Audio Books: The Pros And Cons Of The Different Methods

When I was young I read all the books written byspace. It is definitely less convenient.
Douglas Adams. I liked it so much that I haveFurthermore, it costs more than the same title on all
managed to persuade my parents to buy the audioother methods - the old fashioned book, audio book
books of the titles I have read. I remember gettingon a CD or on an MP3 file.
larges boxes with up to twenty audio cassettes for2. Audio books on CDs exist in the market for more
each book and listening to one cassette each night.than 10 years. However, this method is not as
Today one can get audio books in 3 differentpopular as one think it should be. Although it is
methods - audio books on cassettes, audio books oncheaper and far more convenient than audio books
CDs and audio books on MP3 or other media files. Inon cassettes it is still as common as audio books on
this article I will examine the pros and cons of eachcassettes used to be. Some tend to ascribe this
audio book method.phenomenon to the mass return to the old fashioned
1. Audio books on cassettes are the oldest method.books in the past few years.
Their quality is moderate. However, their quality3. Audio books on MP3 or other media files have
maintains stable for long periods.many advantages - they are much cheaper than the
Each cassette usually contains one or two chaptersother audio books' methods, they occupy no physical
of the audio book. Most of the listeners find itspace at all and their quality is good. Their popularity
inconvenient to change the cassettes so frequently.increased enormously in the past year, but they are
However, some find it easy having a cassette forstill less popular than the other audio books' methods.
each chapter.It is estimated that the popularity of MP3 mobile
The main disadvantage of audio books on cassettesplayers as IPod will initiate a revolution considering
is the fact that audio book on cassettes weightaudio books.
more than the old fashioned book and occupies more