The Use of Audiobooks on the iPod is on the Rise

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