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	<itunes:summary>EarlyWord is a Blog and Web site on a mission - to give libraries the earliest information possible on the books their customers will be looking for, so they can stay ahead of demand. By giving readers what they want, when they want it, we believe libraries can increase their circulation and their support.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Audiophiles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Rawlinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Sedaris is a master of the audio format, so it&#8217;s no wonder that he is also a fan.
On the New Yorker Book Bench blog last week, he writes about his favorite audios, a slim selection of four from all time, that achieve the perfect match of both material and narrator. Among his choices are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gaiman &amp; Sedaris; Audio Fans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Rawlinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Audiobook sales have dropped this year. On NPR&#8217;s Morning Edition today, Neil Gaiman gave the love to the format, supported by David Sedaris also calls himself a &#8220;tapeworm,&#8221; a habit fostered by his library, and Martin Jarvis, an audiobook reader as well as producer.
It&#8217;s worth listening to just to hear all of those great voices.
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		<title>Jim Dale Fans Rejoice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Rawlinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the launch of the Winnie-the-Pooh sequel, Return to The Hundred Acre Wood, Jim Dale, narrator of the audiobook, entertained a group of children at NYPL.
Ron Hogan at GalleyCat recorded Dale, including this brilliant dressing-down of adults who dare to keep their cell phones on:

Several more videos from the event are available on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OverDrive Moves to Wireless</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Rawlinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Library customers no longer need to be at their computer to download titles from OverDrive, if they are on the Windows Mobile platform. OverDrive&#8217;s new media console allows users to wirelessly download audio, video and music.
OverDrive says in its press release that this is &#8220;the first in a series of free mobile applications&#8221; and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MAGICIANS Rises Above Mixed Reviews</title>
		<link>http://www.earlyword.com/2009/08/20/magicians-rises-despite-mixed-reviews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlotte Abbott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lev Grossman&#8217;s novel, The Magicians, about a college student whom USA Today compared to &#8220;Holden Caulfield attending Harry Potter&#8217;s Hogwarts,&#8221; debuts at #77 on USA Today list, and rises to #231 on Amazon. Libraries are showing heavy holds on very light ordering of 3 to 42 copies, even though pre-pub reviews were strong in Booklist, BookPage, Kirkus and Library Journal.
Pervasive review coverage is probably a [...]]]></description>
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