Podcasting, War of the Worlds, Audio Publishers
Podcasting + War of the Worlds + Audio Publishers + Digital DownloadsPodcasting Heats Up With iTunes 4.9
On June 28th, 2005 Apple released
iTunes 4.9 which now features a Podcast Directory
with thousands of free podcasts to browse and
already the number of downloads for these podcasts
is in the millions.
Podcasting is a revolutionary
form of
broadcasting which allows virtually anyone to record
a podcast, and then people can subscribe to them
and automatically download these audio programs to
play on their computer, iPod, or any other digital
audio player. This innovation was made possible
thanks to RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication), the
same technology that allows you to subscribe to
blogs.
Now along with popular music and audio
book
downloads, iTunes has added a section to their store
dedicated solely to downloading free Podcasts with
audio programs from numerous public radio stations,
along with shows from ABC News, CNN, and Air
America radio, as well as informative podcasts on
almost any topic imaginable recorded by do-it-
yourself podcasters around the globe.
LearnOutLoud.com is excited to take part in this
revolutionary new medium that has dissolved the
boundaries placed on how we receive valuable
information. We soon hope to be your central
resource for educational podcasts where you can find
great free audio content on any topic you're wanting
to learn about. Already we feature dozens of
podcasts that you can download through our site or
link to iTunes to subscribe to. We have podcasts
covering politics, technology, history, and much more
such as The Al Franken
Show, this WEEK in TECH and History
According to Bob.
In addition to showcasing educational Podcasts on
our site, we are proud to continue recording
LearnOutLoud.com's "Audio Learning Revolution"
Podcast on a regular basis. Each week our Podcast
devotes time to particular aspects of audio learning
and covers resources for topics that you can learn
about on audio. To download our show for free, visit
www.learnoutloud.com/podcast.
Also to listen and subscribe to our Podcast in the
iTunes directory Click Here
or simply search the iTunes Podcast
Directory for "learnoutloud". And for any other
podcasting applications you might
use our podcast feed URL is:
http://www.learnoutloud.com/podcasts/podcast
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War of the Worlds Audio Page
You've seen all the hype for the new Steven
Spielberg blockbuster adaptation of War of the
Worlds, but now maybe you're interested in listening
to an audio book of H.G. Wells' original 1898 classic
or hearing other dramatic adaptations such as Orson
Welles' 1938 radio broadcast.
Don't waste time scouring the internet to find other
versions, because LearnOutLoud.com has collected
every adaptation of War of the Worlds available on
Audio. The War of the World's
Audio Page features multiple unabridged audio
books of H.G. Well's original novel, every version of
Orson Welles' classic 1938 broadcast, and other
adaptations such as a 1970s Musical
version, a 50th Anniversary
Production redone by NPR, and a Full
Cast Dramatization featuring the cast of Star
Trek.
You'll find most of these titles on Cassette & CD and
for some versions you can even download the audio
programs directly to your computer. The page also
features a selection on VHS and DVD videos,
including George Pal's 1953 Film
Adaptation, and documentaries like "The
Day that Panicked America". The War of the
Worlds has a rich artistic history available on audio,
and after you visit our page, you'll find that the new
film is just an addition to a visionary legacy started
by H.G. Wells over a century ago.
Audio & Video Learning Publisher Database
Want to find more resources for learning on
audio? Want to discover great audio publishers
covering topics like Self Development
or Language
Learning? Want to know which Audiobook
Rental Services offer the best deal for you? Let
LearnOutLoud.com help you find all the audio learning
resources you need with our extensive listing of Publisher
Pages.
With this resource you'll not only find information and
resources from major publishers like Simon and Schuster Audio and Random
House Audio. You'll also find entries for lesser
known audio and video learning publishers like The
Teaching Company and Nightingale Conant; important
publishers that utilize great lecturers and speakers to
instruct you on dozens of fascinating topics. You'll
also find all the major audio book publishers of
unabridged nonfiction and classic literature like Blackstone Audio and Recorded
Books.
In addition to listing off publishers, we also showcase
the rental subscription companies and digital
download services like Jiggerbug, Simply
Audiobooks, and the leading audio download
resource Audible.com.
Each publisher profile provides you with descriptions
of these publishers and retailers along with detailed
data on a given company's products and their
contact information. LearnOutLoud.com has designed
these pages specifically for you to get better
aquainted with the providers that make up the vast
world of audio and video learning.
Digital Downloads & the Future of Audio Learning
by
David@LearnOutLoud.com
The biggest
revolution in the history of audio learning is happening
right now. Audio content including audio books,
podcasts, radio programs, lectures, speeches, and all
other kinds of audio programs are now available to
download. While most people still listen to audio
books on CD and Cassette, there are some people
including myself that are learning more and more on
portable digital audio players like iPods.
I got my 20 GB iPod last Christmas and since then
I've discovered many resources for digitally
downloading great audio content. The major resource
is Audible.com
which has done an amazing job of collecting content
from hundreds of audio publishers and selling audio
downloads of these programs.
I download most of
my audio books through Audible.com. They have
reviews, audio samples, and a wide array of ways to
browse to help me find what I want. And one of the
best features of their downloads is that they are
bookmarkable on my iPod, which means I can pause
my place on multiple audio books and then go back to
exactly where I left off. Audible.com also has a
number of monthly membership plans that can make
buying audio books much cheaper.
Apple has joined forces with Audible.com and their
music downloading program iTunes features a Downloadable
Audiobooks Section which has mostly what is
available on Audible.com. Downloading audiobooks on
iTunes is as easy as downloading music there and it
may be preferable for people that already use iTunes
a lot. MSN Music is also competing with iTunes and
while they don't feature audio books, MSN Music does
have a Spoken Word Section, along
with interesting audio publishers like Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and Radio
Classics. There's also some smaller retailers
offering digital
downloads like PayPerListen.com and mp3
Motivators.
So there's already a lot of great digital download
resources out there and with podcasting exploding
these resources are increasing exponentially. Now I
can rapidly download dozens of audio books and
podcasts onto my portable digital audio player and
listen to them everywhere I go. It's really
revolutionizing the way I learn on audio.
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