Get Hooked on Audiobooks
7 Reasons to Lend an Ear
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The number one place people listen to audio books is in the car. The radio can get repetitive after a while with the same news every 15 minutes and the music replayed in an endless cycle. With an audiobook you can listen to self-help suggestions, foreign language lessons or just dig into a juicy novel. It's an enjoyable way to liven up your commute.
"Read" the Classics
If you've always wished you had more literature under your belt, listening to audiobooks can make it happen. Multi-task while you listen to War and Peace or A Tale of Two Cities. Jack London's Call of the Wild is just as haunting in audio as it is on the printed page.
Relax with a Good "Book"
Just as people used to sit around the radio and today we gather around the tv, there's another way to indulge our desire for a story. Get comfy and listen to an audiobook. Settle on the front porch or cozy in by the fire with your knitting. Having someone read to you isn't just for kids - it's very relaxing.
Take Your Mind Off Your Chores
Dreading the housework or dinner preparation? Treat yourself to an audiobook story while you work. It's another great way to multi-task. The work gets done and the audiobook helped take some of the drudgery out of it.
Soothe Your Insomnia
Keep an audiobook ready to go beside the bed. You can drift off to dreamland while it plays or listen to it quietly in the night when you can't sleep. Much better than tossing and turning and waiting for the alarm to ring.
Give an Audiobook Gift
For people who can no longer to see to read well, an audiobook is a thoughtful and unique gift. Others who might enjoy an audiobook gift might be nursing home residents or someone recovering from an illness or surgery.
Stimulate Children to Read
Children and stories are a natural combination. Providing them with audiobooks to listen to builds their vocabulary and promotes reading skills. Audiobooks complement hard copy books in guiding a child to love reading and literature.
Audiobooks are available for free at your local library and can be downloaded free from online sites like Net Library and Librivox. Purchased audiobooks can be obtained from all major booksellers both in retail stores and online. Cracker Barrel restaurants sell audiobooks that you can trade in at another Cracker Barrel location for partial credit, which ends up being a modest rental fee.
Pick up an audiobook today and make good use of your time.
source:
Fact Sheet, Audio Publishers Association
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Post a CommentI love audiobooks! It's a great way to pass the time and learn something when you're in your car. Thanks for an excellent article.