theFerf
Apr 20th, 2005, 04:01 AM
EarthCore, one of the world's first podcast-only novels, has made an impressive debut. After four weeks and five episodes, the free audiobook is already receiving over over 5,500 listeners per episode.
The novel, written by Scott Sigler, is a available as a free action/suspense audiobook, launched on March 24. Listeners tune in to EarthCore in two ways: subscription to the RSS feed, and by clicking on the chapter links to manually download the MP3 files.
"Despite the rising popularity of podcasting, most listeners get their weekly fix the old-fashioned way," Sigler said. "Direct-click downloads outnumber podcast subscribers 4-to-1. You don't have to know what 'podcasting' is to enjoy the book."
Read more... (http://www.podcastingnews.com/archives/2005/04/earthcore_audio.html)
Source: Podcasting News (http://www.podcastingnews.com/)
Podcasting News features the latest podcast news, along with reviews, hardware and software info, and a podcast directory.
The novel, written by Scott Sigler, is a available as a free action/suspense audiobook, launched on March 24. Listeners tune in to EarthCore in two ways: subscription to the RSS feed, and by clicking on the chapter links to manually download the MP3 files.
"Despite the rising popularity of podcasting, most listeners get their weekly fix the old-fashioned way," Sigler said. "Direct-click downloads outnumber podcast subscribers 4-to-1. You don't have to know what 'podcasting' is to enjoy the book."
Read more... (http://www.podcastingnews.com/archives/2005/04/earthcore_audio.html)
Source: Podcasting News (http://www.podcastingnews.com/)
Podcasting News features the latest podcast news, along with reviews, hardware and software info, and a podcast directory.