Comments on: Bad Astronomy audio book now available

By: Espi

Espi — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:55:46 +0000

YAY! I think it’s great but, do the narration for “Death From The Skies” when you do the audiobook version. No one can give it your passion and flair but you!

By: Zack

Zack — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:27:10 +0000

The Audible book is alright. Unfortunately it comes in a DRM format. This really sucks! How can I keep my property if Audible goes under or changes DRM?

By: David in Cincinnati

David in Cincinnati — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:20:46 +0000

Bought it cuz I love audiobooks, but disappointed that it isn’t narrated by the author…

Phil!! Phil!!! Are you listening?… Pleeeeaze do the narration for “Death From The Skies” when you do the audiobook version. No one else can do it justice in anything else but your own voice – especially after seeing Bad Universe on Discovery and meeting you at the Cincinnati Observatory back in ’08.. BTW, when’s that third episode? …

By: Protesilaus

Protesilaus — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:38:03 +0000

I am a member of Audible and can download this with one of my credits. I hope they give you royalties for that kind of purchase, otherwise I may just need to buy it.

By: buffalodavid

buffalodavid — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:41:01 +0000

See, it took all the way to comment 14 for the running gag to kick in. Downloading NOW! I already have THREE hard copies. But when I bring this one to TAM, how will you autograph it?

By: Lex Carter

Lex Carter — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:12:45 +0000

Just got the audible,Kevin does a good job narrating.the pace is such,that you have time to visualize,all the stuff in your head.
….me likes!

By: Benny

Benny — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:17:25 +0000

Awesome! I have the dead tree version, but I love audio books and Audible so I’ll get that too.

By: Ken B

Ken B — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:22:00 +0000

I was listening to today’s Tekzilla Daily podcast, which was sponsored by Audible, and guess which book was one of their samples in the ad? Yup, none other than “Bad Astronomy”, by some “Dr. Phillip C. Plait” guy. (No, they didn’t have a clip. Just mention of things like the moon hoax and other things in the book. iTunes, however, does have their usual 30-second clip available.)

By: CB

CB — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:59:27 +0000

I bought it. Thanks, Phil!

By: UmTutSut

UmTutSut — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:24:26 +0000

Was one of the pronunciations the narrator checked “Haleakala?” ;-P

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:54:29 +0000

Unfortunately, according to their website, “Audible is not compatible with Windows 98, Linux or Ubuntu”. (I’m using Fedora 12…)

Off-topic, but I was saddened to read that the writer of xkcd is going through a rough time at the moment.

By: PsyberDave

PsyberDave — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:50:09 +0000

You wrote a book?

By: dumnezeueateu

dumnezeueateu — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:06:13 +0000

Hei Phil, big audible fan.

Will get the book soon, hopefully it’s not restricted in other countries (i hate that).

Please try making an audiobook yourself, it’s really amazing and makes the audio book so much more worthwhile.

By: Todd W.

Todd W. — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:05:27 +0000

@Atheist Panda

Slightly disappointed that it’s not read by the author.

My guess, he didn’t do it because he dreaded the inevitable “You narrated a book?” comments.

By: Karl

Karl — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:39:16 +0000

As soon as I saw BA on Audible.com I downloaded it. I enjoyed it almost has much as reading for the first time. Now lets ge t” Death from the Skies” on Audible .

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:23:39 +0000

Oh man, you should have done the narrating yourself.

By: Atheist Panda

Atheist Panda — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:07:49 +0000

Slightly disappointed that it’s not read by the author. When I read the ‘dead tree’ version, the narrator in my head was you Phil….. The same thing happens whenever I read a book, and I know what the author sounds like…..

By: Grendel

Grendel — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:34:31 +0000

Cool, I’ll use an Audible Credit on it tonight and it can be next week’s drive time listening!

By: Davidlpf

Davidlpf — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:48:11 +0000

What Wil didn’t want to do it for you.

By: MichaelL

MichaelL — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:07:49 +0000

I’d like to donate my voice to science…

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:47:36 +0000

I’m not a huge fan of audio books because if I’m driving it distracts me too much from the road or I tune it out and miss chunks of the books. If I’m the passenger, then I tend to fall asleep. Of course, now that I have little kids, the audio I hear is their DVD.

I’m too used to Phil’s voice, so I would find it too weird to hear anybody else read it. I think for “Death from the Skies” you need somebody with a nice deep voice – like James Earl Jones to read it. Or maybe my Quantum Mechanics prof in grad school who had this incredible Brazilian accent.

By: Kimpatsu

Kimpatsu — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:27:27 +0000

Phil, you know why Americans write “color”?
Because Americans are so selfish, there’s no room for “u” in their language!
Ha ha ha!

By: Dave Jerrard

Dave Jerrard — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:26:30 +0000

This article brings a strange point to mind. Are misspellings really just typographical mispronunciations, and are mispronunciations just aural spelling errors?

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:16:08 +0000

Listened to the first half-hour on my way into work this morning. It’s pretty decent, but I find myself half-expecting to hear a different voice.

By: Naked Bunny with a Whip

Naked Bunny with a Whip — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:50:59 +0000

Just don’t try to listen to it in the vacuum of space.