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![]() Now the Waterford Christmas Market dates and the line-up have been announced, we can go into more detail. Photos courtesy of 256 via Fáilte Ireland There’s heaps of things to do in Waterford to keep you busy (like the Waterford Greenway) and there’s some great hotels in Waterford City to use as a base for a night or two. If you’re visiting from afar, make a weekend of your trip. The 2023 Waterford Christmas Market will see live performances, Santa, the Waterford Eye, Winterval Illuminates, Glow and plenty more (see below for full event list). The market Waterford Christmas market will start on Friday, November 17th will run from 11am to 8pm on following dates: The dates for Winterval Waterford 2023 have been confirmed. There’s also events taking place in other locations (see below). The main market (called the ‘Glenveagh Christmas Market at Winterval’) takes place in the Waterford Cultural Quarter and will be spread throughout Georges Street, Gladstone Street and O’Connell Street. Winterval takes place in Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city. Now, although a visit to the Waterford Christmas Market is pretty straightforward, it’s worth taking 10 seconds to read the points below, first: 1. Tips for caring for your Waterford Crystal.Photos courtesy Patrick Browne Photography via Fáilte Ireland ![]() ![]() Patience, skill, and artistry had wrought a triumph at Waterford crystal. Once more, it is the customary gift for royalty and heads of state. In a few short years Waterford Crystal reclaimed its pride of place. They recruited a small band of hand - picked artists, and under the guidance of these masters, young apprentices learned the intricacies of the art of crysta l. But when Irish independence rekindled a passion for Irish arts in the 1940s and 1950s, a group of businessmen resolved to bring back to life the industry that had made the city of Waterford famous. This great tradition lay dormant for a hundred years. And it radiated a distinctive, silvery white brilliance, which Waterford Crystal's artists enhanced with deeply - cut ornamentation that gave the finished pieces a vivacious, traditional Waterford crystal sparkle. It felt soft and warm to the touch yet possessed strength and durability known only to Waterford crystal. They had in hand the old secrets of mingling minerals and glass to create Waterford crystal of beautiful and mysterious qualities. When the brothers George and William Penrose founded the Waterford Glass House in 1783, they made a bold promise - to make Waterford crystal in "as fine a quality as any in Europe in the most elegant style." And in all of Ireland, no hands have been more patient, more meticulous, or more blessed with the elusive powers of art than the hands of Waterford crystal's craftsmen. It is one of the great traditions in the realm of art, a tradition founded on patient and meticulous hand craftsmanship.The skill of Irish hands is only part of the story - there is also an uncanny power in those hands to impart something magical to glass. Cashs of Ireland is the largest independent Waterford Crystal retailer in the U.S.įor centuries the Irish have been supreme artists in glass. ![]() This part was sooo satisfying because I let Edgar do it AND because we got no-mix concrete so I didn’t have to clean ANYTHING! You pour the water up to 1/3 of your hole, then dump in the concrete mix! It is amazing. With those attached, we rechecked level and then added supports with scrap wood before pouring concrete. We pre-drilled holes and then attached it all pretty quickly. We attached the L-brackets before pouring concrete so nothing would move/fall apart. We ended up with about a quarter of an inch overhang on either side because of where the posts landed when they went in the hole and we decided not to try and correct it since we were able to get everything level and flush that way. With our top board resting on top (a little scary, be careful and do not do this around children please) we started carefully adjusting the placement of the posts by pushing and pulling, a few fist knocks here and there, until it looked level and flush. Leveling ended up being easier than we thought. We measured the center of the post, then put 18″ in the center, and 16″ for each swing. Measure out your swing distances and get that hardware on there before your lift your top post so you aren’t doing it on a ladder looking upside down, lol. that top post is heavy as hell and you will not want to lift it over your head twice. Then that became tricky, so we decided we may as well get the top post on before we went any further. We took the top post and butted it up to the back of the upright posts to make sure the angles were correct, and then started leveling them. I put a very small layer of gravel, maybe an inch or two. Then we checked measurements again and evened them out. (They are re-paving this summer so there is a lot!). When he finished digging and we checked that the depths were the same, I ran to our street and shoveled up some gravel to put in the bottom for drainage. We actually wish we had gone all the way to 3 feet just to make it super secure for the long-term. It took him not even an hour to dig holes over 2 feet deep and 10″ wide. It worked great! We laid our top post down and marked right in front of the ends so Edgar knew where to dig. We rented a post hole digger from our base outdoor rec for $5 to save us time. We wanted to be able to dig them the same depth and call it a day. We chose the most level spot in our yard so that we didn’t have to do too much math when digging our post holes. I have also linked the two youtube videos we watched that inspired us! The videos use 12′ posts, which we thought was way overkill for kids swings or one adult bench so we did 8′ and 10′ posts and it still seems plenty huge to us. I can detail the order we took to build this though. We worked during nap time as quickly as possible so Emme didn’t wake up to anything dangerous. A baby would need a pillow or something because it is large! Easy DIY Swing Set InstructionsĪlright unfortunately I have pretty much zero photos of us assembling the DIY swing set. BUT I have to say, our swings are ADORABLE and super comfortable! Love a good Amazon find! The toddler bucket seat is definitely more for a toddler. We love that it is not a giant piece of playground equipment, and that we can change out the swings down the road to a bench swing or something more “adult” if we want. The total cost for this project ended up being over $350. Gravel (we used free gravel from our street but you can buy bags, you don’t need much).No-mix concrete bags, 125 lbs per post (more if you dig deeper/bigger holes).Swingset (we bought this pack of two and I would highly recommend waiting for them to come back in stock! Great quality and SO cute!).As an Amazon affiliate, I may earn a commision from qualify purchases (THANK YOU for helping me keep this blog running and ad-free). ![]() Some of the links below are Amazon Affiliate Links. ![]() ![]() The exact items we used are linked below. Then you need all your hardware, swings, and concrete bags. The supply list for this DIY swing set is pretty short, but it ain’t cheap! The lumber is the most expensive part of this project because as you know, lumber prices are still very high. We built this swing because our backyard was practically begging for it and also because our neighborhood park does not have any swings! Swings are our daughter’s favorite part of parks! We had to drive at least 15 minutes to find any and that didn’t seem right! So, we came up with a solution. We built a super classy DIY swing set! Yay! This was a one-nap (Our toddler takes 3-4 hour long naps) project and we are obsessed! This DIY swing set went surprisingly smoother than I thought so if you are considering it, I would say go for it. ![]() Head to Settings > Password & Accounts > Autofill > and select LastPass or Authenticator from the list. With the introduction of iOS 12, Apple brought in the auto-fill functionality for third-party password managers.īy default, it’s switched on for iCloud Keychain, but you can change it in the Settings app. We hope they would allow consumers to store data on third-party cloud storage as well. The company suffered a huge setback due to this practice. LastPass stores all the data on its dedicated servers. Even on the desktop, you will need to add a password to access the data. Microsoft stores all the data on their servers, and there is no way to sync login data to Google Drive or Dropbox. Microsoft Authenticator app offers Face ID protection on the iPhone. LastPass provides custom fill-up options such as Email, Password, secure note, generate a strong password, auto-login, and more. Users can only view the login entries that they have added via the Edge browser on the desktop. There is no way to create a new login entry on the Microsoft Authenticator app on iPhone or Android. The top bar offers quick access options such as Secure Notes and Form Fill option to add new items. You can access various Security options and the Settings menu from the bottom bar. It’s neat, but the top Search function is the fastest way to find an item. LastPass app follows the iOS design guidelines as there is a bottom tab bar while the few options rest at the top.īy default, it takes you to the Vault section, which adjusts the passwords on a section basis such as Bank, Mail ID, Finance, Booking Sites, Online Storage, Social, etc. Here you will notice all your login entries categorized alphabetically. To get started, open the Authenticator app on your iPhone or Android, and go to the Passwords menu. While it makes sense to keep password management and 2FA separate, Microsoft chose a different direction. Microsoft keeps things simple with a uniform interface in its app and added password management in its two-factor authenticator app. It offers extension support for Chrome and Firefox.ĭownload LastPass for iPhone User Interface LastPass comfortably beats Microsoft’s solution as it is accessible on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Android Wear, and Apple Watch. Also, you can access login information from the Edge desktop browser on Windows and Mac. Microsoft Authenticator app is available on iOS and Android. Cross-Platform AvailabilityĪccessing your passwords across multiple platforms is as essential as storing them. Now, let’s start the comparison with cross-platform availability. While the change is still fresh, you can start using it while the feature improves over time. Microsoft added password management capability in the Microsoft Authenticator app on iOS and Android recently. We shall compare them to help you pick the best one. Among them, Microsoft Authenticator and LastPass remain our top recommendations. Many third-party options such as LastPass, 1Password, Microsoft Password Manager, and others are also available. While the default options like iCloud Keychain on Apple’s products and Chrome password manager seem fine, they are never enough. ![]() With so many services and apps around, it’s only wise to invest in a reliable password manager. ![]() The Mercury Motor Inns were born and became an institution in the North. ![]() These were based on the realisation that most visitors to the Highlands and Islands came by car and there was little modern accommodation to offer them. In the late 70’s, with support from the Highlands and Islands Development Board Tourism Inns Scheme, one company opened hotels in Inverness, Fort William, Ullapool and Wick. There is also a good range of accommodation ranging from excellent campsites and modern backpackers hostels to excellent mid range hotels like the Cuillin Hills in Portree in Skye or the Alex Hotel in Fort William, which is a great favourite of mine. I am glad to say that since I first moved to the Highland and Islands, there has been a dramatic improvement in the standards of both the hotels and the customer care within the tourist industry. I think I will call it ‘Mike in the Highlands and Islands’. In fact, as this continues to sell, in small numbers I would add, I am going to do an audio version. Enjoy, and if you want to read more then ‘A Glasgow Boy Goes North’ is on Kindle. I have changed only a few things to reflect this. Most of it is still true and I am pleased to say that there has been a continued and considerable improvement in the scale and quality of tourist accommodation and restaurants. This piece below was written over 10 years ago when we had just moved from our Highland home to Edinburgh. This was said to me many years ago by Murdo Matheson of the Highland Fund and it certainly conveys much of the philosophy in the Highlands where a dram can warm the cockles on a cold winter’s day. ‘Your welcome was cordial and your cordial is welcome’. ![]() I believe that translating is more than finding "equivalent" words in the target language.Translate between up to 133 languages. ![]() There are subtle nuances in each text and they should be respected in translations. Additionally, I am committed to quality and all texts are revised in terms of spelling, grammar, formatting and visual aspect before delivery.įreelancer Technical Translator and Electronic/Data Engineer since 1980Īlso localization engineer, technical writer and interpreter.Įnglish, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Italian and French. Oil & gas, subsea, marine, engineering, electronics, data, mechanics, HSE, finance, contracts, shipping, high-tech, computers, HW/SW, telecommunication, food processing, electro-medicine, chemistry, electronic equipments, radar, defense, marine equipment, marketing, industry, general subjects, web-pages, tourism. I have lived in Italy for 2 years and have lived in Norway since 1999. januar 2020 er det inngtt ny avtale om normalkontrakt mellom Den norske Forleggerforening p den ene siden og Norsk Oversetterforening og Norsk. Graduated as electronic engineer and worked among other things as: electronic, data and systems engineer/ translator/ technical writer/ localization engineer/interpreter in Brazil, Italy in Norway. I have been working as a freelancer translator for more than 32 years. Googles tjeneste tilbys kostnadsfritt og oversetter umiddelbart ord, fraser og nettsider mellom norsk og over andre sprk. Diction tilbyr italiensk oversettelse og korrektur til landets absolutt beste priser. SW/HW/electronics: more than 300,000 words translated for several companiesĮngineering: more than 200,000 words translated for several companies Oil & gas: more than 300,000 words translated for several companies Oil & gas, marine, shipping, drilling, HSEQ, computers, software, electronic, engineering, mechanic, transports, tourism, industry, food, nutrition, finance, commerce, marketing, defense, contracts, among other areas. Få en profesjonell oversettelse fra norsk-italiensk, italiensk-norsk, engelsk-italiensk eller italiensk-engelsk til markedets beste pris Tjenester. For velge mellom de tilgjengelige sprkene, trykk p nedoverpilen. Den frste gangen du pner Google Oversetter, blir du bedt om velge primrsprk og sprket du oftest oversetter til. Viktig: Oversettelse av dokumenter støttes foreløpig ikke på mindre skjermer. Tips: I versjon 6.10 eller nyere kan du bruke mrkt tema i Oversetter-appen. For å oversette flere dokumenter eller større dokumenter, finn ut mer om Cloud Translate API. ![]() Statsautorisert translatør er en beskyttet tittel, som innebærer at oversetteren er bemyndiget av Kunnskapsdepartementet til å stemple og bekrefte riktigheten av oversatte dokumenter. I also have experience with subtitling, translation of websites and programs.įor prices, please contact me via the above email address or visit my website. Du kan oversette dokumenter som har en størrelse på opptil 10 MB og er i et av disse formatene: DOCX, PDF, PPTX eller XLSX. En statsautorisert translatør oversetter vanligvis juridiske og økonomiske tekster, men en del av translatørene har også andre spesialområder. ![]() Visit my personal glossaries from my Kudoz entries. Klikk på Oversett disse språkene automatisk under «Google Oversetter». Øverst til høyre klikker du på Mer Innstillinger. Links to several glossaries that I recommend. Du kan kontrollere hvilket språk Chrome automatisk oversetter. ![]() ![]() ![]() Please follow our site to get the latest lyrics for all songs. Or Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate and an Apple Partner, we earn from qualifying purchases Other Popular Songs: Wolf Parade - This Heart's On Fire Admow - Boula Dara Meti Retrieved 26 February 2013.Mundo koy biglang nagbago Akala ko ikay langitįind more lyrics at You can purchase their music thru "Jovit walang naging problema sa Pusong Bato". Magic sing, magic sing, magic mic, sarah geronimo, sarah g., sarah, manny pacquiao, manny, pacquaio, pacman, song chip, songs, lyrics. ^ "Jed Madela sings version of Pusong Bato".^ "Jericho, XB Gensan jan Pusong Bato"."Netizens expresses an appreciation of Zyrus's version of "Pusong Bato" ". ABS-CBN Entertainment (in English and Filipino). ![]() ^ "Ang Kuwento ng Buhay ni Renee 'Alon' Dela Rosa".^ a b "Who deserves credit for 'Pusong Bato' ".^ a b c "Clip of Nigerians singing "Pusong Bato" goes viral"."Basil: Aimee Torres, original singer sa Pusong Bato". The family is still waiting for the results of the COVID. The OPM hitmaker died at the Novaliches District Hospital today at 7:00 AM. The news about his death was confirmed by his wife Raquel Hernandez to ABS-CBN News. In 2013, Pilipinas Got Talent's Season 1 winner Jovit Baldivino recorded the song, which was then used as the theme song for the ABS-CBN series, Juan dela Cruz. Composer and singer Renee ‘Alon’ Dela Rosa, the man behind the hugot song ‘Pusong Bato’ has died. Several artists have also performed the song, including international Filipino singer Jake Zyrus during his guest appearance on Kris TV, actor Jericho Rosales on It's Showtime, and Jed Madela. The Kulaog Band, along with their two music video parodies, the beki (gay) and reggae versions, were also featured in a magazine show, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho. Not long after, several versions of the song in different local dialects, such as Cebuano, Ilocano, and Kapampangan were circulating on YouTube. According to their professors, the students were taught the song so that they could build a rapport with the locals. The video showed Nigerian Maritime students at the University of Cebu singing the song. The single resurfaced when Angelito Paudan uploaded Lexter Jimenez's version of the single on YouTube (it was recorded while Lexter was singing on videoke), and it became popular. It was included on the band's album Pusong Bato. Pusong Bato - There’s something about its simple melody and lyrics and the subject of rejected love that many karaoke patrons find hard to resist: '‘Di mo alam dahil sa yo/ Akoy ‘di makakain/ ‘Di rin makatulog/ Buhat nang iyong lokohin/ Kung akoy muling iibig/ Sanay ‘di maging katulad mo/ Tulad mo na may pusong bato.' This song has. Īfter it became known, the song's composer, Renee de la Rosa, along with his band, Alon, released their own version of the song in 2012. According to Aimee Torres, her father bought rights to the song in 2003, before releasing a performance of the song as part of her album in the same year. Dela Rosa's break-up with his first wife, inspired him to write the song. "Pusong Bato" was originally composed by Renee dela Rosa in 2002. After becoming a viral hit, the record was re-released by Star Records in 2013 on the album The Original Pusong Bato, as well as on the official soundtrack to the Filipino television series Juan dela Cruz. Em Ab Bb Eb Fm Chords for Pusong Bato Lyrics edited by deoglor with Key, BPM, and easy-to-follow letter notes in sheet. Stone Heart) is a single originally released by Filipino singer Aimee Torres, in 2003. From the album Juan dela Cruz Official Soundtrack In the event that you do have problems we offer an expert service to address your individual needs. Specifically if you have ever installed an xRite Colormunki device on your system, all files must be uninstalled and deleted before installing basiCColor Display 5. xRite Colormunki software will interfere with the proper installation and usage of basiCColor Display 5. There may be software conflicts with other previously installed drivers from other manufacturers or other system issues that might prevent you from successfully calibrating your monitor. These are general directions and may not address individual system problems or settings. 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![]() responds to the news that George now has equal standing as a composer with John and himself by muttering something mildly provocative. Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn comments on the exchange that proceeded among the three bandmates: In this arrangement, each of the writers would contribute four songs to an album, and Starr would have the opportunity to contribute two. In a taped recording of a band meeting conducted in September 1969 (Starr was not present), Lennon raised the possibility of individual songwriting responsibilities being split equally among Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison in the future. I've got some thoughts on this one.'" Commentary by band members I thought it was mad." McCartney recalled: "The only arguments were about things like me spending three days on 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer.' I remember George saying, 'You've taken three days, it's only a song.' – 'Yeah, but I want to get it right. After a while we did a good job on it, but when Paul got an idea or an arrangement in his head …" Starr told Rolling Stone in 2008: "The worst session ever was 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer.' It was the worst track we ever had to record. I mean, my God, 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' was so fruity. Harrison recalled: "Sometimes Paul would make us do these really fruity songs. did everything to make it into a single, and it never was and it never could have been." In the recollection of engineer Geoff Emerick, Lennon dismissed it as "more of Paul's granny music". Lennon said, "I was ill after the accident when they did most of that track, and it really ground George and Ringo into the ground recording it", adding later: "I hate it, 'cos all I remember is the track . The recording process subsequently drew unfavourable comments from Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The song was completed on 6 August, when McCartney recorded a solo on a Moog synthesizer. Over the following two days the group overdubbed vocals, piano, Hammond organ, anvil, and guitar. The unused fifth take can be heard on Anthology 3. Sixteen takes of the rhythm track were made, followed by a series of guitar overdubs. John Lennon, who had been absent from recording sessions for the previous eight days after being injured in a car crash in Scotland, arrived to work on the song, accompanied by his wife, Yoko Ono, who, more badly hurt in the accident than Lennon, lay on a large double-bed in the studio. The Beatles began recording the song at EMI Studios (later Abbey Road Studios) in London on 9 July 1969. I don't know why it was silver, it just sounded better than Maxwell's hammer." Recording I wanted something symbolic of that, so to me it was some fictitious character called Maxwell with a silver hammer. ![]() ![]() In 1994, McCartney said that the song epitomises the downfalls of life, being "my analogy for when something goes wrong out of the blue, as it so often does, as I was beginning to find out at that time in my life. This influence is reflected in the story and tone of "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", and also explains how McCartney came across Jarry's word " pataphysical", which occurs in the lyrics. McCartney's wife Linda said that he had become interested in avant-garde theatre and had immersed himself in the writings of the experimental French author Alfred Jarry. It was rehearsed again three months later, in January 1969, at Twickenham film studios during the Get Back sessions but would not be recorded for another six months. Having completed most of it by October that year, he intended for its inclusion on the album The Beatles, but it was never properly recorded during those sessions due to time constraints. While in Rishikesh, India, in early 1968, McCartney began to write the first verse of the song. In a 2008 interview, Ringo Starr remembered it as "the worst session ever" and "the worst track we ever had to record". All three of his bandmates were vocal in their dislike of "Maxwell's Silver Hammer". These sessions were an acrimonious time for the Beatles, as McCartney pressured the group to work at length on the song. During the recording of Abbey Road in July and August, the band devoted four recording sessions to completing the track. The song was initially rehearsed during the Get Back sessions in January 1969. McCartney described the song as symbolic of the downfalls of life, being "my analogy for when something goes wrong out of the blue, as it so often does". The song is about a student named Maxwell Edison who commits murders with a hammer, with the dark lyrics disguised by an upbeat sound. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. " Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. ![]() Alternatively, you can pay for each title as you go. This entitles you to two audiobooks a month from a curated collection of 300-400 titles, plus you will get free access to short stories and podcasts. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images Support UK independentsĪ new alternative to Audible – particularly if you plan to listen to two books a month and are keen to support authors and small, independent presses – is a Spiracle subscription for £12 a month or £120 a year. Similarly, at Scribd – which describes itself as a library and allows you to “borrow” an unlimited number of audiobooks while you are a member, in return for £10.99 a month – only 42% of our choices were available.īookBeat charges from £5.99 a month for its subscription service. Only 17 (34%) of the titles we wanted to hear were available on BookBeat. This entitles you to 20 hours of listening a month (it also has pricier options offering up to 100 hours) – so enough time to hear Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (eight hours, 13 minutes) twice but not Ulysses by James Joyce (37 hours, 35 minutes). Overall, the cheapest subscription service we found was BookBeat, which charges only £5.99 a month. Kobo and Apple Books offered better value when it came to this category, selling these audiobooks for as little as 99p. ![]() Our research suggests it is often not, however, the cheapest place to buy a classic novel. Xigxag has some good ethical credentials, too – it is a certified B Corp company, indicating the business successfully adheres to high social and environmental standards, and was designated an Ethical Consumer best buy for audiobooks. “You can’t buy audiobooks secondhand the way you can with physical books, so it’s great to have such a cheap option,” she says. She now gets most of the books she buys from xigxag and says she feels smug when she pays £3.99 for a book that costs £25 elsewhere. Leitch likes the flexibility of this non-subscription approach. Photograph: AlexeyPelikh/Getty Images/iStockphoto You can reduce upfront prices by subscribing to a particular collection of audiobooks. For example, if you buy more than 20 titles, your subsequent purchases that year will be £3.99 each. Instead, loyalty is rewarded: while titles never cost more than £7.99 at this retailer, the more you buy, the less you will pay for the rest of that year. Xigxag, by contrast, doesn’t operate a subscription model. Both allow a single credit to be used to buy expensive £24.99 audiobooks such as Where the Crawdads Sing, so subscribers effectively pay a third of the price charged to non-subscribers. Kobo charges less: £6.99 a month, again for one credit, which you can redeem against any of the titles in its catalogue. Audible members receive one credit each month in exchange for a monthly £7.99 subscription. You can dramatically reduce most of these upfront prices by subscribing to a particular collection, however, and buying the book with a “credit”. To give an example of how prices can differ, at the time of writing, the audiobook of the bestselling novel Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens was £24.99 on Audible, £24.99 on Kobo, £24.90 on Spotify, £9.99 on Apple Books, and £7.99 on xigxag. However, the savings on individual books at xigxag can be significant. Of those four, and indeed across all the commercial audiobook services we looked at, xigxag consistently offered the most significant savings and charged the lowest average price: £7.68 a book.Īpple Books was close behind, charging £8.81 a book on average. However, most titles – more than 80% – were also available to buy from Apple Books (98%), Kobo (92%), Spotify (90%) and xigxag (84%). Only Audible offered access to 100% of the 50 titles we chose, for an average upfront cost of £16.57 a book to non-subscribers. ![]() We randomly chose 50 different audiobooks – 10 classic novels, 10 nonfiction books and the rest a mixture of popular bestsellers and literary fiction – and checked to see which titles were available where, and how much they would cost. Guardian Money put 15 different audiobook collections to the test: Audible, Apple Books,, BBC Sounds, BookBeat, BorrowBox, Kobo, LibriVox, Listening Books, OverDrive, Scribd, Spiracle, Spotify, uLibrary and xigxag. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Our main findings ![]() Audible has dominated the UK audiobook market for years but there are plenty of other options. |
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