Hi, List,

I feel embarrassed, but I would like to ask a question and I hope people 
don't criticize me too much.

I received two audiobooks on CD and I accidentally ruined the CDs.  I 
touched the cds where I'm not supposed to.

My question is: if you are looking at a new audiobook and no sighted person 
is around, what's the best way to handle the discs?  Each publisher has 
their own way of packing the books.  For example, one of the books packs 
them into a box that folds out like an accordion and the cds are partially 
covered by a paper slot.  Another book places some of the cds like stair 
steps and the cds are very close together.  Still another packs the cds 
sideways and they look like pages in a book with a cd in a slot on each side 
of the page.  Still another publisher places the CDS in a big box bottom 
side up!

I don't want to accidentally ruin anything more.  Boy, do I hate CDs! 
They're so fragile!  I wish people would use a medium like CompactFlash 
cards or SD cards, but that wouldn't be as cost-effective.

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