ONE SIDE EFFECT of owning a Kindle is having to upgrade earbuds because the Kindle is really good at storing MP3 and buying Audible books.
I spread my audio experience across several platforms, mainly to avoid a flat battery on any one device. Although my preferred listening experience is through Pocket Casts on the iPod Touch, Zune's Music Player on my Nokia Lumia is also a brilliant option. However, the production values achieved on the Kindle through Audible.com books is superb. So it's Pocket Casts (iOS ans Android), Zune subscriptions (Windows Phone) and Audible on Kindle. After less than a year with the Kindle, I've run out of space on the device. That's mainly because I'm carrying too many PDFs in the Kindle. I've decided to sort out that issue, keeping PDFs in Evernote on both the Lumia and the iPod Touch.
It's important to mention that Audible gives me an enhanced perspective to the written word. Plus, thanks to audio books, I'm able to feed a seven-month old son while listening to essential reading materials. There’s something revelatory in hearing an author read original work.
Thanking you, Kindle. And Zune. And Pocket Casts.
Pocket Casts is an app written by the fine folks at Shifty Jelly.