Audiobooks Are Gaining in Popularity Audiobooks aren’t just for long trips anymore. The market has taken off since the 1980s when the publishing industry began to record its best sellers....
Well-written and entertaining books have long been a way to relax and enjoy or to learn something new. But the main problem with reading books the old-fashioned way is that you have to sit and concentrate with the bulk of the book spread out before you....
Multi-Tasking with Audiobooks Jogging, driving, marking time waiting for someone or riding in a taxi or subway have all become opportunities to multi-task with audiobooks....
Reading Comperhension Increases with Audiobooks Love of reading and reading comprehension go hand in hand, and audiobooks have proven to promote increased reading activity – and advance reading comprehension...
Why Celebrities Are Lending Their Voices to Audiobooks Take a glance at the audiobooks’ jackets in the bookstore and you’ll see some familiar names. As audiobooks become ever more popular, celebrities are jumping on the bandwagon to get their voices out there...
5 good reasons for choosing an audio book
Did you know that audio books are becoming more and more popular by each day? For example, in 2004, over $124 million worth of audio books were sold in the UK and $120 million in Germany during 2005. Experts say that this year the market is expected to rise by 20% in Europe, and audio books seem to be even more popular in the USA ...
6 great places to enjoy an audio book
We have a lot to be grateful for when talking about technology. Who would have ever believed that not only would we cut down on the way we use up our vegetation for making hardcover and paperback books, we would also be able to "listen" to our books instead of "reading" them ...
8 powerful benefits of audio books to teaching
There's no denying the fact that most people hated reading as kids. Only a few kids enjoy reading, especially if there is an alternative ...
10 best audio books to improve your mind
It's indeed incredible that not many people pay a great deal of attention to what gets into their minds. You see, the mind is the single most important factor in determining who you are and what you do as an individual ...
Benefit from 50 books each year
I didn't believe it the first time I heard a friend of mine say - "I benefit from the reading of 50 books each year... in my spare time". Knowing how demanding her time was because of her top position in her job and because she is a single mom, I was certain she was lying and I told her so ...
Best audio book for a holiday in Spain
Are you thinking of going for a holiday in Spain? If yes, you need to consider learning the Spanish language. It is very important to be able to communicate with the people that you meet, from the airport to the hotel you will be staying at, and even just getting around ...
Confused at which tool to use for listening to your audio books
The beauty with audio books is that you have more than one option for listening to them. For those of us who like to be given lots of options for doing certain things instead of being forced to adapt to just one choice, you definitely have lots of options for listening to your audio book ...
Do you know the answers to these audio book FAQs
In as much as the audio book phenomenon isn't too new, there are still lots of people that don't know certain things about it. I must confess that I was also ignorant about certain aspects of audio books myself ...
Do you know these advantages of audio books
With the incredible advantage of listening to your favorite book instead of reading it, the popularity of audio books has now gone through the roof. There are now more and more book titles with audio book versions ...
From Audio Books To Downloadable Audio Books
One of the best definitions of audio books was given by William Swanson in the article "I Hear America Reading": "Audio books are one of those happy marriages of art and convenience loved by frenetic Americans. The idea ... is to enable us to enjoy books - a traditionally solitary and concentration-intensive pastime - while doing something else - mowing the lawn, cruising the interstate - often in the company of others" ...
Great audio books for business people
For most of us who are business people, we love to improve our business acumen via reading and taking courses, but we lack the time to do so. This is where audio books have come to play a very important role in our lives ...
Have you listened to the greatest audio book of all time
This was the question I was asked by a group of friends I met while shopping for an audio book collection in an audio book forum. They were all raving about the greatest audio book of all times, talking about how wonderful it felt being entertained by the creativity of the entire series, when I joined them ...
Have you started your university on wheels yet
When I first heard the phrase "university on wheels" from one of America's top business speakers - Brian Tracy, it didn't sink in, until I thought deeply about it. He was referring to the powerful value we can get listening to professional audio books while driving to work each morning ...
How audio books can help you get the best from your workout
There's no doubt about it. Audio books have made life a whole lot easier. For those of us who like to workout to stay in great shape, audio books can help us achieve this with less stress ...
How I learnt to speak French in 3 months from audio books
Of course, I was taught French during my school days but never took it seriously. As far as I was concerned, it wasn't important to me and never would be. After all, English was more popular and I could get along anywhere in the world with my knowledge of English language, right? How dead wrong I was ...
How to burn a downloadable audio book to CD
When it comes to burning (or copying/writing) a downloadable audio book to CD, you must be sure that it isn't for commercial purpose, but strictly for personal use. Violating this law can get you into serious copyright infringement problems ...
How To Choose The Right MP3 Player For You
MP3 players ... there are so many choices! How do you know which one is best for you? Read the tips below and you will surely find the right mp3 player for your own needs ...
How to copy audio books to your MP3 player
There's no denying what a perfect combination audio book technology and the introduction of MP3 portable players have become. You now have the option of listening to your audio book, not just on cassette tape players, CD players, and your computer, but also on your MP3 player ...
How to get free audio books
Who says you must spend a fortune to benefit from the wonder of audio books? I agree that most audio book stores are in the business of making profit, so won't be willing to give out audio books for free, but there are other sources to get completely free audio books ...
Is Apple iPod the best mp3 player
There are Apple iPod users that wouldn't trade their MP3 player for anything in the world. Instead, other persons can't stand it. As always, the truth is somewhere in the middle. The Apple iPod has been released in 2001 and in short time became almost substitute for the term MP3 player, having an impressive market share (over 80% of the hard drive based MP3 player market and around 70% of the entire MP3 player market) ...
My life before and after audio books
I love books and have been reading since I was a little baby. My parents made sure they instilled the love of books in me. Unlike my other mates throughout school who always had problems reading, I never had such problems ...
The audio book market place
Prior to the Internet, we all had no option but to physically visit the bookstores or order via phone or mail. But now with the advent of the Internet, you can search for the exact audio book you want, check out the cost and order it... without leaving the comfort of your home or office ...
The future of libraries
Imagine a time when you could get any audio book you want to read from the library without having to physically visit the library to lend the audio books. Well, imagine no more because it is now possible ...
The History of Audio books
It's really amazing that you can get the exact value listening to an audio book while doing your normal chores as you would reading it. Certain experts even say information sinks in more when we are not paying direct attention to them ...
What Accessories You Can Have For Your MP3 Player
If it's hard to choose an mp3 player these days, it's getting to be just as difficult to choose mp3 player accessories as well. First of all, we'll start with what kind of accessories you can have for your mp3 player ...
What to consider when shopping for an MP3 player
Agreed that MP3 player manufacturers didn't plan their products solely for audio books, but for music. But these days many people have embraced MP3 players mostly for listening to audio books ...
Where and how you can find that favorite audio book
Technology is a wonderful thing indeed. It makes life easier in almost every ramification. One such area in which technology has made life a lot easier is in the area of searching for information ...
