You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. I was prepared to find the Playaway all-in-one audibook player ridiculous. Why would anyone purchase ...

SOLON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the first time since its launch, the Playaway ® all-in-one audiobook has been redesigned, giving listeners the simple, pre-loaded experience they already love with ...

In a nation where Spanish is the most spoken non-English language in households, libraries have often faced a challenge in providing an ample selection of Spanish content. Recognizing this gap and the ...

What do you get when you marry the inconvenience and bulk of hardbound books to a single-function audio player reminiscent of those bulky audio tour guides they hand out at museums? If you're a ...

Playaway Products is working closely with major Spanish publishers to offer a curated selection of over 350 popular and award-winning titles for people of all ages, giving schools and libraries an ...

"In Solon, we embrace the use of this technology because first and foremost, it is a literate behavior that literate adults participate in routinely — listening to a text while driving or traveling or ...

It might be a weak punchline, but it’s a Playaway audio book and a hit at Eagle Ridge Junior High School. Jean Klatte, the school’s media center specialist, introduced students to the Playaways last ...

No matter how cheap digital audio players have gotten, the idea of selling a disposable one-time-use one would still make most consumers shrug with ambivalence. After all, the great thing about a DAP ...

If you’re interested in an audio book but don’t want to mess with CDs, check out the Playaway at the Grand Island Public Library. The compact, self-contained digital device connects you with some of ...

This week, the first self-playing digital audio book was announced. While it doesn’t seem like such a big deal, this is the first time that any kind of digital media has been sold with the player ...

“I loved this book! It was so exciting to listen to.” What teacher or parent wouldn’t want to hear this kind of comment from their young student? These comments are what two Hatherly Elementary ...

It’s a list with lots of slots, including “Wild” in two formats, two versions of Dan Brown’s “Inferno” and four takes on “The Hunger Games” franchise. That leaves 24 other slots for best-selling ...