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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Playaway Products, an innovator of the preloaded-library market, knows libraries play a vital role in communities. Originator of the acclaimed Wonderbook read-along and Playaway audiobook, Playaway ...

Miniature iPod-like devices — mp3 players — have infiltrated all four Clallam County public libraries to offer you hours of literary, listening pleasure. They’re called Playaway digital audiobooks, ...

When is an audiobook not your mother’s audiobook? When it is a solid state, battery-powered, audio player with static content called a Playaway from Findawayworld, LLC.. The Playaway is a tapered box ...

MANATEE — It’s so small — no larger than a half deck of cards — that it rests comfortably in an adult palm. Yet, it contains an immense amount of information: a narrated book playing up to 80 hours ...

I saw these Playaway Audiobooks in a bookstore over the summer. My cousin, an elementary school librarian and avid audiobook listener, and I—technology guru extraordinaire—found them a bit ridiculous.