The niftiest little thing arrived in the mail the other day.
It's a rerelease of the unabridged audiobook of The Magicians' Guild, as published by Bolinda Audio. What's so cool about it is that it comes as a ready-to-play package. Earphones are supplied and batteries included (and yes they're replaceable). No need to dig up a tape or cd player, or get to a computer so you can download it to your ipod. You just plug in the earphones and start listening.
I can see all sorts of potential in this idea. Delays at the airport? Unexpectedly need to catch a train? IPod run out of power? Just pop into the bookshop and grab one of these.
How widely available they are I can't tell you, or where to get them, but this is one of those ideas I'd love to see take off. Even if just out of a selfish desire to be able to buy something to listen to next time I'm stuck at an airport with a delayed flight and a flat iPod.
