this one woman raised her hand, and she said that she read the audiobook, and she said she was an actor. and i thought who better to do this reading instead of me. >> what a fantastic experience.>> she did a wonderful job.>> it is beautiful because it brings to mind how we all need a connection and for the rider -- writer to be inside the mind of the reader.>>> and certainly at the end of the day you are tired and you want to decompress, but i would hope that there is a time for books.>>> howard, is there a way to see over time the art of this use of technology in the way that people in gates books, and do you see a pattern in all of this?>> it is hard to see a pattern, but certainly we have changes. a decade ago it was common to see the physical books being read, five years ago it was common to see the kindle, and today most people checked on the phone, either playing a game, checking on facebook, and i think this is a source of concern for me. that as michael mentioned, being a new parent, and i know that a lot of people between all of the demands from work in parenting, and the lure

we have over 40,000 hours of a podcast and do live sports streaming and audiobooks. and the model how we reach a customer is different. we have orders like at&t and vodafone. emily: you did cancel your plans for an ipo, but spotify is moving forward with there's. has that made you reconsider your plans at all? guest: we canceled the ipo because we had alternatives. we always knew we could go back to the private market and existing shareholders. we raised 100 million euros in the last couple of months from various shareholders. we will wait and see and decide to go for an ipo later on. choice is a good thing to have and we have this choice because of the situation. emily: at the time, you said the market was volatile. how would you characterize the market now? guest: i think even the financial market aside, the sentiment when it comes to streaming is much more positive. people realize it is a way people consume music in the future. people can see it is a big opportunity because it is still at the beginning of market penetration. i think the sentiment is much more posi

the group was asking for donations of dvds, records, vhs tapes, and audiobooks from the community. drop off small locations at library branches. contact to coordinate a lge donation drop off frms city and state d.o.t. engineers want to close a road at a dangerous intersection near a home in raleigh. the interseshgs of fawn glenn drive and new hope b road has been the scene of 20 crashes dating back to 2002. state d.o.t. numbers show 17 of the 20 drivers were either speeding or impaired. engineers are now proposing closing fawn glenn drive to traffic and extending a guardrail. >>> state officials are watching out for people partying and campaign kicks off today. law enforcement officials want you to plan ahead before celebrating. they say be aware. they will be upping patrols across the state, looking for drunk drivers. if you see someone driving drunk, call law enforcement right away. >>> the north carolina aquarium at fort fisher put in educational and unique spin on a halloween tradition. underwater pumpkin carving, complete with sharks swimming all around. the event is meant to