Free MP3 of the start of ‘The Solomon Scandals’ suspense novel
A free MP3 of the start of The Solomon Scandals—one hour of a total of about eight—is now online for everyone to download for iPods or other players. Click here to get the file, which includes an audio overview.
Big thanks to librarian Tom Peters, the narrator, who’ll be leading a discussion of this Washington suspense novel at 9 p.m. on July 21 for Online Programming for All Libraries. If you’re blind or otherwise print-challenged, you can catch up with Tom for the rest of the installments as they become available. Meanwhile you can read a text overview of Scandals as well as a list of the characters.
Note: The download address may change. Check solomonscandals.com if the current one does not work.
Special offer to all librarians: Contact me for permission to make your own recordings of the first part of Scandals. In addition, I can arrange for you to record the rest of the book for disabled patrons, at no charge. I may extend the “first hour” part of the offer to nonlibrarians, but am starting with librarians, given my interest in library advocacy.
June 5th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Crafting a free MP3 is a very creative and innovative way to introduce people to a novel. Narration is a tricky task, and Tom Peters does a good job with some fine prose. Congratulations and much success with the upcoming book discussion.
The Boston Globe has a recent article about an author who found an audience by reading his book aloud online. Also, TeleRead has covered Scott Sigler’s success via podcasts.