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