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