The Unheard History Of Books In Your Ears (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

The digital age has done a number on the music, movie and publishing industries. But audio books? They’re going wild. Audio books are the fastest-growing format in the book business today, the Wall Street Journal reports. They’re on smartphones, they’re in ear buds, they’re on long commutes and at laundromats. Does listening to a book equal reading a book? Who cares, listeners say. Just bring me the story. This hour On Point, the huge, seductive world of audiobooks. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2016/11/17/audio-books-history