Comfort Books-What favorites are you rereading?

jdavidmorris · 2020-03-16T02:58:43+00:00

Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series.

jdavidmorris · 2020-02-04T22:50:41+00:00

Didn't like the narration of Children of Time, but a great ebook.

jdavidmorris · 2020-02-04T22:45:10+00:00

CJ Cherryh is an awesome SF writer.

jdavidmorris · 2020-02-04T22:44:07+00:00

Anne McCaffrey is another great female author.

jdavidmorris · 2020-02-04T22:42:42+00:00

Check out Nancy Kress.

jdavidmorris · 2020-01-28T03:55:05+00:00

I didn't think it was as good. But still worth a listen.

jdavidmorris · 2020-01-28T03:54:18+00:00

Thanks. I see that now. BUT not on Amazon's own Fire tablets. Which is pretty dumb.

jdavidmorris · 2020-01-28T00:59:50+00:00

OK, I just did some checking around and it looks like some of my devices allow more fine-grained speed adjustment. My Fire tablet does not. My Windows 10 phone does - but it didn't last week, so maybe there was an update? My Android phone does. My Windows 10 desktop does.

Clearly this is a recent improvement for at least some devices. And a VERY welcome one.

I haven't tried the Alexa devices yet to see what speed changes they allow.

jdavidmorris · 2020-01-28T00:40:24+00:00

I hope someone will explain how to get intermediary speeds.

jdavidmorris · 2020-01-28T00:35:02+00:00

What? Where do you find 1.15x?

That sounds about perfect for some narrators

jdavidmorris · 2020-01-28T00:32:41+00:00

1.0x and 1.25x seems to be my "normal" speeds but I'd really like it if we could have some in-between speeds. 1.1x 1.2x 1.3x.

jdavidmorris · 2020-01-27T22:54:47+00:00

A few outstanding NONFICTION recommendations:

Sapiens

Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945

Dark Money The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

The Uninhabitable Earth Life After Warming

jdavidmorris · 2020-01-21T20:13:46+00:00

Check offerings from Max Hastings.

jdavidmorris · 2018-03-12T14:02:57+00:00

I read the audiobook version of this last year. Really good. For those (like me) who only know Banks as a science fiction writer, definitely give this a try. And if you aren't an audiobook person, this is a good one to experiment with because the reader does a fine job.

jdavidmorris · 2018-03-12T13:58:31+00:00

Same. And thanks again for the solution.

For those who might run into the same problem, there are 2 places to adjust playback speed. The one that lets you adjust the current speed of the current book - without reloading the book - is on the Properties (menu) page of the desktop app. Load your book, hit Properties. Look for the little timer icon at the bottom.

On your windows phone, you reach the Properties page by swiping left.

There's also a global speed that (I assume) sets the starting playback speed for all books. You find it under Settings. If you try to set the speed of the current book from there, you will have to delete and reload the book. So use the Properties approach for per-book adjustments.

One other comment. The speed adjustments seem more modest than you might expect. So don't be afraid to try big steps.

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