| 1) Audiobooks are available in many formats and thus | | | | 5) I no longer have to chase people down to get |
| can be heard in many ways, on many devices. After | | | | books back after I loan them out. We have all had |
| downloading, audiobooks are playable on computers, | | | | this happen, you loan a friend a book and never see |
| then can be burned to a disc, and can be loaded to | | | | it again. Now it is no real loss if you don't get back a |
| an iPod or mp3 player. | | | | cd that you made from your computer. Or it only |
| 2) The amount of books I read per week is greatly | | | | takes a moment to load an audiobook to a friend's |
| increased because the amount of time I have to sit | | | | iPod or mp3 player. |
| down and read written books is very limited. Before | | | | Traditionally, audiobooks could be purchased through |
| audiobooks, I was able to squeeze in about 2 books | | | | catalogs or rented from the library as books on |
| a month. I still do read about 1 per month, but now, I | | | | tapes. With advances in technology, they became |
| add another 2-5 audiobooks that I listen to in my car | | | | books on CD. Now, the best place to find audiobooks |
| or on my iPod. | | | | is in the internet. There are many categories to |
| 3) Listening to audiobooks makes my downtime | | | | choose from ranging from biographies, best sellers, |
| much more productive. An example is on the | | | | juvenile, old time radio, thrillers, comedies, learn a |
| commute to work. Instead of listening to mindless | | | | foreign language, and religious titles. |
| radio, I prefer to listen to an audiobook. I work | | | | The audiobooks can come in both abridged and full |
| closely with my customers and I enjoy audiobooks | | | | length form. They do not take long to download |
| on business and relationships. Since I started listening | | | | either, anywhere from seconds to just a few |
| to the audiobooks on my commute, my productivity | | | | minutes for the longest titles. Almost all of the titles |
| and bottom line have really taken off. | | | | also come with a free sample download so that you |
| 4) I used to do business with an avid reader who | | | | can hear the narrator before purchasing. |
| recently had a stroke. He is very happy that a friend | | | | For all of the preceding reasons, I am confident that |
| turned him on to audiobooks. He can now still keep | | | | you will love audiobooks to if you have not already |
| his mind active and can learn from books with out | | | | discovered them. The amount of time you free up |
| having to pick them up and turning the pages. His | | | | listening to audiobooks while you commute, walk the |
| vision is also blurry so he has a hard time with words. | | | | dog, or work around the house is priceless. I |
| Audiobooks are also great for the visually impaired. | | | | encourage you to check out how easy and |
| Rather then straining over reading small type, one | | | | affordable it is to download your audiobooks today. |
| only has to hit play and then can sit back and listen. | | | | |