Pocket-sized Playaway makes audiobooks accessible

NEWS – I’ve been wanting to read Where the Crawdads Sing for months. But bestsellers like that can be tough to find at the library, and I rarely buy books unless I can find them second hand. Even my usual library trick, to look for the audiobook or large-print version, didn’t seem to work this time. Until a brand new format popped up: Playaway.

Libraries across the country now offer these preloaded, pocket-sized audiobooks. It’s simple, just plug in your headphones (or your speaker or the aux cord in your vehicle), and play your self-contained audiobook.

Each one runs on a single AAA battery, which lasts more than 30 hours. My Playaway for Where the Crawdads Sing came with a fresh battery tucked into the case.

The controls are very simple, so even the least tech-savvy among us can manage them with ease. Power, play/pause, rewind, fast-forward, jump ahead a chapter, go back a chapter. That’s it! And volume control is clearly marked on the side.

I’ve done a lot of traveling lately, and this Playaway has been a great companion, especially when my luggage space was tight and my phone battery died. Even better, it didn’t cost me a dime.

If you don’t find the bright orange boxes in the audiobook section of your local library, Playaway has a form to help you request them.

Learn more about Playaway or purchase one directly.

Filed in categories: News

Tagged: eBook reader

Pocket-sized Playaway makes audiobooks accessible originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on September 21, 2019 at 10:00 am.

Note: If you are subscribed to this feed through FeedBurner, please switch to our native feed URL http://the-gadgeteer.com/feed/ in order to ensure continuous delivery.