Massachusetts libraries sound death knell for books on cassette
The Feb 1 issue of the Salem(MA) News had an article called “Libraries sound death knell for books on cassette.”
http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_032003042.html
“The cassette tape — once the preferred medium for car tunes and underground ’80s punk rock — had been living out a modest retirement, working occasionally in libraries as audiobooks.
Now, newer, flashier media like downloadable books, combined with changing listening habits, are sending the cassette into obsolescence. Libraries are scorning cassettes as they would a poorly plotted romance novel.”
At my library, we offer both books on tape and compact disc. Older patrons prefer the tape version. But as the article states, publishers are no longer offering books on tape for new titles.
Posted by Rich
