| and MP3 players are becoming omnipresent. | | | | It is clear that with the rise in iPods and MP3 players, |
| Everywhere you go, you see the familiar headphones | | | | and the rise in audiobook downloads go hand in hand. |
| in someone’s ears. And with the busy | | | | Listening to your audiobooks on iPods is a great way |
| lifestyles we live, it is no wonder that audiobook sales | | | | to maximize your time. It seems to be harder then |
| are soaring. The combination of audiobooks and iPods | | | | ever to find the time to read. We can now find time |
| are now making it possible for people to listen to | | | | to read, or rather listen thanks to our trusted iPods |
| their books on tape, or audiobooks where ever they | | | | and MP3 players. |
| go. | | | | We can multi-task by listening to our audiobooks as |
| Apple and its many retail partners managed to sell 88 | | | | we exercise, clean the house, commute to work, or |
| iPods per minute in 2006 which totaled 46,432,000 | | | | even just listen to as we relax. In fact, there are |
| iPods sold. That is more then 1 iPod sold per second! | | | | several audiobook titles that are designed to help you |
| The Christmas season from October and December | | | | fall asleep and to relax. |
| were obviously the busiest of the year. | | | | Many businessmen love listening to their sales or |
| IPod sales look to continue to grow in 2007. In the | | | | motivation audiobooks. Students are listening to |
| first quarter of 2006, total iPods sold were 8.53 | | | | assigned literature on their iPods as audiobooks. |
| million. It is estimated that for the first quarter of | | | | People are learning a foreign language with |
| 2007 iPod sales will be over 10 million. Some predict | | | | audiobooks. And couples are saving their relationships |
| that the new iPhone will slow down iPod sales, but | | | | by listening to audiobooks. |
| others feel the iPhone will not be competition due to | | | | Audiobook downloads are priced far better then |
| its US $500 Price plus associated fees. | | | | audiobooks in prepackaged CD’s, which |
| Audiobook sales have also been soaring. In 2005, | | | | another great feature. There are also many free |
| audiobook sales totaled $871 million. Audio books are | | | | titles to listen to and many quality websites let you |
| getting a boost in sales due to the rise in popularity | | | | listen to five minutes of your audiobook before |
| of downloadable audiobooks which represented 9 | | | | making a purchase. |
| percent of total audio book sales in 2005. While that | | | | It is easy to download your audiobook off of the |
| number may seem small, it is a 50 percent increase in | | | | Internet. You simply select your title, make the |
| sales from 2004. It is fair to predict that audiobook | | | | secure purchase, then you are ready to download. |
| downloads are going to continue to rise due to the | | | | The download takes seconds to a few minutes |
| rise in popularity of iPods and MP3 players. | | | | depending on the size of the file on most computers. |
| Another reason audiobook download sales are going | | | | If you have a dialup, you can select the smallest size |
| to continue to soar is that as of this year, almost all | | | | file for each title which is not as good of quality, but |
| new cars are now capable of playing digital audio files. | | | | still sounds as good as any audiobook CD you may |
| 97 million Americans drive alone to work everyday, | | | | have purchased from the store. Once you download |
| and commuters are stuck in traffic an average of 62 | | | | your audiobook, you can play it on your PC, burn it |
| hours per year. That is 32 percent of the entire U.S. | | | | to disc, or you can load it to your iPod or MP3 player. |
| population, and that does not even include those who | | | | After learning how easy it is do listen to an audio |
| commute by bike, bus, train or car pool. Now that | | | | book on your iPod or MP3 player, what are you |
| audiobooks can be played so easily in cars and on | | | | waiting for, go out there and listen to you audio |
| iPods, it’s easy to see that audiobook | | | | book today! |
| download sales are going to skyrocket even further. | | | | |