| Affiliate programs have long been very popular for | | | | people are happy to listen to self help info, how-to |
| online businesses. But with all of the many programs | | | | manuals and business books. Audiobooks and spoken |
| out there, it can be difficult to narrow your focus | | | | word recordings have become the new brain food |
| and find the right program for your website. | | | | for the busy on the go multi-taskers around the |
| One new affiliate program is gaining in numbers every | | | | world. |
| day and that is selling audio book downloads through | | | | There are more reasons why audiobook sales are |
| niche websites. Audiobook downloads are a great | | | | going to continue to soar. Almost all new cars are |
| way to monetize your website with relevant content | | | | capable of playing digital audio files. And since nearly |
| that will be a prefect match to the theme of nearly | | | | 100 million Americans drive to work by themselves |
| any website out there. | | | | each day, and with the amount of time these |
| Recent trends show why audiobooks are such a hot | | | | commuters are stuck in traffic, one can easily see |
| commodity. In 2004, the audiobook industry which | | | | the need for the brain food of audiobooks in this |
| was then in the form of cassettes and CD's was | | | | context. |
| $800 million. By the end of 2005, it is estimated that | | | | Time is of the essence here. Don't you think that |
| audio books had become a $2 billion industry. Not | | | | you want to be one of the first to offer audiobooks |
| many other industries can grow by 150% in one year! | | | | that can be downloaded to your websites visitors? |
| To demonstrate what kind of money can be made in | | | | You want to be an authority on selling audio book |
| the audiobook industry, consider this: Audible.com, the | | | | downloads before the trend really takes off. |
| leading audiobook download company, generated | | | | Another great reason for wanting to sell audio book |
| sales of $65 million in 2005 solely from audiobook | | | | downloads on your website is that you do not have |
| downloads. Now consider that that is just a scratch in | | | | to do any work. It is a totally hands free system. |
| the industry as it is only 3.25% of the total $2 billion | | | | After signing up as an affiliate, you will be mailed |
| dollar audiobook industry. | | | | zipped files with your audiobooks ready to be loaded |
| That means that an astonishing share of 96.75% of | | | | to your site. After loading the files to your website, |
| the audiobook industry is up for grabs. After | | | | you will not have to do a thing. All of the back end |
| understanding those figures, don't you think that it | | | | work and payments will be handled behind the scene |
| would be wise if you were one with the foresight to | | | | so you will not have to dedicate any of your valuable |
| jump on this opportunity? | | | | time on such details. |
| Now consider this, sales are not going to stop at $2 | | | | These are high quality audiobooks from the world's |
| billion dollars a year. Time management is a skill that | | | | top publishers. The titles are from every genre |
| more people are trying to master. Because of this, | | | | imaginable. Once you load the files, you will be ready |
| people are looking for ways to make the most of | | | | to start making sales from day one. |
| their dead time (driving in car, commuting, jogging, | | | | You will earn a high commission from your audiobook |
| cleaning the house, working out or running errands). | | | | store. You will earn nearly 4 times what the other |
| People are discovering that they can listen to audio | | | | major online bookstore affiliate programs offer which |
| books, teleseminars, lectures and podcasts while | | | | means that you can generate a much higher stream |
| doing other tasks through out the day. Since the | | | | of income compared to other book or audiobook |
| selection of audiobooks is not limited to literature, | | | | affiliate programs. |