[Publib] audiobooks on cassette

[Denise E. Harris]

In addition to ease of use by seniors, I personally use cassettes  
frequently because I can switch players without having to relisten to  
tracks. So the tape can move from my car, to the player in the house,  
then to the portable player for my walks and yard work without any  
difficulty. Cassettes are also helpful for the times when you miss a  
phrase and need to rewind just a bit. My CD players take me back the  
entire track, which is frustrating if I only missed a sentence or two,  
of course near the end of the track!

My car has both a cassette and CD player, so it is also great if I'm  
listening to a cassette, but the family is listening to a CD. There's  
no need to write down tracks and switch CDs depending on who is in the  
car.

However, my library now buys mostly CDs and MP3s and is in the process  
of weeding many of the cassettes.

Denise E. Harris

Adult Services Librarian
White Lake Township Library
7527 E. Highland Rd.
White Lake, MI 48383

248-698-4942