Audiobooks and running

I absolutely LOVE audiobooks while running. The big deal for audiobooks is you have to find readers that voices sound ok to you.
I read a lot of horror and fantasy. I digested Stephen King's Dark Tower series and George R. Martin Game of Thrones. Not sure if they are the correct genre for you, but I love them.


Also BIG PROTIP: Go to your library for audiobooks! They are free there, take them home rip them and put on them on your player and you are good to go for no cash. Definitely a good way to see if you love it!

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I always listen to audiobooks while I work out, especially for running. I love librivox.org as a source to get free audiobooks. They have books that are out of copyright, so you'll get a lot of classics there. I also like audible.com--it's not free, but they have pretty good membership deals and a good selection.

Running with audiobooks is awesome. If you like classics, check out http://librivox.org/

If you like some of the classics there is an app called Audiobooks in the android market. I am sure there must be an iphone one as well. This app has about 2800 free audiobooks. I just finished the Land that Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The person that read it sounded good (they are volunteers). They have a bunch of different books and they are not all classics.

I enjoy audiobooks immensely, but I'm also an old-time radio fan.

You can find thousands of old-time radio shows on the internet in all kinds of genres that are all free because their copyrights have expired.
They have the old Sherlock Holmes with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. X-1 is an awesome sci-fi show, Buck Rogers, The Shadow, Fu Manchu, etc.

The cool thing about the radio shows is that they were designed like movies with no video, which means they are much more suited to "visualization" than audiobooks are. Lots of sound effects etc. Many of them are quite campy which actually adds to the fun for me.

the best database I have found for large volumes of them is at:
http://www.rusc.com
but they charge a (very small) membership fee for managing the library.

but you can find other sites where they can be downloaded for free, but are not organized quite so well.

Many can be downloaded as free podcasts in the itunes store.

Ha, ha, ha...I tried this and it was horrible for me....I thought it was such a great idea....I was listening to "the Help" and i was sooooooooo bored! I guess music is better for me...or maybe I just chose the wrong book....

I always listen to audiobooks or podcasts while I'm running. Music actually confuses me when I run. Go figure.

Obviously you would choose books in genres that you like.

You can get audio books from itunes, your local library, audible.com, amazon.

I don't listen to something that requires too much comprehension, or to something that's too boring. It needs to keep my attention, but if I miss something because my mind has wandered, it can't be too hard to figure out what's going on. If I keep having to rewind, it pisses me off.

Also the narrator makes or breaks the reading. If someone's voice gets on your nerves, you are never going to finish the book.

I usually like listening to teen fiction or chick lit. Easy listening.

The Hunger Games was really good to listen to. It is narrated by Carolyn McCormick (Dr Olivet, Law & Order) She has a really distinctive voice that keeps the audience engaged.

Right now, I'm listening to The Virgin River series by Robin Carr. Narrated by Theresa Plumber. She is very good in Narration.

I've tried listening to some Stephen King. Meh. Not my kinda thing for running.

I've listened to a couple of Maeve Binchey books. I like her style.

I wish I'd been keeping track of what I've listened to.

Thanks guys for the suggestions. I have never thought of listening to audiobooks. I will try this out. Definitely going to try out the Hunger Games b/c my son wants to see the movie when it comes out.