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News Releases 2007
Launch of sales of audiobooks by Globe-trotter
July 12, 2007
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On July 4 (Wednesday), ITOCHU Corporation launched sales of Globe-trotter audiobooks, which were developed jointly with Globe-trotter T & E Inc. (headquartered in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Takeshi Nakamura, President; http://www.arukikata.co.jp) at iTunes® Store (prices range from 300 - 500 yen, tax included).
Globe-trotter audiobooks are digital audio guidebooks published by Globe-trotter, the No. 1 name in Japanese-language international travel guides. The series offers audio guides on all areas and spots around the world.
Audiobooks use sonic effects to reproduce the sounds of bustling airports and streets that cannot be truly captured on paper, and feature music matching the place and topic. Even without leaving Japan, users can vividly relive memorable trips or travel to unvisited destinations at any time and place.
- * iTunes and iPod are trademarks of Apple
Description of Globe-trotter audiobooks
Viennese classics (1 title)
Strolling the streets of Vienna to the strains of the classical music it spawned
The narrator Rika Fukami is a seasoned professional who has done the voices for many noted movie actresses, including Sharon Stone and Jody Foster, in dubbed Japanese versions.
Retrace the footsteps of the famous composers of the Viennese opera
Mozart, Beethoven, Hayden, Schubert, Johann Strauss
Theme-based travel in America: cinema (3 titles)
"Gone with the Wind" — Atlanta, "Stand by Me" — Eugene, "Stagecoach" — Monument Valley
Theme-based travel in America: music (3 titles)
Jazz — New Orleans, Country — Nashville, Blues — Memphis
