[Publib] RE:importance of narrators in audio books

[Beth Nicholson]

>I haven't heard the complaint lately, but earlier in the history of
> audiobooks, one publisher was Listening Library, and many of the books
> they recorded were British titles read by British readers.  We had a lot
> of complaints from a wide variety of patrons - all ages, both genders,
> who disliked the British readers - they couldn't understand the accents.
>

I've heard that complaint a little, but I personally much prefer it. It 
doesn't make much sense to have C.J. Critt with her southern voice doing a 
Ruth Rendell book.

Beth

Beth Nicholson, Director
Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library
404 W. Pike St.
Clarksburg, WV  26301
304-627-2236  FAX 304-627-2427
nicholsb at clark.lib.wv.us
Beth Nicholson, Director
Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library
404 W. Pike St.
Clarksburg, WV  26301
304-627-2236  FAX 304-627-2427
nicholsb at clark.lib.wv.us