Comments for Shuffling through a book-less desert http://jmcbks.wordpress.com despite a huge tbr Sun, 19 May 2013 08:03:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Hurriedly presses the back button by clare london http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/hurriedly-presses-the-back-button/#comment-6068 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:03:48 +0000 https://jmcbks.wordpress.com/?p=3202#comment-6068 It may be all of those. It’s certainly (indirectly?) insulting to me, that they don’t try to get it right. Or do they really think that a faux-accent is adequate? Maybe the majority reader pool *doesn’t* notice, and it’s just me being pedantic (don’t really believe that LOL). The publisher/author relationship seems to stop at the published word, excluding alternative versions. I wonder also if a publisher has a contract with a certain actor, and guarantees xx books’ work, for a better overall cost. I know it’s an expensive project. There’s also a common response that only some actors can cope with explicit sexual content, especially m/m. But I know so many “resting” actors that are desperate for work, I can’t believe there aren’t better, win/win arrangements out there. I’m not sure what extra training it requires to be a voice artist. Josh Lanyon has done a series of posts recently on interviewing voice actors, I’ll go and look it up :)

]]> Comment on Hurriedly presses the back button by jmcbks http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/hurriedly-presses-the-back-button/#comment-6067 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:21:45 +0000 https://jmcbks.wordpress.com/?p=3202#comment-6067 Is it laziness on the part of publishers, do you think, that they don’t seem to look beyond what appears to be an known pool of narrators? Or is narrator selection outsourced, with a hiring decision made by someone who has no knowledge of the content and whether the narrator is at all suitable to that specific book?

]]> Comment on Hurriedly presses the back button by clarelondon http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/hurriedly-presses-the-back-button/#comment-6065 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:40 +0000 https://jmcbks.wordpress.com/?p=3202#comment-6065 My m/m book set in London was narrated by a Canadian actor with admittedly a great voice, but trying – and failing – to do the British accents. I’d been thrilled to hear it was going to audio, but ended up sorely disappointed :( . I love audio books, and I can’t believe publishers can’t find a wider pool of narrators.

]]> Comment on Hurriedly presses the back button by jmcbks http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/hurriedly-presses-the-back-button/#comment-6064 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:13:16 +0000 https://jmcbks.wordpress.com/?p=3202#comment-6064 Hi, Sunita!

I was wondering what you thought of this audio version. It’s really a shame that no one behind the publication got input from Kennedy. Or, you know, paid any attention to the content.

How are things? I’ve been mostly absent from Twitter lately, so I haven’t chatted with anyone in awhile. I miss it (the chatting) but am feeling happily less tethered to social media.

]]> Comment on Hurriedly presses the back button by Sunita (@sunita_d) http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/hurriedly-presses-the-back-button/#comment-6063 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:56:05 +0000 https://jmcbks.wordpress.com/?p=3202#comment-6063 My understanding is that the author had absolutely no input into this audio version. We’ve talked for a while on twitter (author, other readers, me) on how much fun it would be to have an audiobook, and we all assumed it would be read in the proper accents. So when this came out it was a horrible disappointment.

Like you, I’d LOVE to have an audiobook version of T&D. Ah well.

]]> Comment on More victims of the Great Book Purge by Keishon http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/more-victims-of-the-great-book-purge/#comment-6062 Fri, 17 May 2013 01:30:00 +0000 http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/?p=3199#comment-6062 I’ve always been sorta curious about Robin Paige historicals and when they came to digital format at $7.99, I find myself no longer curious. I’m sure I am wrong but they come off as cozy, cutesy historical mysteries to me. Not my thing. I’m all dark and angsty these days (well always).

]]> Comment on Latest victims of The Great Book Purge by jmcbks http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/latest-victims-of-the-great-book-purge/#comment-6061 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:48:08 +0000 http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/?p=3191#comment-6061 Hmm. I have some credits to use at Audible. Maybe I’ll check for U on audio. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Latest victims of The Great Book Purge by Wendy http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/latest-victims-of-the-great-book-purge/#comment-6060 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:33:28 +0000 http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/?p=3191#comment-6060 I do like Grafton on audio, in large part because she’s got a great narrator – Judy Kaye. At this point I’m so invested in the audio format for this series, I’m not sure I could go back and “read” them…..

]]> Comment on Latest victims of The Great Book Purge by jmcbks http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/latest-victims-of-the-great-book-purge/#comment-6059 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:29:50 +0000 http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/?p=3191#comment-6059 I meant to thank you for this. (Adding to my TBR on Kindle is okay, but not adding to the paper TBR.)

]]> Comment on Latest victims of The Great Book Purge by jmcbks http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/latest-victims-of-the-great-book-purge/#comment-6058 Fri, 17 May 2013 00:28:41 +0000 http://jmcbks.wordpress.com/?p=3191#comment-6058 I don’t think I have U TBR yet. But I’m sure I’ll get to it eventually. Do you like Grafton on audio generally, notwithstanding T?

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