
The Dragon Reborn |
704 |
56 |
251,392 |
15 October 1991 |
| 4. |
The Shadow Rising |
1008 |
58 |
393,823 |
15 September 1992 |
No Prologue |
| 5. |
The Fires of Heaven |
992 |
56 |
354,109 |
15 October 1993 |
| 6. |
Lord of Chaos |
1024 |
55 |
389,264 |
15 October 1994 |
First with an Epilogue |
| 7. |
A Crown of Swords |
896 |
41 |
295,028 |
15 May 1996 |
|
| 8. |
The Path of Daggers |
704 |
31 |
226,687 |
20 October 1998 |
| 9. |
Winter’s Heart |
800 |
35 |
238,789 |
7 November 2000 |
| 10. |
Crossroads of Twilight |
864 |
30 |
271,632 |
7 January 2003 |
Also has an Epilogue |
| 11. |
Knife of Dreams |
793 |
37 |
315,163 |
11 October 2005 |
Also has an Epilogue |
| 12.1 |
The Gathering Storm |
(est. 300,000+ words[5]) |
3 November 2009 |
To be completed by Brandon Sanderson |
| 12.2 |
Shifting Winds |
(est. 300,000+ words[5]) |
Due fall 2010 |
To be completed by Brandon Sanderson |
| 12.3 |
Tarmon Gai’don |
(est. 250,000+ words[5]) |
Due fall 2011 |
To be completed by Brandon Sanderson |
| Current Totals: |
9685 |
528 |
3,430,682 |
|
So I read Brandon Sanderson’s blog; he’s going to continue the tradition of books-by-the-pound, but he says it’s necessary to complete the story. I for one believe it!
I’m going to look at Netlibrary.org and see if I can find the audiobook for my commute. That might be a good way to catch up!
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