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xkcd #2834: Book Podcasts
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I've been working my way through this 1950s podcast by someone named John Tolkien called 'Lord of the Rings'--it's a deep dive into this fictional world he created. Good stuff, really bingeable!
Once while listening to an audiobook I thought they should release subtitles for them, quickly realising that's the book.
I already listened to/read a few books by jumping between the audiobook and the actual book. An app that would make both match both so you can resume in any form you want would be nice.
Kindle has this, it's called Whispersync. Of course you need to buy both the book and the audiobook so it's not cheap.
I just finished listening to Duma Key by Stephen King. For some reason, the narrator thought it was a good idea to lower the volume of their voice and nearly whisper the really dramatic parts. It'd be like "**Her father was a **^smdfprhfjs"
I had to rewind so many times that I was ready to quit. Fantastic book otherwise, but having an option to jump to text real quick would've been a life saver.
And while you’re at it, you could add some pictures. Maybe something like a grid of 6-8 pictures on each page. The dialogue could be in a bubble close to the speaker’s head.
At this point I'm just grasping for straws but imagine such an audiobook where the pictures are shown alongside with the audio. Perhaps even using 24 individual drawings per second to mimic motion. Or 30 for Americans.
What if you could influence the story by using some kind of remote? I guess you could call it a "controller"?
Oh, and then you could add a system for buying new clothes for the main character if you don’t like the default ones.
You’re a genius! This new invention is going revolutionize the whole industry.
If it were synced to the narrators pace I could dig it. I like reading but my ADHD is terrible and it's hard to keep my attention on books for very long. I have an easier time with audiobooks but sometimes things are hard to hear or my mind wanders for a second and rewinding doesn't always do the trick. My brain will drift right at the moment I missed several times in a row, so having something on the screen that can grab my attention would come in handy