The Book Riot Podcast, Episode #14: If You Give a Dude a Gadget
The Book Riot Podcast, Episode #14: If You Give a Dude a Gadget
Rebecca and Jeff talk about movie versions of THE GIVER, bookstores that smell like chocolate, Borders bookstore lives on in Singapore, the rise of audiobooks, and the origin of the Playboy interview. This episode is sponsored by Among the Janeites by Deborah Yaffe. [iframe src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2431788/height/235/width/450/theme/standard/direction/no/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/” height=”235″ width=”450″ scrolling=”no”] Take this short (7 question) survey to tell us a bit about yourself and help us select the best sponsors for the podcast audience. You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (click here) or via RSS (link here). You can also download a free dedicated app for iOS or for Android. Links discussed in the show: Meryl Streep to play Chief Elder in THE GIVER Hunger Games-themed summer camp Women buy 58% of books, 44% of books bought online Audiobook sales up, 31% year-over-year at Hachette Kansas state librarian makes Facebook page illustrating difficulty of getting ebooks from Big Six into libraries Sony tool matches you to ebooks for your moodNew Books!
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