Traveling Classics provides an audiobook player apps for all your favorite classic novels. These are available in the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
At first, I downloaded Treasure Island and was taken away with the text (easy to read) and the narrator’s voice (a British accent consistent with the setting and the first person in the book telling the story).
So what happened with The Return of Sherlock Holmes? The first story, The Empty House, is told by Watson, but it is a woman who is speaking and not with a British accent. Further, she narrates the dates in the opening paragraph inconsistently with what’s written in the text. Going forward, wouldn’t it be a good idea to honor the author’s characters?
Hi, I really enjoyed Treasure Island. The author takes on each character with a unique voice and tone, and adds to an already great story. Nice job on that! I would buy more of these titles if they were available.
I did download your Audiobook download app and noticed there is no 30 second skip forward or backwards option. This would really be helpful as using the slider is clumsy at best. Sometimes while driving I will miss out on something or want to hear it again. Having the 30 second skip option enables me to quickly navigate the book without having to use the slider. Also, if you could use big buttons for this feature, then it would make it much easier to access this function. There is a lot of whitespace on the screen, so I would think it an easy thing to do?
this is the most disappointing app I have run into. Tried several books, all read aloud by people who could hardly read and mispronounced many words. Didn’t expect professional actors, but i did expect literate people, skillful at reading aloud. It was painful to listen to them struggling to put the sentences together. This TOTALLY spoiled the experience and i am getting rid of the app
My name is Paulo Sette and I work in a Audiobook Company in Brazil called AudioJus http://www.audiojus.com.br.
All of our products (about 40) are text books + audio CDs. (Portuguese)
We want to start selling our catalog to iPhone too and we would like to know if Cross Forward Consulting is intersted in a partnership.
#1 by William Scotti at May 4th, 2009
At first, I downloaded Treasure Island and was taken away with the text (easy to read) and the narrator’s voice (a British accent consistent with the setting and the first person in the book telling the story).
So what happened with The Return of Sherlock Holmes? The first story, The Empty House, is told by Watson, but it is a woman who is speaking and not with a British accent. Further, she narrates the dates in the opening paragraph inconsistently with what’s written in the text. Going forward, wouldn’t it be a good idea to honor the author’s characters?
#2 by John at October 15th, 2009
Hi, I really enjoyed Treasure Island. The author takes on each character with a unique voice and tone, and adds to an already great story. Nice job on that! I would buy more of these titles if they were available.
I did download your Audiobook download app and noticed there is no 30 second skip forward or backwards option. This would really be helpful as using the slider is clumsy at best. Sometimes while driving I will miss out on something or want to hear it again. Having the 30 second skip option enables me to quickly navigate the book without having to use the slider. Also, if you could use big buttons for this feature, then it would make it much easier to access this function. There is a lot of whitespace on the screen, so I would think it an easy thing to do?
Now, when can we expect this feature!!
#3 by mary woodbury at November 30th, 2009
this is the most disappointing app I have run into. Tried several books, all read aloud by people who could hardly read and mispronounced many words. Didn’t expect professional actors, but i did expect literate people, skillful at reading aloud. It was painful to listen to them struggling to put the sentences together. This TOTALLY spoiled the experience and i am getting rid of the app
#4 by Paulo Sette at January 2nd, 2010
Dear Mr. / Ms.,
My name is Paulo Sette and I work in a Audiobook Company in Brazil called AudioJus http://www.audiojus.com.br.
All of our products (about 40) are text books + audio CDs. (Portuguese)
We want to start selling our catalog to iPhone too and we would like to know if Cross Forward Consulting is intersted in a partnership.
I am looking forward to your reply,
Sincerely,
Paulo Sette