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Monica Ferris in Audio

I only just signed the contract with BBC Audio to bring the Betsy Devonshire Needlework Mysteries to the audio market -- and they're listed on Amazon.com as going on sale in June! I only signed over the rights to two, Embroidered Truths, which will come out in hardcover the same month, and Double Knit, which I haven't finished writing yet. The audio of ET is costly, about $50 at Amazon, which (I hope) means it isn't abridged. Still, it's exciting to finally have at least one coming out in a version that means you can sit and stitch while you listen.

What do you think, will anyone buy it?

BTW, I'm signed up for the Columbus Market, but did so too late to stay at the hotel where it happens. Anyone know of a cancellation? Anyone going want a roommate?

Mary Monica aka Monica Ferris

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Monica Ferris
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Hi Monica,

$50 is a bit pricey. I would love to buy copies of your audio books for my husband's grandmother. She'll be 92 this Thursday and she was an incredible knitter before her eyesight became too poor to do handwork. It's really sad to see a woman who took so much joy and pride in her needlework unable to do it anymore and now she just sits. A lot of the family has taken to getting her books on tape to listen to in her spare time. I think that elderly women may be a good target market for you...but tell Amazon that none of them will be able to afford it on a fixed income. :-(

Best to you, Jenn

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Jenn Vanderslice

I'll buy them if they come on Audible.com.

I'd love to listen and stitch but only listen to MP3s

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Mulyanti

I personally wouldn't, but that's because I seem to be incapable of following along with audiobooks. Not sure why, but I consistently get lost while listening. But I do know several people that do very well with audiobooks.

Jenn L.

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Jenn Liace

be incapable of

I wonder if that has to do with early training experiences? For instance, I grew up listening to stories on radio and learned to tune out everything else. On the other hand, I've noticed that, without practising that gift, I have lost some of the ability to follow a storyline. There's "Chapter A Day" on Wis. Pub. Radio every day at

12:30 pm. I've tried to listen, but my mind wanders. :-) My mind has gotten used to visual clues, and without them, I can't seem to focus like I could years ago. I refuse to blame it on my age. :-)

Dianne

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Dianne Lewandowski

I find I can only concentrate if my hands are occupied. I listen when I drive and when I stitch, but I can't listen when I'm walking or when I'm idle.

Definitely a kinesthetic learner!

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Mulyanti

I've never bought an audio book but, imnsho, $50 is a bit pricey. I might spend that much for a 'reference' tome in hardback but never for one story.

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anne

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How many cassettes will it have? Books on tape are NOT cheap but that's how it is with some things in life. Libraries are a good source of books on tape for those who can't afford to buy them. I considered buying Jane Eyre on tape for my sister one year & it was $75 so I sent the catalog to her DH. :-) I purchased "A Christmas Carol" for myself on tape last Christmas and it was $25 for a two tape set (unabridged, of course! ! !). Our library system charges $6 to $8 to replace a damaged / lost tape IF it comes from a compnany that will replace individual tapes, so $50 isn't as outrageous as it may seem for a retail price on an audio book. I hope BBC gets you a good reader! Liz from Humbug

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Liz

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