My top 6 reasons for selecting an audio book
Love reading and learning but just don’t have the time? Think again
Did you know that audio books are becoming more and more popular 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.
Here’s why an audio “talking” book is the easiest, most convenient way to “read a book”
1) Saving time - time is precious to all of us, but listening to an audio book can be done at any time, wherever, whoever you are and no matter what you’re doing – there are endless opportunities to “read”. You can listen while travelling to work, walking the dog, doing the housework, gardening, relaxing etc etc.
On average in the USA, a recent survey has shown that a person is driving or travelling 1 hour 13 minutes daily, contributing to 440 hours each year – this amounts to a huge 11 full time working weeks! Just imagine, by simply using your MP3 player during this time what you can learn, and with the talking book sites available now it can’t be easier.
2) Carbon - footprints – the manufacturing resources saved on Audio book downloads as to printed matter is fantastic, eliminating great amounts of carbon emissions throughout the publishing and transporting procedure, while using less valuable materials.
3) Audio books give you an opportunity to read and learn with out having to make time, not just at the end of the day when concentration and tiredness are issues. They are a great way to fill the “dead” wasted moments we all experience in our lives.
4) For older, ill or people recuperating, audio books are convenient with the freedom of use they offer. This makes audio books an excellent gift that they can enjoy again and again.
5) For blind people, disabled people or people with vision impairments the “talking” book can be extremely helpful, giving everybody the chance to enjoy a book and in many cases enabling the only method of independent reading to such persons.
By using audio books, education can be improved by these people and development of new and old hobbies and habits, yielding personal and professional enrichment of life in all aspects.
6) Audio books can help stimulate children’s reading, this can be achieved when accompanying a paper book, following the written and listening along with the audio at the same time, helping to improve skills of communication and vocabulary. “Talking” books can help to increase your child’s love of reading and learning.
These few benefits of spoken books of which there are many more, should convince you that entering the world of audio books is the exiting new way to “read and learn”.
Hope this helps and that you get as much enjoyment as I do from this media
Regards Sandra and Ted
www.thetalkingbooksite.com
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