I recently wrote here about how audiobook distribution models are not discovering their full potential due to how they cross the boundary between how a reader integrates with the material compared to how an audio listener integrates.
Readers read books (I know, it’s obvious, but bear with me) and I believe the acceptance of audiobooks stumbles over the need to switch modes between dealing with a physical product to dealing with discs or abstract digital files. It is the same stumbling block podcasting has had: the technology gets in the way of the user experience.
Playaway Digital have come up with a commercial distribution device that fits precisely the model I described. Pop over to my personal blog for more on how audiobook distribution may be about to change for the better.
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Audio Pod is in a test phase of the next generation in audiobook delivery. Downloads are replace with the Drag and Drop Audiobook, Global MP3 Bookmarks provide access from any where without transfering files or carrying media around, email Ready Bookmarks allow your to share with friends and family without violating copyright, Library Cards and Bookshelves allow you to keep unlimited books open accessibility options for visually and physically challenged allow access to people who really need it, and so much more. Audio Pod is designed WiFi Ready, new cars are about to be equipped and ready. Stop by and have a look (www.audiopod.ca). It is free during beta testing, so try it as well.
