| As a busy mom and business owner, audiobooks | | | | 4. Audiobooks helps keep your kids entertained. If |
| have become one of those modern day | | | | you have a long road trip coming up, get a good |
| conveniences that have added so much joy to my | | | | fantasy story that you can all listen to together. |
| daily life (while they free up some of my precious | | | | When kids are listening to an audiobook, they are |
| time). | | | | more likely to be entertained while still looking out the |
| Here's why I love audiobooks, and why you might | | | | window and enjoying the scenery around them |
| want to start an audiobook habit of your own. | | | | (rather than zoning out with the DVD player.) For the |
| 1. Audio books help you get monotonous tasks get | | | | kids, it really helps if you can find a download with a |
| done. When I have something to do that I dread | | | | fantastic narrator, so pay special attention to the |
| (repainting the living room, for example) I always | | | | comments from other readers before you download |
| treat myself to a brand new audiobook download | | | | a book for the entire family. |
| from audible, where I have a monthly membership | | | | 5. It's a great way to learn new things. Some people |
| that allows me to download two books each month. | | | | learn best by hearing information. If that's you, you |
| A fresh new audio book really helps motivate me to | | | | owe it to yourself to seek out information in spoken |
| do those tasks, large and small, that I simply don't | | | | form. Even some textbooks are available in an audio |
| like. Once you're into a juicy novel, the time just flies | | | | format. |
| by. | | | | 6. You can find and share audiobooks at low cost. |
| 2. They make great use of car time. If you have a | | | | Look for discounted audiobooks at used bookstores |
| long commute, put in a seminar, a language immersion | | | | or thrift stores. Check out books on CD at your local |
| tape, or a motivational download. By the end of the | | | | library or online. |
| month, you could have learned new vocabulary in a | | | | You can also get select titles free through Project |
| second language, gotten a better understanding of | | | | Gutenberg as well as through LibriVox. (A quick |
| investment strategies, or have simply enjoyed a few | | | | Google search will give you the direct URLs.) |
| wonderful novels. | | | | You can purchase audiobooks individually through |
| 3. Audiobooks motivate you for exercise. Dedicate an | | | | various websites, including iTunes and audible. If you |
| audio book that is particularly suspenseful and | | | | find that you are downloading more than one paid |
| intriguing just for the time that you spend on the | | | | audiobook each month, you'll probably save money |
| treadmill or the elliptical. You'll be dying to get back on | | | | by paying for a monthly subscription to an audio |
| the machine tomorrow to find out what happens | | | | download site, such as audible or simplyaudiobooks. |
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