Overland Journal – August 01, 2019

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bookmarksectionsofthebookthatyou’dlike

torevisit,andquicklyreplaypartsyoumissed

withthe30-secondreplaybutton.Narration

speedcan beadjusted between0.5 and 3.5

timestheoriginalspeed—averyhelpfulfea-

ture.AudibleintegrateswithAndroid Auto

andAppleCarPlay,anddrivingmodesimpli-

fiestheinterface tojust threebuttons:play,

createa bookmark,and30-secondplayback.

While theapp is free,content requires

purchasing.Sincethenarrationcanmakeor

breakanaudiobook,I wouldhighlyrecom-

mendlistening to a sample before making a

selection.

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Originally recorded as an aid for the

sight-impaired,audiobookshavebeenaround

since1932.Thetechnologyavailableatthat

timemadelong recordingsnearimpossible,

but as equipmentand digitalstorage space

continuedtoadvance,sodidtheaudiobook.

Anyonewhohasspentlonghoursinthe

seatofa carwillagreethatauditorystimula-

tionis oneoftherequisitestostayingawake,

soit seemsonlya naturalfittolistentobooks

whileontheroad.Whenit comestoaudio-

books,Audibleis sucha clear leaderinthis

spacethatI hadtolooktoseeif therewere

evencompetitors.

Audibleis straightforward,easy tonavi-

gate,anddownloadingcontentforofflinelis-

tening is as simple as it should be. You can

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Listen to fiction,learna new

Audible language, or improve your skills.

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