The Use of Audio Books

Audio books emerge in the market in the 1980's, in the form of cassette tapes. Only a few had seen the beauty and convenience it brings. But now, with the advancement of technology, audio books are more than just a cassette tape. You can have different kind of formats that you could play on your MP3 player and iPods.

More and more people nowadays prefers listening to an it rather than reading the a paperback book or e-books . One of it's clear advantage is the convenience it brings. You can listen to it while shopping, waiting for somebody, while walking or when you are doing your exercise . It fits in with your busy lifestyle.

The rapid growth on iPod and MP3 players has attracted many new audio books customers. For many people rather than reading, they find listening this more entertaining and exciting. Besides the convenience, it is more relaxing to listen to an audio book rather than reading the actual book. With the busy and fast phase lifestyle of today's society. You can hardly spare some time on reading your favorite novel or story. However with an audio of your favorite novels and stories you could listen to it whenever and wherever you want. Plus you don't have to carry such huge and heavy books . All you need is a MP3 player or iPods.

The use of this doesn't stop there. It could be a new strategy of teaching or learning new things. Kid's nowadays finds reading boring. We all now that reading is very important because it affects so many aspects, especially speaking. However kids can learn through listening. It also heightens there ability to listen. Parents could also use this as a way to bond with there kids. They could listen to an audio book with there kids and have fun. It can be also a substitute to a bedtime story.

There are so many ways on how to gain access or to have a copy of these kind of books. There are so many websites in the Internet that provides free or sells audio books. You don't have to go to a library and search the place for the book that you want. You can simply type in the title of the book then click search. There are also rental sites where they let you rent audio books.

It is also good for people who are visually impaired. Instead of reading through Braille books they can listen through audio books. It is more easy and comfortable. Reading through Braille's takes a lot of time, but with this it takes a less amount of time to finish learning .

Some even predicted that audio books will replace paperback and e-books . Though we cannot deny that it is very important to sharpen our reading skills, we cannot overlook the convenience an audio book brings. With our busy lifestyle and the fast phase of society it is more likely that paperback books and e-books would be a thing of the past.