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Booklist Audiobook Webinar

I am a huge fan of audiobooks, so the following free webinar by Booklist looks good to me:


Tuesday, June 8, 2010

3:00 Eastern / 2:00 Central / 12:00 Pacific

In this informative hourlong webinar, Booklist Media editor Sue-Ellen Beauregard and school librarian, Booklist columnist, and Booklist Online audiobook blogger Mary Burkey will be joined by representatives from Books on Tape/Listening Library, BBC Audiobooks America, and HighBridge Audio for an exciting discussion of audiobooks from A to Z, including the latest titles featuring popular readers, how to integrate audiobooks into book club promotions and discussions, finding backlist and crossover titles that fit the bill for summer listening, and much, much more.

Register here.

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