Daniel Roth, editorial director of Simon and Schuster`s audio publishing division, is reflecting on the skyrocketing demand for nonmusical audiocassettes. ”This is a technological extension o… ...

I’m an English professor, so of course I enjoy reading. But looking back on my childhood, I am certain that my interest in literature was stimulated not so much by reading books myself as by ...

The first 400 miles were a breeze. Then, somewhere north of Chattanooga, Tenn., still more than 600 miles from home, we hit the dead zone. As in dead to the world. Zonked out. Pooped. Beat. If you&… ...

In the Jan. 10 Dr. Gridlock column, reader Russell Klosk suggested audio books as a way to break the monotony of commuting. "Time seems to pass quicker, and I am both learning and enjoying the ...

Each page of each “book” in it would be stored on possibly a square millimeter of tape. The library would serve 100 or more universities, each of which would have a multitude of viewing screens.

After understudying ”Hamlet” on the stage, Frank Muller was eager and ready for a shot at the title role. When the opportunity finally came, the mercurial actor didn`t stop with Hamlet. He ...

One Thousand Books on Tape -- and Counting. By Bob Levey. August 28, 2003 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. H er voice is not quite sultry, not quite bouncy, but firm and crisp, clean and definite.

Why? "I like the fact that it's a blend of two technologies--one really old and the other relatively new. I also travel an awful lot. Very often when I'm on a plane late at night, I find it's the ...

Duvall Hecht in 1995 with his first wife, Sigrid, who helped him start the company Books on Tape. “Everyone looked to Duvall and Sigrid as industry leaders,” an audiobook executive said.

Apparently, Books On Tape put on an amazing live show. Onstage, Todd Drootin doesn t rely on a mere laptop to bring his music to life and for that reason, his reputation precedes him.