[quote=Edie]I am thinking about getting an iPod and putting in audio-books so I can sit at my machine and listen and sew. (I have found that with the CD player, the machine takes over the sound and I can't hear the story- this way I would have ear-buds and have the story close to me..
I have an inexpensive sansa that cost me less than $30. I can put about three books at a time on it which is just fine. I really don't need to keep the audio books forever. I listen while I quilt and it keeps me humming. I get download books from the library but also from www.booksshouldbefree.com
which has out of public domain or Classics. I love the old adventure stories like Kidnapped or the old science fiction stuff. There is lots of free stuff out there that is fascinating to listen to. For stuff I want to listen too over and over I have Cd's but I listen with headphones so the machine does not interfere. My all time faves are Lord of the Rings and the Silmarillian. Well worth the purchase price.