| Did you know that audio books are
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| | moments we all have in our lives.
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| becoming more and more popular by each
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| | 3) Audio books are good for older, ill or
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| day? For example, in 2004, over $124
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| | recovering people and can be a wonderful
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| million worth of audio books were sold in
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| | gift for someone in a nursing
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| the UK and $120 million in Germany during
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| | institution. This is a gift they can
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| 2005. Experts say that this year the
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| | remember and enjoy time after time.
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| market is expected to rise by 20% in
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| | 4) Audio books can be a blessing for
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| Europe, and audio books seem to be even
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| | blind people, disabled people or people
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| more popular in the USA.
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| | with impaired vision. Everyone should
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| But why are audio versions a convenient
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| | have the chance to experience and enjoy a
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| way to "read" a book?
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| | book and in many cases, this is the only
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| 1) You save time, because you can listen
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| | way for such persons to do it.
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| to an audio book anywhere and everywhere,
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| | Spoken books can help these people
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| and you can even do other things at the
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| | improving their education, help them
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| same time. You can listen when driving to
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| | developing new hobbies and habits and
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| and from work, when walking the dog,
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| | greatly enriching their life, both
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| cycling, working around the house or at
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| | personally and professionally.
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| the computer, exercising, and so on. The
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| | 5) The most important skill a child can
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| possibilities are endless.
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| | ever acquire is probably the ability to
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| According to a recent survey, in the USA
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| | read, and audio books can be easily used
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| a person is driving an average of 1 hour
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| | to stimulate literacy in children. Books
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| and 13 minutes daily, which means over
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| | can be listened to by children while
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| 440 hours a year for each driver, or 11
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| | following the story in the paper book. Or
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| full-time work weeks. This is huge!
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| | they could listen just to gain and
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| Imagine how many things you could learn
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| | improve vocabulary and communication
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| during this time by simply having your
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| | skills. If you want to instill in your
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| MP3 player with audio books at hand.
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| | child the love of reading, audio books
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| 2) If you love reading but don't have a
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| | can be a excellent start.
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| enough time, audio books can give you the
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| | There are many more benefits of using
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| opportunity to read many more books that
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| | audio books, but even these few reasons
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| you would otherwise have time for. Audio
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| | should be enough to convince you to enter
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| books are a great way to fill the "dead"
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| | the exciting world of the spoken books.
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