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# NLS Reference Circulars

## Guide to Spoken-Word Recordings: Popular Literature

Issued  2004

### Introduction

The selected sources in this reference circular offer recordings in a variety of subjectareas, including popular fiction, classics, drama, poetry, personal development, old-time radio, storytelling, and inspiration.  There is a separate section for children'sliterature, but many of the general sources include audiobooks for both adults andchildren.

The recordings are for purchase, rental, or loan on cassette.  Sources that also providecompact disc or MP3 formats are noted.  Most of the sources are commercial.  Aselected listing for recorded books for loan or purchase to persons with visual orphysical disabilities is included.  The sources are North American companies andselected foreign companies that have a North American office.  Many of thecompanies have special offers on their web sites, and general web sites such asAmazon.com and eBay also sell audiobooks.  A listing in this circular does not implyan endorsement.

### Contents

General Sources

Specialized   Sources

Children's Literature

Storytelling

Radio and Theater

Audiobooks  in   Foreign   Languages

Agencies for Persons with Visual and Physical Disabilities

Selected  Rental and Membership Clubs

Selected   Bibliography

Selected Sources for Reviews

### General Sources

Americana Publishing, Inc.

303 San Mateo Boulevard NE, Suite    104-A   Albuquerque, NM  87108  (505) 265-6121  888-883-8203  (505) 265-0632  fax  customerservice@americanabooks.co  www.americanabooks.com/

Abridged and unabridged mystery, science fiction,    religion and inspiration, self-help, and westerns. Also on compact disc.    Price: $12.95-$30. 

Assembled Stories

722 Parkside AvenueElmhurst, IL 61026(630) 993-9172  telephone and faxassembledstories@hotmail.comwww.assembledstories.com/

British publisher has unabridged titles in the Victorian Collection (Bronte,Dickens, Trollope, etc.), Edwardian Collection (Buchan, Davis, Galsworthy, etc.),and the American Collection (Henry, James, Melville, Twain, etc.).  Also oncompact disc.  Price: $15.50-$39.50.

Audible.com

65 Willowbrook BoulevardWayne, NJ  07470(973) 837-2845888-283-5051www.audible.com

Audiobooks, radio programs, and audio magazines and newspapers can bedownloaded to a computer.  Readers can listen immediately, transfer files to anaudio player, or burn them onto a compact disc.  Price: $14.95 (basic plan) or$19.95 (premium) a month.

Audio Book Company

  125 North Aspen Avenue, Suite #2  Azusa, CA  91702  800-423-8273  (626) 969-6099  fax  www.audiobookco.com/

Unabridged and abridged children's stories, classics, mystery, nonfiction, andscience fiction.  Price: $12.95-$59.95.

Audio Book Contractors, Inc.

P.O. Box 40115Washington, DC  20016-0115(202) 363-3429  telephone and faxflogibsonabc@aol.comwww.audiobookcontractors.com/

Unabridged classics, primarily novels, for children and adults, with some poetry,drama, and nonfiction.  Price: $20.95-$101.95, rent: $8.95-$33.95 for thirty days.

Audiobook1: Scholarly Audio

Six Richwood TerraceFlossmoor, IL  60422(708) 957-5025888-98-AUDIO (888-982-8346)(708) 957-1552  faxwww.audiobook1.com/

Bestselling popular nonfiction by leading scholars and experts.  Also in compactdisc and MP3 formats.  Price: $14.99-$39.99.

Audio Bookshelf

174 Prescott Hill RoadNorthport, ME  04849800-234-1713(207) 338-0370  faxaudiobooks@prexar.comwww.audiobookshelf.com/

Unabridged titles for adults and children.  Also on compact disc.  Createsaudiobook libraries for healthcare facilities.  Price: $5.95-$64.95.

Audio Connoisseur

77 East Andrews Drive, Suite 253Atlanta, GA  30305(404) 816-4028866-388-8899(404) 816-4129  faxorders@audioconnoisseur.comwww.audioconnoisseur.com/

Unabridged classics that include biography, history, humor, and short stories. Also in MP3 format.  Price: $14-$88.

Audio-ForumJeffrey Norton Publishers

One Orchard Park RoadMadison, CT  06443(203) 245-0195800-243-1234(203) 245-0769 and 888-453-4329  faxinfo@audioforum.comwww.audioforum.com/

Classics, history, Native American materials, personal development, poetry, andShakespeare; black heritage collection, also on video; self-instructional coursesand classics in foreign languages, also on compact disc; and travel guides onvideo.  Price: $12.95-$39.95.

Audio Literature

370 West San Bruno Avenue, Suite FSan Bruno, CA  94066(650) 583-9700800-383-0174(650) 583-0235  faxaudiolit@aol.com

Abridged and unabridged biography, business, literature, Native Americanauthors, poetry, and spiritual classics.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $11.95-$175.

The Audio Partners Publishing Corporation

1133 High StreetAuburn, CA  95603(530) 888-7804, ext. 212888-480-7803, ext. 212(530) 888-7805  faxinfo@audiopartners.comwww.audiopartners.com/

Abridged and unabridged classics for children and adults.  Includes fiction, humor,mystery, nonfiction, personal improvement, and poetry.  Also on compact disc,including *The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare* ($600).  Price: $15.95-$44.95.

Audio Scholar

P.O. Box 1456 Mendocino, CA  95460(707) 937-1225800-282-1225 (707) 937-1869  faxaudiobks@mcn.orgwww.audioscholar.com/

Abridged titles and anthologies of selections in history, philosophy,psychology, and science. Price: $14-$24.95.

AudioText, Inc.

P.O. Box 690791Houston, TX  77269-0791atx@flash.netwww.flash.net/~atx/

Unabridged science fiction series called Great Science Fiction  Stories published under the Infinivox imprint and study guides for collegecourses with companion books sold separately. Price: $10.99-$19.99.

B&B Audio

P.O. Box 100Kenilworth, IL  60043(847) 251-4169  telephone and faxBethbb@aol.comwww.bandbaudio.com/

Abridged and unabridged adventure, history, and science fiction.  Also on compactdisc.  Price: $7.95-$39.95.

BBC Audiobooks America

One Lafayette Road, Box 1450Hampton, NH  03843-1450800-621-0182(603) 929-3890  faxCustomerService@BBCAudiobooksAmerica.com

Unabridged British titles from Chivers and American titles  include fiction, history, mystery, romance, and suspense. Also in compact discand MP3 formats. See also Children's Literature and Radio.  Price: $4.98-$145.95; rent: $10-$18.95.

Blackstone Audiobooks

P.O. Box 969Ashland, OR  97520(541) 482-9239800-SAY-BOOK (800-729-2665)(541) 482-9294  faxsales@blackstoneaudio.comwww.blackstoneaudio.com/

Unabridged adventure, arts, biography, business, classics, economics, fiction,mystery, religion, science fiction, sports, and travel.  Also in compact disc andMP3 formats.  Price: $17.95-$176.85; rent: $6.95-$35.85.

Bolinda Publishing, Inc.

P.O. Box 307Shelton, CT  06484888-235-2019(717) 564-8307  faxlorraine@bolinda.comwww.bolinda.com

Unabridged titles written by Australian authors or with Australian themes and Australian award-winning literature for children and young adults.  Also oncompact disc.  Price: $18-$104.

Books in Motion

9922 East Montgomery, Suite 31 Spokane, WA  99206800-752-3199(509) 922-1445  faxsales@booksinmotion.comwww.booksinmotion.com/

Unabridged Americana, children and young adult stories, Christian  fiction, classics, fantasy and science fiction, historical fiction, mystery,  romance, westerns, World War II, and Vietnam.  Also in compact disc and MP3 formats. Price: $13.56-$55.96; rent: $6.08-$16.08.

Books on Tape, Inc.

P.O. Box 25122Santa Ana, CA  92799-5122(714) 825-0021800-88-BOOKS (800-882-6657)  new customers800-521-7925  existing customers(714) 825-0756  faxwww.booksontape.com/www.booksonmp3.com/   MP3 audiobooks to download

Unabridged adventure, biography, classics, history and war, humor, mystery,nonfiction, personal achievement, science fiction, and young readers.  Also incompact disc and MP3 formats.  Price: $14.95-$44.95; rent: $11.95-$19.95.

Brilliance Audio, Inc.

1704 Eaton Drive Grand Haven, MI  49417(616) 846-5256 800-854-7859(616) 846-0630  faxCatalogCustomerService@brillianceaudio.com/www.brillianceaudio.com/

Abridged and unabridged biography, business, children and young adult stories,Christian fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, romance, science fiction, suspense,and westerns.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $12.95-$34.95.

BTC Audiobooks   (Between the Covers: an imprint of Goose LaneEditions)

  469 King Street  Fredericton, New Brunswick  Canada  E3B 1E5  (506) 450-4251  888-9-COVERS (888-926 8377)  (506) 459-4991  fax  gooselane@gooselane.com  www.gooselane.com/btc/btc.htm

Classic and contemporary Canadian writing, including titles from the best ofcurrent Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio programming and fromits extensive CBC archives.  Price: $12.95-$34.95.

CaedmonAudio  

See: HarperAudio/Caedmon

Dover Publications

Customer Care Department31 East 2nd StreetMineola, NY  11501-3852(516) 742-6953  faxstore.doverpublications.com/

"Audio Thrift Classics" include fairy tales, poems, and North American Indianlegends.  Price: $5.95-$7.95.

The Fiction Works

4665 SW Country Club DriveCorvallis, OR  97333(541) 738-2648  faxfictionworks@yahoo.comwww.fictionworks.com/audiobooks.htm

Fantasy, horror, mystery, and romance on compact disc.  Price: $5.95 for eBookand $12.95-$24.95 for audiobook.

Future World/Regent Press

Postal Chamber 153588Department 10003Irving, TX  75015 (972) 399-8400 888-23-FUTURE (888-233-8887)  order line(972) 399-8300  faxfuture@future-world.comfuture-world.com/cgi-bin/category/10001/audiocat

Abridged and unabridged business, health and wellness, relationships, andscience fiction. Also on compact disc. Price: $14.95-$39.95.

HarperAudio/CaedmonHarperCollins Publishers

10 East 53rd StreetNew York, NY  10022(212) 207-7000 www.harpercollins.com/hc/features/audio/

Abridged and unabridged biography, business, fantasy, fiction, health, history, humor, juvenile fiction and nonfiction, mystery, poetry, psychology,religion, romance, science fiction, and self-help.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $11-$29.95.

HighBridge Audio

33 South Sixth Street, CC-2205Minneapolis, MN  55402800-755-8532(612) 304-7175  faxhighbridge@highbridgeaudio.comwww.highbridgeaudio.com/	

Abridged and unabridged classic fiction and poetry, general  fiction for adults and young adults, Garrison Keillor stories and collections,  and nonfiction (business, history, humor, nature, and personal development).  Also on compact disc.  Price: $13.95-$34.95.

Houghton Mifflin Company

222 Berkeley StreetBoston, MA  02116(617) 351-5000800-225-3362(617) 227-5409  faxwww.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/audio/

Unabridged general interest titles such as mystery and short stories, children'sstories, and the Peterson field guide series.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $9.95-$30.

InAudio (formerly Commuters Library)

100 Weems LaneWinchester, VA  22601 888-578-5797888-749-5722  faxkathy@inaudio.bizwww.inaudio.biz/

Unabridged classics, history, and poetry for libraries and schools in compact discand MP3 formats.  Price: $22-$140.

Knowledge Products, Inc.

722 Rundle AvenueNashville, TN  37210(615) 742-3852 800-876-4332(615) 742-3270  faxinfo@audioclassics.netwww.audioclassics.net/

Great ideas and events of history in the fields of philosophy, science, economics,political thought, religion, and literature; children and young adult classicliterature.  Also on compact disc.   Price: $17.95-$199.95.

Landmark Audiobooks

A subsidiary of Audio Adventures, LLC 200 Skipjack RoadPrince Frederick, MD  20678800-580-2989(410) 535-4298  faxlandmark@landmarkaudio.comwww.landmarkaudio.com/

Offers public libraries abridged and unabridged adventure, biography, business,children's stories, classics, fiction, history, horror, humor, mystery, philosophy and religion, romance, science fiction, and self-improvement.  Also on compactdisc.  Call for purchasing and leasing options.

Monterey Media, Inc.

566 St. Charles DriveThousand Oaks, CA  91360(805) 494-7199800-424-2593(805) 496-6061  faxcustomerservice@montereymedia.comwww.montereymedia.com/home.html

Multi-cast abridged dramatizations of adult and children's classic literature.  Also on video and DVD.  Price: $16.95-$114.75.

Naxos AudioBooks

Naxos of America, Inc.416 Mary Lindsay Polk Drive, Suite 509Franklin, TN  37067(615) 771-9393(615) 771-6747  faxinquiries@naxosusa.comnaxos-audiobooks.com/nabusa/

Abridged and unabridged biography, classic fiction for adultsand children, drama, nonfiction, and poetry. Also on compact disc. Price: $9.98-$38.98.

New Millennium Entertainment

Attn: Dept SP301 North Canon Drive, Suite 214 Beverly Hills, CA  90210(310) 273-7722888-771-7722(310) 273-7755  faxcustomerservice@NMAudio.comwww.newmillenniumpress.com/

Abridged and unabridged adventure, business, children, classics, current events,entertainment, history, humor, memoirs, mystery, science, and science fiction. Also on compact disc.  Price: $15-$54.

NorthStar Audio Books

P.O. Box 129Van Wyck, SC  29744800-522-2979(803) 286-4151  faxnsaudiobooks@comporium.netwww.nsaudio.com/

Unabridged biographies, classics, fiction, history, humor,  nonfiction, and religion.Price: $15.20-$100; rent: $8.50-$20.50.

Oasis Audio LLC

289 South Main Place Carol Stream, IL  60188-2425800-323-2500888-764-4512  faxinfo@oasisaudio.comwww.oasisaudio.com/

Abridged and unabridged biography, business, children's literature, Christianfiction, Christian living, healthy living, humor, and popular titles.  Also oncompact disc.  Price: $9.99-$49.99.

Penguin Group (USA), Inc.

375 Hudson StreetNew York, NY  10014800-631-8571800-227-9604 and (201) 256-0017  faxwww.penguinputnam.com/

Abridged and unabridged classics, fiction, and nonfiction.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $14.95-$36.95.

Random House (RH) Audio Publishing Group  

1745 BroadwayNew York, NY  10019(212) 782-9000800-733-3000audio@randomhouse.comwww.randomhouse.com/publishers/pub_audio.html

Imprints include RH Audio for adult general fiction and nonfiction;  RH AudioAssets for management, finance, investment, and marketing;  RH AudioDimensions for self-help, spirituality, health, and wellness;  RH Audio Roads for action, adventure, and military-interest titles; and RH Audio Voices formemoirs, autobiography, poetry, and humor read by the author.  Price: $22.95-$59.95.

The Reader's Chair, Inc.

1808 Quartet DriveNorth Las Vegas, NV  89032(702) 647-1321  telephone and fax800-616-1350CustomerService@ReadersChair.comwww.readerschair.com

Unabridged mystery, romance, science fiction, and suspense.  A male and a female performer are used for most productions. Also in MP3 format.Price: $20-$43.20.

Recorded Books, LLC

270 Skipjack RoadPrince Frederick, MD  20678800-638-1304(410) 535-5499  faxorders@recordedbooks.com	www.recordedbooks.com/		

Unabridged biography, business, classics, children's and young adult fiction,fantasy, mystery, romance, science fiction, self-help, sports, and suspense.  Contemporary African-American writing under the Griot audio imprint.  Texasauthors and the spirit of the American West under the Lone Star audio imprint. Titles in Spanish under the Audiolibros imprint.  Also on compact disc.  Price:$12.75-$109.75; rent: $13.50-$89.75 for up to thirty days.

ReelBooks.com Audiobook Store

c/o Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind1120 20th Street NW, Suite 750 SouthWashington, DC  20036877-324-5252reelbooks@clb.orgwww.reelbooks.com/

Online audio bookstore with fiction and nonfiction titles for adults and children ingenres such as art, biography, computers, cooking, health, history, psychology,religion, and self-help.  Also on compact disc.  Proceeds from online sales benefitthe Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind.  Price: $14.95-$49.99.

Simon & Schuster Audio

1230 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY  10020800-223-2336Consumer.CustomerService@simonandschuster.comwww.simonsays.com/

Biography, business and economics, fiction, health and fitness, history, humor,mystery, romance, science fictsion, self-help, and suspense.  Also on compact disc. Price: $18-$40.

Tantor Media, Inc.

114 Mill Rock Road EastOld Saybrook, CT  06475(860) 395-1155877-7-TANTOR (877-782-6867)888-782-7821  faxcustomerservice@Tantor.cominfo@Tantor.comwww.tantor.com/

Unabridged adventure, children, history, mystery, science fiction,  and westerns in compact disc and MP3 formats.  Price: $17-$59.

Taped Editions, Inc.

5160 East 65th Street, Suite 115Indianapolis, IN  46220(317) 849-1700800-850-1701sales@tapededitions.com www.tapededitions.com/

Serves the library market with purchasing and leasing programs for books oncassette and compact disc.  Call for terms and prices.

Timberwolf Press, Inc.

202A North Allen DriveAllen, TX  75013(972) 359-0911888-808-0912(972) 359-0525  faxsales@timberwolfpress.comwww.timberwolfpress.com/

Unabridged fantasy, mystery, science fiction, and thrillers.  Distributes the writing-related materials from Writer's AudioShop. Also on  compact disc, including *Texas Wisewomen Speak*, *Texas Home Owner**'s Manual*,  and the Writing Exciting! series. Some titles available for MP3 download.  Price: $12.95-$99.99.

Time Warner Audiobooks

1271 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, NY  10020800-759-0190cust.service@twbg.comwww.twbookmark.com/audiobooks/

Abridged and unabridged fiction and nonfiction.  Also on compact disc.  Price:$7.95-$89.95.

Trafalgar Square Publishing

P.O. Box 257, Howe Hill RoadNorth Pomfret, VT  05053(802) 457-1911800-423-4525(802) 457-1913  faxtsquare@sover.netwww.trafalgarsquarebooks.com/

United States distributor of British books.  Abridged and unabridged adult classicsand fiction and children's literature.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $7-$45.

Ulverscroft Group in the U.S.A.

914 Union RoadWest Seneca, NY  14224(716) 674-4270800-955-9659(716) 674-4195  faxjmcgowan@ulverscroftusa.comwww.edisure.com/~ulverscroft/usa/usindex.html

Unabridged fiction, horror, mystery, nonfiction, romance, and suspense.  Also oncompact disc.  Price: $24.95-$116.95.

### Specialized Sources

*Bibles and Other Sacred Writings in Special Media*, in large print and at  www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/bibles.html, lists sacred texts onaudiocassette and compact disc.

For fiction and nonfiction from the perspective of a specific faith, contact a localbookstore of that faith or visit the appropriate selected sites below: 

Association of Jewish Book Publishers, www.avotaynu.com/ajbp.html

Catholic Book Publishers Association, www.cbpa.org/

Christian Audio Books, www.christianaudiobooks.org/

Christian Book Distributors, www.christianbook.com/

Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, www.ecpa.org/

Islamic Bookstore.com, islamicbookstore.com

SoundVision.com (Islamic materials), www.soundvision.com/

Talk Islam Online Store, www.onlineislamicstore.com/

The Academy of American Poets

588 Broadway, Suite 604New York, NY  10012-3210(212) 274-0343(212) 274-9427  faxacademy@poets.orgwww.poets.org/

Poetry Audio Archive has live recordings of American poets made since 1963. Also on compact disc.  Price: $10 cassette, $15 single CD, $20 double-CD set.

Agora Publications, Inc.

17 Dean StreetMillis, MA  02054(508) 376-1073  telephone and faxinfo@agorapublications.comwww.agorapublications.com/

Publishes, translates, and performs original works in philosophyon compact disc. Price: $25-$125.

Audiotapes.com

c/o Repeat Performance 2911 Crabapple Lane Hobart, IN  46324 (219) 465-1234(219) 477-5492  faxinfo@audiotapeswww.audiotapes.com/

Conference lectures, with a large selection on genealogy and a variety of othersubjects such as business, child abuse, Gestalt therapy, and psychology.  Price:$8.50-$40.

Bethany House Publishers

11400 Hampshire Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN  55438(616) 676-9185800-877-2665(616) 676-9573 and 800-398-3111  faxwww.bethanyhouse.com/

Christian living and contemporary and historical Christian fiction.  Also oncompact disc.  Price: $15.99-$29.99.

Hay House, Inc.

P.O. Box 5100Carlsbad, CA  92018-5100(800) 654-5126(800) 650-5115  faxwww.hayhouse.com/

Abridged and unabridged alternative health, healing, meditation, psychology,relationships, spirituality, and self-help.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $11-$60.

Impact Christian Books, Inc.

332 Leffingwell Avenue, Suite 101Kirkwood, MO  63122(314) 822-3309(314) 822-3325  faxinfo@impactchristianbooks.comwww.impactchristianbooks.com/

Publisher and distributor of Christian materials, specializing in the areas ofhealing, deliverance, and testimonies of the power of God.  Also on compact discand video.  Price: $4.95-$59.40.

Jewish Contemporary Classics, Inc.

600 Palisades Avenue, Suite 3Englewwod Cliffs, NJ  07632877-JCC-TAPE (877-522-8273)(201) 816-8787  faxjcc.audiobooks@verizon.netjcccaudiobooks.com/

Abridged and unabridged fiction and nonfiction titles of Jewishinterest. Also on compact disc. Price: $10-$25.95.

Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

P.O. Box 817Roseland, NJ  07068(973) 781-1444800-653-9400(973) 781-0333  faxalfred@listenandlive.comwww.listenandlive.com/

Abridged and unabridged business, history, outdoor adventure,  personal growth, relationships, science fiction, and children's stories. Also  on compact disc.  Price: $12.95-$24.95; rent: $6-$16 for three-weeks.

New World Library

14 Pamaron WayNovato, CA  94949(415) 884-2100800-972-6657, ext. 52(415) 884-2199  faxwww.newworldlibrary.com/

Abridged and unabridged metaphysics, new age, personal growth,and spirituality. Also on compact disc. Price: $11.95-$19.95.

Parabola Online: Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition

656 BroadwayNew York, NY  10012800-560-MYTH (800-560-6984)(212) 979-7325  faxorders@parabola.orgwww.parabola.org/

Myth, religious and spiritual traditions, and the search for meaning. Also oncompact disc and video.  Price: $8-$44.95.

RWM Associates (Ride With Me)

P.O. Box 1324Bethesda, MD  20817800-752-3195(301) 299-7817  faxinfo@rwmaudio.comwww.rwmaudio.com/

Audio programs that synchronize driving on a specific highway to milepostmarkers and provide history, trivia, and folklore related to the area.  Also oncompact disc.  Price: $10.95-$19.95.

SoundWorks U.S.A., Inc.

P.O. Box 4608Rolling Bay, WA  98061(425) 882-3344(425) 882-3494  faxsales@soundworks.netwww.soundworks.net/

Under the name SpeechWorks, presents the words of historical figures, includingUnited States presidents and sports figures.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $10.95-$15.95.

Symphony Space

Selected Shorts2537 BroadwayNew York, NY  10025-6990(212) 864-1414, ext. 206 (212) 932-3228  faxshorts@symphonyspace.orgstore.symphonyspacestore.org/

Stories by Sandra Cisneros, Tim O'Brien, Alice Walker, and other established andnew writers are read by Broadway and Hollywood actors.  Also on compact disc. Recorded live at Symphony Space and broadcast on public radio stations.  Price:$16.95-$28. 

Thomas Nelson, Inc.

P.O. Box 141000Nashville, TN  37214-1000800-441-0511800-448-8403  faxwww.thomasnelson.com/consumer/

Bibles and Christian titles for adults and children.  Alsoon compact disc. Price: $9.99-$24.99.

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

351 Executive DriveCarol Stream, IL  60188800-323-9400800-684-0247  faxwww.tyndale.com/

Bibles for adults and children, Chronicles of Narnia series, Down Gilead Laneseries, and Left Behind series.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $4.99-$99.99.

Voices from the Smithsonian Associates

Smithsonia n InstitutionP.O. Box 23293Washington, DC  20026-3293(202) 357-3030(202) 786-2034  faxvoices@tsa.si.edusmithsonianassociates.org/programs/cassettes.htm

Lectures by professionals covering diverse subjects in the  areas of current affairs, history, literature, and performing arts. Also free  online streaming.  Price: $9.95 members, $12.95 nonmembers.

Zondervan 

5300 Patterson SE Grand Rapids, MI  49530zprod@zondervan.comwww.zondervan.com/audiopages/

Abridged and unabridged Christian titles for adults and children.  Price: $18-$50.

### Children's Literature 

ABC AudioBooks for Children, Inc.

P.O. Box 370, 32039 ShadywoodNew Baltimore, MI  48047888-222-5581888-291-9969  faxCustomerService@ABCaudiobooks.comwww.abcaudiobooks.com/

Award-winning unabridged productions of classic and new release children's andyoung adult titles and read-along stories in English and Spanish.  Also on compactdisc.  Price: $6.95-$164.

Audio Source of America, Inc.Educational Adventures for Children

13316 Mangrove Isle Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33410(561) 627-3213 (561) 627-8700  faxuniqturkishimpts@aol.comwww.audiosourceofamerica.com/asaproducts.asp

Story cassettes narrated with music and sound effects.  Includes an accompanyingcoloring book with text and illustrations.  Price: $6.98-$67.50. 

August House Publishers, Inc.

P.O. Box 3223Little Rock, AR  72203-3223501-372-5450800-AUGUST-H (800-284-8784)501-372-5579  faxahinfo@augusthouse.comwww.augusthouse.com/

Children's literature, folktale anthologies for all ages, and stories for classroomuse.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $6.95-$23.95.

Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents

California State University San Marcos San Marcos, CA  92096-0001(760) 750-4070(760) 750-4073  faxwww.csusm.edu/csb/english/lists/sing.htm

Online lists of Spanish sing-alongs, children's book-cassette  combinations, and Caldecott and Newbery medal winners translated into Spanish.  Has a searchable database that includes recommended books in Spanish as well  as books in English about Hispanic and Latino people for children and adolescents.

Barefoot Books U.S. Office

2067 Massachusetts AvenueCambridge, MA  02140(617) 576-0660866-417-2369(617) 576-0049  faxfeedback@barefootbooks.comwww.barefoot-books.com/us/site/pages/home.php

Unabridged anthologies of children's stories on compact discwith accompanying leaflets about the stories. Price: $15.99-$19.99.

BBC Audiobooks America

One Lafayette Road, Box 1450Hampton, NH  03843-1450800-621-0182(603) 929-3890  faxCustomerService@BBCAudiobooksAmerica.com

Unabridged British children's titles and read-along stories  from Chivers. Live Oak read-along stories in large-print book-cassette combinations  for ages four to nine.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $8.95-$49.95. 

Chinaberry, Inc.

2780 Via Orange Way, Suite BSpring Valley, CA  91978(619) 670-5200800-776-2242(619) 670-5203  faxcustomerservice@chinaberry.netwww.chinaberry.com/

Stories for children of different ages.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $9.95-$39.95.

Full Cast Audio

P.O. Box 6110Syracuse, NY  13217800-871-6152  for retail orders 800-871-6809  for library orders800-871-7411  faxwe.care@fullcastaudio.comwww.fullcastaudio.com/

Unabridged children's novels recorded using a full cast rather than a single reader,with the author serving as narrator whenever possible.  Also on compact disc. Price: $18-$39.

A Gentle Wind

Box 3103Albany, NY  12203(518) 482-9023888-FUN-SONG (888-386-7664)hello@gentlewind.comwww.gentlewind.com/

Stories, folktales, and songs for preschool and early elementary school agechildren.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $9.95-$39.95.

HarperChildrens.com   See: HarperAudio/Caedmon

Live Oak Media  P.O. Box 652  Pine Plains, NY  12567-0652  800-788-1121  866-398-1070  fax  info@liveoakmedia.comwww.liveoakmedia.com/

Award-winning children's books, read-along picture books in  English and Spanish, and read-along books for beginning readers. Also on compact  disc, video, and DVD.  Price: $16.95-$54.95.

Piglet Press, Inc. 

P.O. Box 324 Issaquah, WA  98027(425) 392-2262(425) 313-0231  faxpiglet@piglet.com dslweb.nwnexus.com/piglet/index.htm

Unabridged *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz* and *The    Emerald City of Oz.* Price: $19.95-$24.95.

Random House (RH) Audio Publishing GroupListening Library

1745 BroadwayNew York, NY  10019(212) 726-0600800-733-3000contact@randomhouse.comwww.randomhouse.com/audio/listeninglibrary/

Unabridged audiobooks for children and young adults, including  Newbery Award winners. Price: $18-39.95. Standing order plans for schools andlibraries.

Spoken Arts

195 South White Rock RoadHolmes, NY  12531(800) 326-4090 (845) 878-9009  faxsales@spokenartsmedia.comwww.spokenartsmedia.com/

Book-cassette combinations and read-alongs for kindergarten through grade sixavailable only to schools, libraries, and teaching professionals.  Also on compactdisc and video.  Price: $16.90-$49.95.

Toy Box Productions

7532 Hickory Hills Court Whites Creek, TN  37189(615) 299-0822 800-750-1511(615) 876-3931  faxtoybox@crttoybox.comwww.crttoybox.com/

Stories from the Bible in book-cassette or book-compact disc combinations andstories about historical figures and events in American history in book-compactdisc combinations with original music and sound effects.  Americana series oncassette.  Price: $12.95-$16.95.

Weston Woods

143 Main StreetNorwalk, CT  06851(203) 845-0197800-243-5020(203) 845-0498  faxteacher.scholastic.com/products/westonwoods/

Stories in book-cassette or book-compact disc combinations in English andSpanish for preschool and elementary school age.  Foreign-language videocollection in French, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish for preschool andelementary school age.  Free curriculum guides included with each videopurchased.  Price: $12.95-$89.95.

### Storytelling

For a list of storytellers who have web sites and are members of the NationalStorytelling Network, see www.storynet.org/resources/sites.htm.

Barbara Freeman

14 Spooks Branch RoadAsheville, NC  28804(828) 258-0340padresrose@yahoo.comwww.writeonspeakers.com/barbara_freeman.htm

Five storytelling concerts appropriate for all ages.  A performance of storiesfor children and an in-service workshop for teachers on video. Price: $10-$15.

Carol Birch

P.O. Box 32Southbury, CT  06488(203) 264-3800carolbirch@earthlink.netwww.carolbirch.com/home.html

*Lou Gehrig: the Story of a Great Man* on compact disc, *Sandburg    Out Loud* on cassette and compact disc and *Careful What You Wish For* on cassette.Price: $12-$16.95.

Connie Regan-Blake/StoryWindow Productions

P.O. Box 2898Asheville, NC  28802(828) 258-1113800-864-0299connie@storywindow.comwww.storywindow.com/

Variety of stories, including mountain tales, scary stories,  and Christmas memories for children and adults.  *Tales of Appalachia* on compact disc.  Twovideos include a performance for children and *Storytelling: Tales and**Techniques* for parents and educators.  Price: $9.95-$24.95.

L'Eau Theque Productions

859 North Hollywood Way, #375Burbank, CA  91505800-429-6576(775) 522-2090  faxactivatedstorytellers@yahoo.comwww.activated-storytellers.com/

Series of multicultural tales.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $11.95 for cassette and$16.95 for compact disc.

Greathall Productions, Inc.

P.O. Box 5061Charlottesville, VA  22905-5061800-477-6234 (434) 296-4490  faxgreathall@greathall.comwww.greathall.com/home.html

Storytelling by Jim Weiss includes classical literature such as *Arabian Nights*,Greek myths, *The Jungle Book*, Shakespeare for children, tales from the OldTestament, and *Treasure Island*.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $9.95-$13.45.

Gregorio Pedroza

4 Deborah DriveApalachin, NY  13732(607) 625-4173  Mar.-Dec.(210) 479-2513  Jan. and Feb.(607) 625-4173  faxgpedroza@stny.rr.comwww.gpedroza.com

Stories in English and Spanish on growing up in a barrio in Texas in a largeextended family with grandparents who spoke only Spanish.  Price: $10.

High Windy Audio

P.O. Box 553Fairview, NC  28730800-637-8679office@highwindy.comwww.highwindy.com/

Stories by well-known American storytellers appropriate for all ages.  Also oncompact disc.  *Blue Ridge Parkway* and *Great Scenic Railway Journeys: the West*on video.  Price: $5-$29.98.

Jan Kinney Productions

1900 Sixteenth AvenueAltoona, PA  16601-2502(814) 943-1080jankin@pennswoods.net

Ghost stories and adaptations of folk tales for all ages.  Price: $10.

Jay O'Callahan 

P.O. Box 1054 Marshfield, MA  02050800-626-5356jay@ocallahan.comwww.ocallahan.com/

Storytelling for various age groups.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $10-$18.

Odds Bodkin/Rivertree Productions, Inc

P.O. Box 410Bradford, NH  03221(603) 938-5120800-554-1333(603) 938-5616  faxodds@oddsbodkin.comoddsbodkin.com/

Storytelling for various age groups.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $9.95-$179.50.

Story Arts by Heather Forest

P.O. Box 354Huntington, NY  11743(631) 271-2511heather@storyarts.orgwww.storyarts.org/store/index.html

Eight folktales told in a minstrel style for young children  and young adults. Also on compact disc. Price: $10 for cassette and $15 forcompact disc.

The Storytelling Store

P.O. Box 872Jonesborough, TN  37659-0872(704) 933-1004(704) 933-1017  faxservice@storytellingstore.comwww.storytellingstore.com/

Storytelling for various age groups.  Also on compact disc and video.  Price:$11.95-$29.95.

TNG/Earthling, Inc.

110 West 86th StreetNew York, NY  10024(212) 799-4181800-GROWLER (800-476-9537)sales@growler.comwww.growler.com/

Storytelling with sound effects, music, and unusual voices for children ages fourto twelve.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $8-$201.

Tom Weakley/Highland Publications

48 School StreetArlington, VT  05250(802) 375-6934(802) 375-6811  faxtomweakley@adelphia.netwww.tomweakley.com/

Stories on the Civil War, growing up in the Great Depression, tall tales, andpersonal stories.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $10-$15.

Yellow Moon Press

689 Somerville AvenueSomerville, MA  02143(617) 776-2230800-497-4385(617) 776-8246  faxstory@yellowmoon.comwww.yellowmoon.com/

Storytelling for various age groups. Also on compact disc. Price: $7.95-$14.95.

### Radio and Theater

For information on old-time radio and online shows, visit www.old-time.com/,  www.radiolovers.com/, and www.rusc.com/.

Alternative Radio

P.O. Box 551Boulder, CO  80306800-444-1977(303) 245-8292  faxinfo@alternativeradio.orgwww.alternativeradio.org/

A weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all  public radio stations in the United States and abroad. Also on compact disc  and in transcript.  Price: $15-$105 (cassette and CD), $9-$63 (transcript).

Atlanta Radio Theatre Company

5295 Highway 78, Suite D - PMB 343Stone Mountain, GA  30087(770) 279-0367  faxinfo@artc.orgwww.artc.org/

Adaptations of the works of H.P. Lovecraft, the seminal science fantasy of H.G.Wells, and original works in dark fantasy, science fiction, romance, parody andhumor, and pulp adventure.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $7.95-$16.95.

Balance Publishing Company

1346 South Quality AvenueSanger, CA  93657(559) 876-1577  telephone and faxbalance02@sprynet.comwww.balancepublishing.com/

Radio drama-related teaching materials for the secondary language arts classroom(sixth grade and up).  Also on compact disc.  Price: $4.95-$42.

BBC AmericaBritish Broadcasting Corporation

747 Third AvenueNew York, NY  10017800-216-1222, ext. 18customerservice@bbc.co.ukwww.bbcamericashop.com/

Dickens, the Doctor Who series, Shakespeare, Sherlock Holmes, and other Britishliterature that was featured in BBC programming.  Also on compact disc.  Price:$14.99-$59.98.

CBC BoutiqueCanadian Broadcasting Corporation

P.O. Box 500, Station "A"Toronto, OntarioCanada  M5W 1E6 800-955-7711(416) 205-2139  faxwww.cbcshop.ca/CBC/shopping/

Comedy, documentary, drama, musical programming, and readings from Canadianradio broadcasts.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $11-$30.

California Artists Radio Theatre (CART)

(213) 683-3422800-200-8868info4peggy@cs.comwww.calartistsradiotheatre.org/

Adapted works from authors and playwrights, three plays by Shakespeare, andhistorical and popular radio drama.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $15-$20.

Great Northern Audio Theatre

3421 44th Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN  55406(612) 722-2907jerry@greatnorthernaudio.comwww.greatnorthernaudio.com/gnrt.html

Contemporary audio theater.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $12.

Heritage Radio Classics

P.O. Box 16Chestnut Hill, MA  02467(617) 430-5000info@heritageradio.comwww.heritageradio.com/

Vintage comedy, mystery, detective, adventure, and suspenseprograms. Price: $7 for each one-hour cassette and $10 for each compact disc. 

Jerry Haendiges Productions

13808 Sunset DriveWhittier, CA  90602 (562) 696-4387  telephone and faxJerry@otrsite.comwww.otrsite.com/services/index.html

Vintage radio programs.  Price: $6 for each one-hour cassette, $16 for eachseventy-four minute compact disc, and $28 for a reel-to-reel four-hour tape.

L.A. Theatre Works

681 Venice BoulevardVenice, CA  90291800-708-8863(310) 827-4949  faxaudiosales@latw.orgwww.latw.org/

Unabridged plays.  Library Access Project and Alive and Aloud  provide selected recordings to underserved libraries and public schools in  the United States.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $19.95-$24.95.

Mind's Ear Audio Productions

5661 West Bedrock RoadBloomington, IN  47403(812) 825-7175(419) 715-5927  faxmindsear@minds-ear.orgwww.minds-ear.org/

Contemporary audio theater on compact disc that includes a vicarious trip to theFrench Quarter (New Orleans) and features winners of the International Audio andTheatre Script Competition (IATSC).  Price: $15.95-$39.95.

National Public Radio (NPR)

635 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC  20001(202) 513-2000nprhelp@npr.orgwww.npr.org/

Compact disc and transcript archive of programs heard on NPR, some of which areoffered for purchase in downloadable form through Audible.com.  Price: $23 for acompact disc of one hour of an NPR program.

New Letters on the Air

University of Missouri--Kansas CityUniversity House 5101 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO  64110-2499(816) 235-1159888-LIT-AIRS (888-548-2477)(816) 235-2611  faxontheair@newletters.orgwww.newletters.org/ontheair.asp

Half-hour weekly radio companion to *New Letters* magazine, which is broadcastover public radio stations and features interviews and readings by prominentpoets, fiction writers, essayists, and up-and-coming writers.  Past interviews areoffered for sale.  Price: $10 for cassette, $13 for compact disc.

New York State Theatre Institute

37 First StreetTroy, NY  12180(518) 274-3200(518) 274-3815  faxnysti@capital.netwww.nysti.org/merchandise.shtm

Family Classic Audio Book collection.  Price: $10.99-$16.95.

The Old Time Radio Shop

P.O. Box 5368Mansfield, OH  44901s.a.wells@otr-shop.comwww.otr-shop.com/

Old-time radio from news to dramatic programs such as comedy,  detective, and mystery. Also in compact disc and MP3 formats. Price: $5-$40.  Annual $30 membership fee provides discounts and a monthly newsletter.

Pacifica Radio Archives

3729 Cahuenga Boulevard WestNorth Hollywood, CA  91604(818) 506-1077800-735-0230(818) 506-1084  faxwww.pacificaradioarchives.org/

Creative work generated by, or produced in association with,  programmers at Pacifica Radio's five stations and by independent producers  throughout the United States. Also on compact disc. Price: $15-$84.95.

Radio Foundation, Inc.

P.O. Box 519 Planetarium StationNew York, NY  10024-0519(212) 595-1837800-528-4424larryjo@radioart.orgwww.bobandray.com

Bob and Ray radio series on compact disc.  Price: $31.95-$36.95.

The Radio Repertory Company of America

P.O. Box 8546Saddle Brook, NJ  07663-8546(800) 230-8664panetta@idt.netwww.rrca.com/

Original full-cast audio dramatizations.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $6-$19.95.

Radio Spirits

P.O. Box 3107Wallingford, CT  06492(203) 265-8044www.radiospirits.com/

Old-time radio and classic video programs, including comedy, mystery, detective,adventure, and suspense programs.  Also on compact disc and DVD.  Price: $4.98-$89.80.  RadioClassics Subscription Service provides up to twenty hours ofdownloadable or streaming audio content for a monthly fee of $19.95 after athirty-day free trial period.

Radio SpiritsBBC Audiobooks America

One Lafayette Road, Box 1450Hampton, NH  03843-1450800-621-0182(603) 929-3890  faxCustomerService@BBCAudiobooksAmerica.com

Old-time radio programs, including vintage comedy, detective, mystery, sciencefiction, and westerns.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $4.98-$69.98.

Satellite Media Production

P.O. Box 638Walkersville, MD  21793-0638(301) 845-2737800-747-0856(301) 845-6765  faxfred@oldietv.comwww.satellitemediaproduction.com/

Old-time radio shows.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $2.98-$7.

Scenario Productions

418 Westmoreland Avenue NorthToronto, OntarioM6H 3A7  Canada(416) 539-0673877-625-5379(416) 531-6044  faxadmin@scenarioproductions.comwww.scenarioproductions.com/

Works from the archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: lost classicsfrom the Stage series, mystery and adventure theater, classic old-time radio plays,World War II audio books, and historical radio dramas.  Price: $11.99-$29.99.

Vintage New Media

3655 West Anthem WaySuite A109 PMB #102Anthem, AZ  85086info@vintagelibrary.comwww.vintagelibrary.com/audio.cfm

Old-time radio classics, including comedy, drama, horror, mystery, and sciencefiction.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $6.95-$59.98.

Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR)Radio Store

P.O. Box 14197Madison, WI  53714-0197800-747-7444listener@wpr.orgwww.wpr.org/pages/radiostore.cfm

Archive of programs heard on WPR.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $15-22.

ZBS Foundation

174 North River RoadFort Edward, NY  12828800-662-3345  order department888-243-3401  answering servicewww.zbs.org/

Contemporary audio drama in genres such as humor, mystery, radio storytelling,and science fiction.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $4.50-$39.95.

### Audiobooks in Foreign Languages

The companies listed below were selected for offering literature in foreignlanguages, not for language instruction.  See also Audio-Forum, Children'sLiterature, Gregorio Pedroza, RecordedBooks, and Simply Audiobooks.

Coral Communications Group

880 Fifth Avenue, Suite 8FNew York, NY  10021-4951(212) 249-8733(212) 744-7090  faxcoralcom@worldnet.att.netwww.coralcomm.com/

Abridged and unabridged fiction and nonfiction titles in Spanish.  Price: $13-$37.

Crimson Multimedia Distribution, Inc.

P.O. Box 317Waterford, CT  06385(860) 442-4449800-937-0092(860) 442-1155  faxinfo@crimsoninc.comwww.crimsoninc.com/

Abridged and unabridged Spanish-language titles in categories such as business,children's literature, classics, fiction, humor, romance, and self-improvementavailable to libraries and schools through a subscription program.  Also oncompact disc.  Price: $6.42-$31, call for monthly costs.

French & European Publications, Inc.

Rockefeller Center Promenade610 Fifth Avenue  New York, NY  10020 (212) 581-8810(212) 265-1094  faxFrenchbookstore@aol.comwww.frencheuropean.com/

Abridged and unabridged essays, novels, and poetry in French, German, andSpanish.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $19.95-$110.

Libros sin Fronteras

P.O. Box 2085Olympia, WA  98507-2085(360) 357-4332(360) 357-4964  faxinfo@librossinfronteras.comwww.librossinfronteras.com/

Spanish-language titles for all ages and interests selected  from publishers in Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Alsoon compact disc and book-cassette and book-compact disc combinations.  Price:  $10.95-$59.95.

Multi-Cultural Books & Videos, Inc.

28880 Southfield Road, Suite 183Lathrup Village, MI  48076(248) 559-2676800-567-2220(248) 559-2465  faxservice@multiculbv.comwww.multiculbv.com

Literature and self-help in French, Russian, and Spanish.  Self-instructionallanguage courses.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $12-$34.95.

The Olivia Hill Press

P.O. Box 7396Ann Arbor, MI  48107-7396 (734) 663-0235(734) 663-6590  faxorder@oliviahill.comwww.oliviahill.com/index.html

French titles that include fiction, interviews, mysteries, and poetry; a smallcollection of Spanish titles; and travel guides in English.  Also on compact disc. Price: $14.95-$44.95.

Spanish Audios 

1700 NW 65th Avenue, Suite 8Plantation, FL  33313(954) 321-5560(954) 321-5422  faxpricing@spanishaudios.comwww.spanishaudios.com/#

Business, leadership, personal development, and self-help in Spanish.  Also oncompact disc.  Price: $15-$30.

Yoyo Music USA, Inc.

20326 NE 16th PlaceNorth Miami Beach, FL  33179(305) 652-1444866-YOYOUSA (866-969-6872)(305) 652-1334  faxwww.yoyousa.com

Abridged and unabridged Spanish-language titles in categories such as adventure,children and young adult, classics, drama, fantasy, historical fiction, humor,romance, and self-help.  Also on compact disc.  Price: $15.99.

### Agencies for Persons with Visual and Physical Disabilities

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. (APH)

1839 Frankfort AvenueP.O. Box 6085Louisville, KY  40206-0085(502) 895-2405800-223-1839(502) 899-2274  faxinfo@aph.orgwww.aph.org

Designated and funded by an 1879 act of Congress as the official  source of educational texts (primary through secondary level) for students  who are visually impaired in the United States and its possessions. Maintains *Louis*,an electronic database that lists textbooks in braille, large print, and computerfile format and on cassette produced by APH, by volunteers, and by commercialcompanies.  Produces recreational and religious literature in special format. 

Bookshare.org

The Benetech Initiative480 California Avenue, Suite 201Palo Alto, CA  94306-1609(650) 475-5440info@bookshare.orgwww.bookshare.org/web/Welcome.html

Provides digital books in a broad range of subjects to United  States residents who have a visual or other print disability. Requires completion  of an online form and proof of disability.  Books are in text format and contracted braille.  Most text files are presented with XML markup and the site includes tools forreading these files.  Price: $25 sign-up fee and $50 annual subscription.

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Library of Congress1291 Taylor Street NWWashington, DC  20542(202) 707-5100800-424-8567(202) 707-0712  faxnls@loc.govwww.loc.gov/nls

Administers a national library service that provides books  and magazines in braille and on cassette on free loan to persons who cannot read standard printbecause of visual or physical disabilities.  Reading materials and playbackmachines are distributed to eligible borrowers through cooperating regional andsubregional libraries.

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic

National Headquarters  20 Roszel Road  Princeton, NJ  08540  (609) 520-8031  reference  866-RFBD-585 (866-732-3585)  800-221-4792  member services  custserv@rfbd.orgwww.rfbd.org

Lends recorded books, ranging in educational level from late elementary throughgraduate school, to persons with a verified visual, physical, or specific learningdisability that substantially limits reading.  Requires a one-time registration feeand annual membership fee.  Also sells books on computer disc called E-text(electronic text).

### Selected Rental and Membership Clubs

Audio Adventures

200 Skipjack RoadPrince Frederick, MD  20678800-551-6692(410) 535-4684  faxtruckers@audioadventures.comwww.audioadventures.com/

Abridged and unabridged titles from major publishers that can be rented in one of650 nationwide locations and returned at another.  Price: $5 annual membershipfee and $3.90 to $13.50 for seven-day rental.

Audio Book Club, Inc.

Member Service CenterP.O. Box 6301Camp Hill, PA  17012-6301info@audiobookclub.comwww.audiobookclub.com

Provides members access to audiobooks in various genres and  to audiobook reviews, author interviews, and author chats. Also on compactdisc. Price varies with enrollment agreement. 

AudioBook Exchange Club, Inc.

867 BroadwayBayonne, NJ  07002(201) 339-0330800-417-1537(201) 339-2529  faxmembers.aol.com/AudioBEC/ABEC.html

Biography, business, children's and adult fiction, classics,  nonfiction, and self-help. After purchasing the initial selection, members  return it for the first exchange. All exchanges are determined by the number  of cassettes in the initial selection. Price: $10 annual membership fee and $4.50 for each exchange, plus shipping and handling.  Members may make an unlimited number of exchanges.

AudioQueue

P.O. Box 75Covesville, VA  22931(434) 293-3705info@AudioQueue.comwww.audioqueue.com/

Business, communication, finance, health, history, management,  old-time radio programs, personal development, and selling. Rent: $21.95 per  month for four cassettes or compact discs at one time.

Simply Audiobooks

U.S. Fulfillment403 Main Street, Suite 105Buffalo, NY  14203(416) 915-1197877-554-4332(416) 352-5358  faxcustomerservice@simplyaudiobooks.comwww.simplyaudiobooks.com/

Biography, business, comedy, health, history, horror, mystery, poetry, romance,science fiction, self-help, sports, and suspense on compact disc.  Also offerschildren's literature and literature in Spanish on compact disc.  Rent: $19.95-$35.95 a month for a six-month trial membership, continue to rent for $24.95-$44.95 monthly membership.

### Selected Bibliography

American Library Association.**Special lists and features: media.**  www.ala.org/ala/booklist/speciallists/speciallistsandfeatures2/mediaspecial.htm.

American Library Association. Young Adult Library Services Association. Audiobook and Media Exploration Committee.  **Audiobooks foryoung adults**. Retrieved Jan. 29, 2004.  www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/selectedaudio/selectedaudiobooks.htm.

**Audiobookcafe.com**.  Retrieved Jan. 29, 2004.  www.audiobookstoday.com/.

**Audiobook reference guide**.  2004 online ed.  Retrieved Jan. 29, 2004. www.audiofilemagazine.com/guide_search.cfm.

Audio Publishers Association.  **Member directory**.  Retrieved Jan. 29, 2004.www.audiopub.org/custom/directory/?pageid=3258.

Bell, Lori, Sharon Ruda, and Tom Peters.  "The librarians' quest: transforming  the printed word so that all may read."  **Computers in libraries**,  v. 23, Nov.-Dec. 2003: 14-19.

**Books out loud: Bowker's guide to audiobooks**.  2004.  Annual.  R.R. Bowker,630 Central Avenue, New Providence, NJ 07974.  2v.

Hopkins, Janet.  "Bookshare.org: new support for visual and reading disabilities." **Library media connection**, v. 22, Jan. 2004: 48-50.

Labbo, Linda D.  "12 things young children can do with a talking book in aclassroom computer center."  **Reading teacher**, v. 53, Apr.2000: 542-546.

Marchionda, Denise.  "A bridge to literacy: creating lifelong readers throughaudiobooks."  **AudioFile, Aug.-Sept. 2001**.  Retrieved Jan.29, 2004. www.audiobookshelf.com/abridge.html.

Mediatore, Kaite.  "Reading with your ears: readers' advisory and audiobooks." **Reference and user services quarterly**, v. 42, summer 2003: 318-323.

**Multimedia seeds: exploring audio and video collections**.  Retrieved Jan. 29, 2004. eduscapes.com/seeds/audiobooks.html.

Robinson, Linda.  "For the love of books: expanding e-books and audiobooksin school libraries." **Media and methods**, v. 40, Sept.-Oct. 2003: 6-9.

Varley, Pamela.  "As good as reading?  Kids and the audiobook revolution."  **Horn book magazine**, v. 78, May-June 2002: 251-262.

Yokota, Junko, and Miriam Martinez.  "Authentic listening experiences:multicultural audiobooks."  **Book links**, v. 13, Jan. 2004:30.

### Selected Sources for Reviews

"Audio" [news and reviews].  **Publishers weekly**.  Weekly.  $214/year. 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010.

**AudioBook news service**.  Biannual.  4879 Thousand Oaks Court, Sacramento, CA 95841.  Online reviews at audiocolumn.com/.

"Audiobook reviews".  **Horn book magazine**.  Bimonthly. $48/year for individuals, $58/year for institutions.  56 Roland Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02129.  Also online at www.hbook.com/.

**AudioFile**.  7 issues/year.  $19.95.  37 Silver Street, P.O. Box 109, Portland, ME04112-0109.  Also online at www.audiofilemagazine.com/.

******"Audio" [reviews].  **KLIATT**.  Bimonthly.  $39/year.  33 Bay State Road, Wellesley, MA 02481.

******"Audio reviews".  **Library    journal**.  Biweekly.  $141/year. 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010. Also online at www.libraryjournal.com/.

**BookPage: America's book review**.  Retrieved March 9, 2004.www.bookpage.com/.

"Media."  **Booklist**. Biweekly.  $79.95/year.  American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611.  Also online at www.ala.org/ala/booklist/booklist.htm. 

"Multimedia review."  **School library journal**.  Monthly.  $124/year. 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010.  Also online at www.schoollibraryjournal.com/.

**Rainbo electronic reviews: audiobook reviews**.  Retrieved Jan. 22, 2004. www.rainboreviews.com/audio.htm.

**Science fiction and fantasy audio: news, reviews, and    commentary**.  Retrieved March 9, 2004.  www.sffaudio.com/.

**SciFi audio: stories, readings and interviews, audiobook    reviews, and more**. Retrieved March 9, 2004.  scifiaudio.com/audio.html.

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