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C.S. Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia' Series Makes Top Most Requested Rental Audio Book at Jiggerbug.com.


WEST HOLLYWOOD West Hollywood

A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600.
, Calif. -- "The Lion, the Lion, The, English name for Leo, a constellation.  Witch and the Wardrobe" Ranks Number Seven on Jiggerbug's Most Requested List Overall Before the Movie Debuts in Theatres on Dec. 9

Jiggerbug (www.jiggerbug.com), an online audio book rental service, announced today that the classical series written by C.S. Lewis, "The Chronicles of Narnia," are among the top most requested series of audio books and that "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is the seventh most requested book for Jiggerbug this week. Once the movie opens in theatres on Dec. 9, Jiggerbug CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Ryan Azevedo predicts the book will rank in the top three most requested audio books for the rest of the holiday season.

"Audio books are a great companion to movies," continued Azevedo. "They offer a different perspective to the story and allow for fans to truly become entrenched en·trench   also in·trench
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 in the story. We almost always see a spike in rental requests around the time a novel appears on the big screen, but this C.S. Lewis classic is really THE hot item at Jiggerbug.com."

A few of the other audio books rentals Jiggerbug.com has made available to subscribers that are currently in theatres is "Memoirs of a Geisha A Geisha (祇園囃子 Gion Bayashi ," "Shopgirl," "Pride & Prejudice" and "In Her Shoes."

The Narnia Box Set features a classic cast of narrators that bring the audio book to life: Patrick Stewart This article is about the actor. For the American soldier, see Patrick Stewart (soldier). For the actor who is sometimes credited as "Patrick Stuart", see James Patrick Stuart.

Patrick Stewart
 ("Star Trek," the "X-men" movies but also renowned as a Broadway and West End stage actor), Kenneth Branagh ("Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," "Hamlet" and "Othello"), Micheal York ("Austin powers," "Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet

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"), Lynn Redgrave (two-time Oscar nominee, "Gods and Monsters"), Alex Jennings (Oliver Award Winner, "The Four Feathers," "The Wings of the Dove"), Derek Jacobi (Tony Award winner) and Jeremy Northam ("Emma," "An Ideal Husband," "Gosford Park").

Similar to the Netflix model, Jiggerbug subscribers enjoy quick and simple mail service delivery of their favorite book titles on either CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
CD-ROM
 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
 or cassette tape, or subscribers can utilize the download service. For more information, go to www.jiggerbug.com.

About Jiggerbug

Jiggerbug is an online audio book rental company that has the foresight to know that although life is busy, there is still time to read. Offering unlimited rentals, Jiggerbug makes accessing books quick and easy. Started in 2002 by Internet entrepreneur Ryan Azevedo and LA Auto Show owner, Lisa Kaz, Jiggerbug offers over 25,000 titles of audio books, home study courses and seminars. Designed to be fast, simple and efficient, rental orders are processed and delivered within two to four days. Returns are easier, using a postage-paid return envelope. Jiggerbug is located at 8721 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite #2, in West Hollywood. For more information, visit www.jiggerbug.com.
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