I agree, this would be good for audio books

Ummm... why? Do you use Pitch Bend when you listen to "Moving Pictures"?

The object of listening to an audiobook isn't to get through it as quickly as possible. Just skim through the Cliff notes if that's all you want.

Here -- I'll save you 12 hours and 21 minutes: A hobbit finds a ring that is really powerful and if the bad guys get it it'll ruin the world but he throws it into the cracks of doom where it is destroyed and everyone lives happily ever after.

I'll take my audiobooks at normal speed, thank you, where I can really enjoy them.

tanstaafl.