I am a big fan of the public library.  I find it amazing that the first libraries can be traced back to 2600 BC.
I have not been to one in a few years I should go
I love that my library has everything from books, film, Blu Rays, ebooks and audiobooks
O they car movies now/ That is cool!
of poetry and plays rather than books. It was not until the 1980s that the medium began to attract book retailers, and then book retailers started displaying audiobooks on bookshelves rather than in separate displays.
Etymology.
The term "talking book" came into being in the 1930s with government programs designed for blind readers, while the term "audiobook" came into use during the 1970s when audiocassettes began to replace records. In 1994, the Audio Publishers Association established the term "audiobook" as the industry standard.
that some readers would like to have a complete collection of his work, and said "reading back over those books I find they’re not as poorly written as I recall them to be." They have also all been released as ebooks and audiobooks.
Bibliography.
- "Baal" (1978)
- "Bethany's Sin" (1980) - second published novel, but actually third written
- "The Night Boat" (1980) - third published novel, but actually second written
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