Thing # 19 Podcasts

I found a very interesting Podcasting site that offers serialized audio books in podcast form. You choose a book, subscribe to it, and the site will send you the book, one chapter at a time, at a rate you choose--daily, weekly, etc. The service is free. For more info, check out http://www.podiobooks.com/ Although I am not a big fan of audio books, I know that they are very popular, and also very expensive. Could podcasting be a future way of delivering affordable audio books to consumers? Audio books could be downloaded to IPods, etc. for a fee, similar to the downloading of "printed" books to e-book reader machines like the Kindle.

I listened to a Podcast called "R is for Relaxation--Bestselling Author Sue Grafton Talks to Yarncraft". She discussed her books, and how she uses knitting as an escape from the stress and intensity of her writing career. ( And I also heard a lot about Lion Brand Yarns, which sponsors the podcast). It was kind of like listening to talk radio. I looked at the G-Cast site and decided to pass on creating my own podcast. It's hard enough for me just recording a voice mail message on my answering machine!