Quoted in “The Talking Book Is Born,” typescript, ca. 1936, 1–7; 6; Series 3, Subseries 3, Box 7, Folder 6, AFB. For example, see Martin A. Roberts, “Books for the Adult Blind,” Library of Congress, Annual Reports, Service for the Blind ...
Author: Matthew Rubery
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674545441
Category: Literary Criticism
Page: 369
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Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out is nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Matthew Rubery uncovers this story, from Edison to today’s billion-dollar audiobook industry, and breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctive art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read.