Tags: audiobooks

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Listening to Literature: How Audiobooks Can Help Readers Focus

With the rise of the internet and social media, combined with the ever-shifting digital landscape, it can be hard to sit down in the peace and quiet and actually get some reading done. Often, it feels like a chore to read, especially with the allure of content platforms like Instagram or TikTok singing a siren song, begging to steal you away from your books. But in recent years, an alternative way to read has come into the forefront of the public eye: audiobooks.

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A Libby App Endorsement

Being a college student, I am often hesitant to outright purchase or even rent my college textbooks. Even more so when the course’s material is a trade nonfiction or fiction, which is common for my fine arts courses. I typically try to find these titles through the library, so imagine my surprise when nearly four years into my degree I discovered the Libby app.

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Manager Monday: Editing Audiobooks at Ooligan

With our most recent audiobook title Faultland by Suzy Vitelllo, Oolies are now in charge of the entire production process. This is an exciting opportunity for students to get hands-on experience with a vital part of the audiobook production process. Although it may sound daunting, editing audio is an incredibly satisfying process and a marketable skill that students can add to their growing repertoire of qualifications.

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