THE TALKING BOOK MARKER (TBM)
Since December 5, 1995, I have enjoyed being a reader in The
Talking Book Program. I have listened to numerous books, mostly while
relaxing in the evening. Night after night, not out of boredom, but out of
sheer tiredness, I would fall asleep--listening to the cassette player. It
soon became an annoyance to me because the following night I would waste an
enormous amount of time trying to find the place on the tape where I fell asleep
the previous evening. Rewind, stop, play for a few seconds. Rewind,
stop, play for a few seconds. (Does this sound familiar?) Finally
enough of that went on and I thought if people can place a book marker in a book
when they are finished reading for the evening, why couldn't I have a book
marker when I was finished listening for the evening. Thus, The Talking
Book Marker!!
The Talking Book Marker is a simple switch that plugs into your
cassette player in the jack marked REM on the opposite end of the Ear Phone
Jack. While you are listening to the tape, the switch must be held
down. As soon as you relax your grip, the switch lets up and the talking
book stops playing.
The Talking Book Marker has been wonderful! No more
rewind, stop, play for a few seconds for me. I simply turn on my cassette
player, hold onto my Talking Book Marker switch, and enjoy listening from where
I left off the night before.
