June 2011 Bestseller List
By Alicia Waters | June 28, 2011
Check out the June 2011 Bestsellers List of talking books available through Talking Books Plus.
The bestseller list compiled monthly by NLS combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the list when they appear on one of the bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears in the list with an NLS number, it will not appear on future lists.
The acronyms used for newspapers and book clubs in the NLS bestseller list are:
Code Source
LAT Los Angeles Times
NYT New York Times
WP Washington Post
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June is Audio Book Month
By Alicia Waters | June 13, 2011
Audio Publishers Association (APA) posted the following facts about the audiobook industry.
Audiobook Industry Facts: June is Audiobook Month
- In a recent consumer survey, the Audio Publishers Association learned that 25% of Americans had listened to an audiobook in the last year.
- Audiobook listeners are avid readers who use audiobooks as a way of enjoying an author’s work when they are not able to read. 94% of audiobook listeners had read a book in the past year vs. 70% of non-audiobook listeners.
- Many fellow authors love audiobooks. Scott Turow, Janet Evanovich, Judy Blume, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Tom Wolfe, Lisa Scottoline — all listen to audiobooks.
- Many of them are taking to their social media networks today as part of June is Audiobook Month. They will discuss their experiences and love of audio, as well as projects they’ve worked on or some on the horizon.
- Most listeners use audiobooks in the car (whether they are commuting or on driving vacations) but an increasing number of people also report using audiobooks while they are exercising, cooking, gardening — and even at work.
- The average audiobook listener spends about 5 hours a week listening.
- Audiobooks are great for family listening on the road this summer–nothing ends the “are we there yet blues!” like a great audiobook. Audiobooks keep everyone in the car entertained while also increasing literacy skills…families can even knock out a few of the titles on a kid’s summer reading list on the way to vacation.
- Audiobooks are a great tool for building literacy. Teachers and librarians report that listening to audiobooks helps children build better vocabularies and also helps them to read with better expression.
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Institutional Use of BARD
By Alicia Waters | June 7, 2011
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The Blind Using a Computer
By Alicia Waters | June 2, 2011
Dennis Hong has created a car that blind people can drive. Some say he gave them hope. Decades ago, the Blind couldn’t download digital books from a computer. Fortunately for our members, this is no longer a hope but a reality. With the right technology and training, the Blind can independently retrieve talking books literally with their fingertips. If you are Blind and haven’t already signed up for BARD, the Braille Audio Reading Download service from Talking Books Plus, vist the BARD website to find out how.
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Reading Week 2011 Booklist
By Alicia Waters | May 24, 2011
Visit the Talking Books Plus Reading Lists for the Reading Week 2011 books available in talking book format.
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2011 Kids Reading Across RI kickoff
By Alicia Waters | May 18, 2011
The 2011 Kids Reading Across RI kickoff held at the State House Saturday, May 14th was a great success! The book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin is available through Talking Books Plus . To reserve your copy through the Talking Books Plus catalog, see the list of book formats with book order numbers below. And check your local public library for discussion groups and programs to be held from June to August 2011.
RC070391 (cassette)
DB070391 (digital audio)
BR018712 (braille)
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April Bestseller List
By Alicia Waters | May 13, 2011
The April 2011 Bestsellers List compiled monthly by NLS combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the list when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Titles in the April Bestseller List with an NLS number will not appear on future lists.
The acronyms used for newspapers and book clubs in the bestseller list are:
Code Source
LAT Los Angeles Times
NYT New York Times
WP Washington Post
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Weekly Book Reviews K-12
By Alicia Waters | May 10, 2011
Librarians and parent check this out.
On March 1st, the Mackin Books in Bloom blog went live. Launched by Mackin Educational Resources, the blog features selected books for K-12. In the blog, Librarian bloggers explain what makes each selected book high quality and why students are likely to enjoy the book. Each month, the blog aims to cover each school level fairly evenly. Three of the 13 titles in the Books in Bloom blog bibliograhpy, entitled Picture Books on Grief and Loss, are in either the Learning Ally (formerly RFB&D), Bookshare or Talking Books Plus (TBP) collection.
Goodbye Mousie by Robie H. Harris
DB/RC59452, Learning Ally
Nans Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
Learning Ally, Bookshare
The Tenth Good Thing about Barney by Judith Viorst
RC40467, Learning Ally, Bookshare
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Screen Reader Intro
By Alicia Waters | May 10, 2011
There is a plethora of assistive technology links listed on Disability.gov. The first in a series of selected links from the list is posted here. Watch for future postings of links on this blog or visit the Disability.gov site to browse the entire list.
An Introduction to the Screen Reader – A 6 minute video demonstrating how screen readers assist people who are blind navigate the web, access the electronic page and more. A transcript of this video is also available.
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White House Accessibility Initiatives
By Alicia Waters | May 6, 2011
Obama’s executive order is “recruitment, advancement, and retention of employees with disabilities.” His administration has made the federal government the leading employer of people with disabilities. For more information, visit the White House website on disability issues.
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