Emily Roberts, Author at AudiobooksNow Blog

Summary of Posts: May 12th 2013

Audiobooks bring light, color, and new life to those who are unable to experience the world through their own eyes. Whether you’re interested in purchasing an audiobook for a visually impaired friend or relative, you’re looking into audiobooks for yourself, or you’re just interested in how audiobooks affect the lives of others, you’ll find these articles about audiobooks and the blind helpful.

Are you struggling with the transition between your audiobook CDs and the files that your iPod or iPod touch can play? Christopher Breen provides clear instructions on transferring your audiobook from CD format to a file your iPod can play.
Constant advancements are being made on the technological front to improve the audiobook experience for the visually impaired. Read a review on an audiobook player for the blind by Donald Bell.
In Turkey, few people have the chance to read. Even fewer blind people ever get the opportunity to experience the land that books can provide. However, that’s changing with new programs and audiobooks.
Yang Yi-wen lived for seven years in blindness before finding freedom and light in audiobooks. Read her inspiring story in this article.
If there are any benefits to being unable to see, it’s that you have more chances to experience the joy of listening to audiobooks, according to a post by Kim Kilpatrick.
How do other countries view audiobooks? Read about how the blind experience audiobooks in other countries.

Voices Around the World: Shedding Light in the Darkness

Audiobooks provide more than entertainment for many people. For the blind and visually impaired, audiobooks can also provide a colorful world for their imagination. In the same way those with sight are brought into another world where their own cares and disabilities no longer matter, blind individuals can experience a journey to a land where everyone and no one has sight; a place both full of color and completely invisible. In America, it’s often easy to access audiobooks to your taste. We even have special audiobook players for the visually impaired. However, in other countries, such as Taiwan and Turkey, there is less handicap awareness and the blind are often left stranded in their own worlds of darkness.

In Turkey, people with disabilities are often overlooked. Neither educational systems nor building construction are built with the handicapped in mind. People who can not see don’t have access to vital learning materials that are readily available in America. Audiobooks, however, are changing that. Not only are they helping the visually impaired to see in a whole new way, they’re giving them the tools they need to improve their education and livelihood. In Taiwan, the story is similar. The blind can find themselves lost in the dark – something no one wants to experience. But often, because of audiobooks and materials for the handicapped that are becoming more and more available, their stories end happily. No matter where you live – America, Turkey, or Taiwan – or what situation you’re in, audiobooks can bring you light.

3 Books to Give to Your Mom on Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and it’s time to seriously start considering what you want to give to your Mom on her special day. And what better gift can you give your mom than a good, quality book that she’ll love? To help you as you search for the perfect book for Mother’s Day, we’ve compiled a short list with three great books/audiobooks that all moms love:

Mama Says: A Book of Love for Mothers and Sons – A sweet and touching book by Rob D. Walker, this novel contains depictions of mothers’ love and wisdom from many different cultures.

Some Girls, Some Hats, and Hitler – A love story set in the dark times of World War II, Some Girls, Some Hats, and Hitler is a beautiful, true tale of one strong woman’s astonishing journey.

The Cursing Mommy’s Book of Days – For the woman who loves to laugh, Ian Frazier’s comedic story of a Cursing Mommy’s life as a mother of two. With less than 250 pages, this book is also perfect for the woman who’s always on the go.

Whether your mom loves romance or comedy, she will enjoy and cherish these books. Give your mother or wife a gift that she’ll truly love on Mother’s Day.

Finding Time to Read as a Busy Mom

As a full-time mother, you may have problems finding any time to read during the day. How can you begin to read more often with the little free time you have available? Mandi from Family Your Way works full time and homeschools her girls, but still finds time to read – find out how she does it in her article.

Source: http://family.yourway.net/the-busy-moms-guide-to-finding-time-to-read/

‘Seeing’ the Glass Half Full: Audiobooks

Kim Kilpatrick is always ‘seeing’ the glass half full. Blind for years, Kim is, however, always ready to share the benefits of her own life. To do so, she created her own blog – a blog all about the wonderful things that she experiences as a blind person. Check out her insightful post about audio books – one of the many amazing things that blind people experience.

Source: http://kimgia3.blogspot.com/2011/01/great-things-about-being-blind-audeo.html

Give a Book for Mother’s Day: Good Book Suggestions

Want to give your mom a present for Mother’s Day? What makes a better gift than an interesting book? Give your mom the gift of a quality book that she’ll appreciate. Find some great suggestions for books for your Mom on Mother’s Day from the community members of Mundelein Review.

Source: http://mundelein.suntimes.com/entertainment/19692592-421/give-mom-the-gift-of-a-good-book.html

A Guiding Voice: Audiobooks in Taiwan

We recently discussed how audiobooks in Turkey are making a difference – let’s not forget other countries like Taiwan, where although there isn’t so much of a struggle against handicap awareness, there is still the same fight for color and light in lives of darkness. Yang Yi-wen shares her inspiring story in an article by Chiu Shao-wen and Jason Pan.

Source: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/01/12/2003552361

15 Ways Moms Can Read More During the Day

Are you a busy mom, searching for a way to fit more time in your day? From listening to audiobooks to learning how to speed read, you can find the time to start reading again without forsaking your other duties as a mother. Check out an article by Crystal Paine with fifteen ways that you can read more during the day.

Source: http://www.thebettermom.com/2013/02/15-ways-moms-can-fit-more-reading-into-their-day/

A World of Light

For men and women who live in a world of darkness, audiobooks bring light and imagination to color their days. In America, we often take the respect for blind and visually impaired for granted. In countries like Turkey, it’s harder for visually impaired to access audiobooks. Read about the struggle for the handicapped in Turkey and how audiobooks are helping the blind there in an article by E. Baris Altintas.

Source: http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&link=204265

Suggestions for Funny Audiobooks to Listen to With Your Mom

Want to entertain your mom with some great audiobooks? If you’re looking for some funny audiobook suggestions that will be great from your Mom, then check out a question on Yahoo! Answers. AmandaR asks for some good, funny audiobooks and receives plenty of responses that are sure to help you out as well.

Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111004201625AAIDbjM