Gordon Anthony · @BlindGordon
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An interesting discussion on Talking Book podcast today on the topic of AI narrators. Iโ€™m still conflicted about this. I donโ€™t think AI could ever provide the emotion or range of voices a human narrator brings to an , but so many books never get recorded. Is there room for both, perhaps with different pricing? Perhaps we could pay a bit less for a book with an AI narrator?

#rnib #audiobook #a11y #talkingbooks #narration

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Rickard Sisters · @RickardSisters
249 followers · 470 posts · Server toot.community

๐ŸŽบ People of and associated environs! ๐ŸŽบ

On Sat 11th Feb (4 weeks today) weโ€™re coming to talk about our suffragette graphic novel, No Surrender!

Hereโ€™s a link to book, thank you to the Yellow Lighted Bookshop for arranging it ๐Ÿ“š

ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/st

@bookstodon

#Stroud #bookshop #graphicnovel #bookstodon #talkingbooks #author #writer #illustrator #illustration #suffragette #votesforwomen

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Ciara · @CiaraNi
444 followers · 905 posts · Server mastodon.green

Outside in Aarhus
Inside in Mississippi


#fredagsbog #audiobooks #talkingbooks

Last updated 2 years ago

@ishmaellasting

Personally I would call such individuals: Ignorant, Arrogant, Prejudiced Dingbats or SCUM!

It took YEARS for RNIB to get going.

It is ONLY because they are now so mainstream that they are affordable.

I am & so cannot use them, I need / - not a .

Do such people think are Woke?







#talkingbooks #sighted #hardofhearing #subtitles #cc #livetranscribe #relayuk #screenreader #alttext #CamelHump #accessibility #audiobooks #books #visuallyimpaired #blind #RNIB #deaf #ignorance

Last updated 2 years ago

Gordon Anthony · @BlindGordon
154 followers · 421 posts · Server home.social

I recently discovered the Orphan X series of books by Gregg Hurwitz which are, thankfully, available in audio format from the Reading Services library. Fast-paced adventure stories which really held my interest. A bit Equaliser / super-hero, but very enjoyable. Looking forward to working through the series.

#rnib #books #talkingbooks #reading

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Merry H · @kindjourneys
123 followers · 951 posts · Server mastodon.scot

Current talking book: "Death and the Arrow" by Chris Priestley. (Borrowed on Libby/my library.) Young adult murder mystery set in early 18th century London. Very likeable hero and lovely historical detail, and I'm enjoying it immensely. Has CWs for period-typical, plot-relevant racism (portrayed suitably negatively), colonialism (ditto), and classism (ditto).

#books #talkingbooks

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