Howard’s got a new book out. Yeah, I’m a fan, I admit it. I’ve listened to him since I was much younger. Probably a bad influence with his raunchiness and vulgarities, I know, but he’s real and honest. And these days his interviews are fantastic.

His book explains how he’s struggled over many years and evolved into what he is today and how he interviews people now versus back then. It’s very interesting, but I’m still only near the very beginning. I’m reading it on my Kindle Paperwhite, but struggling to make much progress. I had been hoping for an audiobook release along with the tree-killing version, but no such luck. He’s even mentioned several times on his show that there won’t be an audiobook release of this book. He refuses to record one or authorize someone to record one.

Howard Stern feels some things were only meant to be read, and this is one of them. This is something I disagree with. I feel there is a large group of people out there (me included) who just can’t find the time to sit down and read a book for any length of time, and have more time to listen than to read something. He’s on the radio, yet he doesn’t grasp this I guess. I’ve listened to plenty of fascinating memoirs and biographies while driving to and from work and other errands. I’m sure most of those were intended to only be read as well, and they were… by someone else to me, which is perfectly fine.

Hell, it wouldn’t even require much effort. The biggest percentage of his new book is all recorded interviews he’s done over the years… he could just include the actual recordings at those points and just read (or have a good narrator read) the rest of the text like a regular audiobook. I just don’t get it, I really don’t. It would even generate much more revenue for him. But I understand money is not an issue at this point in his career anyway, so that point is moot, so I will continue to struggle to get through the book, and I will. It’s good, I can tell, having read the beginning and from all of the feedback from others who have finished it. I’ll get through it, it’ll just take me awhile…unless someone out there would like to read it and record it for me….? I’d pay you. Seriously. I can’t afford an outrageous price, but if you’re a decent reader I can listen to, I’d pay you for your time to record this book. Like Stephen King did with his kids…he had them record many books on tape, he’d pay them, then listen to them on tape. This was way before audiobooks were a thing, but it just proves some people prefer to have books read to them.

I’m serious. Really. To the, what – about 10 visitors of my website who will read this? Send me a sample of your reading ability and we’ll talk. Dammit, I want this book on audio.