Audible All the Way

"Audible.com, the audio Web service, lets you download audiobooks, newspapers, and radio broadcasts, while its custom-built Otis player makes you a digitized commuter...."

Audible Otis review - "If you want to listen to the New York Times  every morning or you like books on tape, you'll love the Otis; however, hard-core MP3 fans should look elsewhere."

Audible.com review - "Audible.com ranks among the Web's best services, with a huge library of discounted audio programs and long-overdue support for CD burners. If you like your reading material in digital format, subscribe ASAP. "

ZDNet gives Audible and its MP3 player high marks, although they do make one factual error. If you become a premium subscriber (2 titles each month for $15.95/month), you get the Otis free, not for an additional $50. I give the service even higher marks than they do. I don't have an Otis (yet!), but I've played with one and it serves its purpose well.

I think my home library is going to start circulating Audible titles this summer. Whoo-hoo!