Audio books have gone crazy in popularity in the last
couple of years. The technology involved, number of titles
published added to the realization of the benefits that
audio books can offer have combined to bring them very much
into the mainstream as a genuine alternatives to paper back
or hard back books. Indeed in many situations they offer
much more than a traditional book could - You couldn't
learn a language from a paper book while walking the dog
could you? Of course not, but with an audio book you can!
So it should come as no surprise that so many people are
going mad for audio books. Here are just a few of the
advantages that audio books have over normal hardcover or
paperback books:
1) You can make incredibly constructive use of dead time.
Time that would be otherwise impossible to fill with a
normal book. For example, listen to a section of a hyper
motivational audiobook while on the way to work.
You'll not only learn but also save the time spent reading
such a book. More than that though, a book is a passive
device that you have to draw information out of.
An audio book by contrast pushes it at you. In the example
of motivational audio books that's a massive advantage as
you can get the worlds best motivators giving you a pre
work pep talk every day.
That will, I absolutely guarantee you, energize you for the
day ahead.
2) Audio books are much more cost effective and environment
friendly than hardback and paperbacks. Very simply they
don't need trees to be cut down and greenhouse gases
released to produce them.
3) With mp3 player functions such as mid track resume,
bookmarking or simple visual chapter selection you can flip
through them easily and quickly. Pick up where you left off
or find a place easily again just like that.
4) You can listen to an audio book when it's dark (example
- walking the dog at night when you have no lights). So,
with an audio book you can still 'read' no matter what the
time or situation. I find them great when out fishing at
night when you don't want to use a light but do want to
have a book going.
5) Get the kids to sleep easier - With an audio book,
unlike a normal book you can simply play it for them until
they fall asleep. Plus with audio books specifically for
children the narrator(s) are expert actor/speakers trained
to read children's books so they make them loads of fun and
then there are extras like the sound effects that really
bring it to life better than you can (sorry to say but it's
true!)
So why not go and check out some audiobooks today and find
out for yourself how useful and how fun they are. There are
loads of free audio books as well so you can test the water
for free as well.
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From London, Nick now lives in Sweden Lena his wife, and
Gunnar a fluffy Border Terrier. He likes long walks which
he combines with learning Swedish from audio books. He runs
http://www.myaudiobookshelf.com where you'll find 8000+
audio books to download and links to a vast but little
known network of free audio book websites. Sign up to his
email list or download an audio book and you'll get the
full list.
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