May 05, 2016

Ep. #20 -- All Things Audiobooks & OverDrive's Audiobook SYNC Program

35 minutes

Episode Overview:

May 5th marks the start of OverDrive's AudioSYNC program so the

OverDrive team is spending this episode talking about all things

audiobooks! if you ever visit our Blue Sky Campus and walk

around the office you'll see lots of staff members with headphones

on -- there's always a good chance that they are listening to an

audiobook. It's like being paid to read!

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program designed for teens 13

years of age and over. Each week between May 5th and August 17th,

users will be able to download two audiobooks per week and, best

part is, after the audiobooks have been downloaded, users get to

keep them! Reading in the summer can be challenging with busy

schedules and traveling plans, which can lead to a summer slump,

but with audiobooks, listeners can maintain their reading habits in

a different format. We also feature an interview with Michelle Cobb

from AudioFile magazine, OverDrive's partner in the SYNC

program.

For more information, visit http://www.audiobooksync.com.

If you have a favorite audiobook, let us know

at [email protected]

Featured OverDrive Staff:

Jill, Adam, and Sheila

Intro (0:00-2:19)

Recent Listens (2:20-8:21)

The

Verdict by Nick Stone

Game of

Thrones by George R. R. Martin

Wolf by

Wolf by Ryan Graudin

Sick in

the Head by Judd Apatow

Books Written and Read by

Comedians (8:22-11:18)

Born

Standing Up by Steve Martin

700

Sundays by Billy Crystal

Must Say by Martin Short

Brain

Droppings by George Carlin

Mother. Wife.

Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage by

Rob Delaney

You're

Doing It Right by Michael Ian Black

Paddle

Your Canoe by Nick Offerman

Gumption by

Nick Offerman

Yes,

Please by Amy Poehler

America

Again by Stephen Colbert

Modern

Romance by Aziz Ansari

Bossypants

by Tina Fey

Choose

Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris

Almost

Interesting by David Spade

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer

Foodie Listens (11:19-15:05)

The Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

The

Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker

Fast Food

Nation by Eric Schlosser

Audiobooks and

AudioSYNC (15:06-23:03)

You Wish by Cary Elwes

View From the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman

Fortunately

the Milk by Neil Gaiman

Interview with AudioFile's Michelle

Cobb (23:04-End)

Art

Dog by Thacher Hurd

Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

days by Charles R. Smith, Jr.

Music

"Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com

Podcast Overview

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app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries

and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized

recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that

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