| As far as top selling children's books go, the Harry | | | | From my personal opinion, I am an audiobook |
| Potter series of books are in great company. From | | | | convert. The reason for this in my case was because |
| Winnie The Pooh to Disney, to Nancy Drew to Roald | | | | I was completely incapacitated and had to lie |
| Dahl. Plus a myriad of books in between as well. For | | | | completely still, so was very limited in ways that I |
| many years up until the mid 1990's, some of these | | | | could keep myself entertained. I also couldn't see |
| stories ruled the roost. | | | | very well, so was bitten by boredom as much as |
| Once JK Rowling's series hit the shelves however, | | | | anything else. The audiobook series were a boon to |
| the children's book charts have known no equal. From | | | | me, because they offered me many hours of |
| 1997 until the present day, Harry Potter has been | | | | distraction, that didn't involve me doing anything, |
| King! With over 300 millions book sales in the first 8 | | | | other than sitting and listening. It was also company |
| years, the kids book business has never been | | | | as well, so audio books are a great source of |
| healthier. And there is no sign that these sales will | | | | comfort to those who are confined to their beds. |
| wane. | | | | What was more surprising was that finding myself in |
| Riding on the back of the book sales, Audiobook | | | | this situation, I actually enjoyed the quality of the |
| Harry Potter is also making great strides. Based | | | | reading. Some nuances in the stories suddenly |
| purely on the popularity of the books themselves, | | | | became clear through the expertise of the actor |
| the audio book will make great sales, but are they | | | | delivering the dialogue. I am sure that many will get |
| worthy of this amount of attention in their own | | | | great joy from Harry Potter delivered in audio |
| right? | | | | format. |