Why Buy Audio Books...?
Is there a method to our madness when it comes to the increasing rise in the sales of audiobooks in recent times? I have to answer with adefinitive "yes" when I look at this evolving trend.
We live in an increasingly frentic world. People are busier than ever -- and time has become a dwindling commodity. Therefore, people are constantly looking for ways to make the most use of their "dead time" --
such as the time they spend commuting, jogging, gardening, working out, doing chores, running errands, etc.
With the rising popularity of MP3 players such as the iPod, people have just started to discover that music is not the only thing they can listen to while going about their day.
Now, you can "listen" to books, teleseminars, lectures and podcasts while on-the-go -- and when you don't have time to read. And since today's selection of downloadable audio books is not limited to just fiction and literary works, but runs the gamut from how-to manuals to business books and self-help information, today's mobile society has found out that they can download an unlimited amount of information into their brain, learn a skill, enjoy a murder mystery or an epic romance novel -- and even increase their cultural literacy instead of listening to drive-time radio.
Audio books and other spoken word recordings have become brain food for the time-strapped multi-taskers of the world!
How To Record An Audiobook...
If you'd like to record your own audiobook, I've come across a site called Voices.com. It's web-based and easy to use and .you don't need to download or install anything - everything happens in your web browser.
Audiobook Recording
Free Audio Books
You Can Download A Free Audiobook here...
If you like BBC comedy and would like to sample the very best of...then I've got some good news for you. You can get a free download at the link below to over an hour of belly breaking laughter of classic comedy that includes:
Blackadder 'The Dictionary' from Blackadder
Yes Prime Minister 'The Smoke Screen' from Yes Prime Minister Volume 1
Alan Partridge 'Have I Got A Second Series?' from I'm Alan Partridge 'Knowing Me, Knowing Yule'
The Goon Show 'Hetto Seagoon, British Embassy Here' from The Goon Show 'Neds Atomic Dustbin'
Dad's Army 'Unarmed Combat' from Dad's Army Volume 2 and many more. Enjoy....!
http://www.audiodigitalbooks.com/free.html
If you like BBC comedy and would like to sample the very best of...then I've got some good news for you. You can get a free download at the link below to over an hour of belly breaking laughter of classic comedy that includes:
Blackadder 'The Dictionary' from Blackadder
Yes Prime Minister 'The Smoke Screen' from Yes Prime Minister Volume 1
Alan Partridge 'Have I Got A Second Series?' from I'm Alan Partridge 'Knowing Me, Knowing Yule'
The Goon Show 'Hetto Seagoon, British Embassy Here' from The Goon Show 'Neds Atomic Dustbin'
Dad's Army 'Unarmed Combat' from Dad's Army Volume 2 and many more. Enjoy....!
http://www.audiodigitalbooks.com/free.html
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The Order Of The Alchemists
I don't know if you have heard of Philip Gardiner, but he's the guy who wrote the very successful book "The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail". This is the book on which Dan Browne based his mega best seller "The DaVinci Code".Because this caught the imagination of the public to such a degree, almost everybody is now aware of the infamous history of the Knights Templar.
But not everybody realizes that there was another order from the same time and with the same roots. This Order still exists today and has incredible power.
I've just come across this audio book on AudioDigitalBooks.com that reveals the history of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and in so doing, unveils the occult and sinister forces at play around this organisation.
From the days of heroic battles against Ottoman forces, to the alchemical world of the Grand Master himself, this audio book explores some very difficult questions:
Who are these Knights?
What was their role?
Who gave them authority?
If you'd like to find out more you can listen to a sample from this audiobook here read by the author himself...
Audio Book Clubs
If your a member of an offline book club then you've probably found that it can be difficult to keep up with the reading list. An alternative for you could be to join an audio book club. You can listen to the club's current selection on CD or download them to an mp3 player and listen while you're going about your daily activities.
When you're a member of an audio book club you automatically get access to thousands of dollars worth of audio books for a small monthly fee. From classics to current best sellers on CD, MP3-CDs, tapes or downloads. If you download the books the download normally expires after about 14 days, but the same title can be downloaded again if you don't finish it in time. I think that this is a great way to find time to read.
I also see that Libraries in York County have come up with a way to give busy people a chance to read.
The libraries are offering online book clubs.
You can access it when and where you want. You can go into different clubs and get chapters or a portion of an audio book sent to your email. By the end of the week, you can decide whether or not you want to continue reading it.
Find out more about this audio book club...
When you're a member of an audio book club you automatically get access to thousands of dollars worth of audio books for a small monthly fee. From classics to current best sellers on CD, MP3-CDs, tapes or downloads. If you download the books the download normally expires after about 14 days, but the same title can be downloaded again if you don't finish it in time. I think that this is a great way to find time to read.
I also see that Libraries in York County have come up with a way to give busy people a chance to read.
The libraries are offering online book clubs.
You can access it when and where you want. You can go into different clubs and get chapters or a portion of an audio book sent to your email. By the end of the week, you can decide whether or not you want to continue reading it.
Find out more about this audio book club...
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Audio Books For The Blind...
If you or someone you know is legally blind or print handicapped, there's a website where you can get Free Audiobooks.
The owner of the site is a guy called Ken Wilson and he will send you an MP3 audio book of your choice, on CD for free.
All you have to do is send him the Author and Title and the name of the CD or DVD on which it appears, from a list that appears on his web page. Here's the link: http://www.samizdat.com/wilson
The owner of the site is a guy called Ken Wilson and he will send you an MP3 audio book of your choice, on CD for free.
All you have to do is send him the Author and Title and the name of the CD or DVD on which it appears, from a list that appears on his web page. Here's the link: http://www.samizdat.com/wilson
Clive Cussler Audio Books...
Dubbed by The New York Post as "just about the best storyteller in the business." Clive Cussler has nearly 100 million copies of his best-selling Dirk Pitt® novels in print. His initial foray into fiction was in 1973, when he wrote his first Dirk Pitt® novel.Since then he has continued to write Dirk Pitt® adventures while living a life that nearly parallels that of his action hero. He founded NUMA (National Underwater & Marine Agency, a non profit group) and has had an amazing record of finding over 60 shipwrecks, one of which was the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley.
Download and listen to Free samples from Clive Cussler Audio Books, including his latest and most intriguing high-seas adventure yet...
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New York Times Best Sellers Audio Books...
Here you can browse a selection of audio books from authors on the New York Times best sellers list. If you enjoy spoken-word audio you'll enjoy the convenience of being able to listen to these top notch titles at home or on the go.
Rhonda Byrne
Dan Brown
Tom Clancy
Patricia Cornwell
Michael Crichton
Ken Follett
Stephen King
Robert T. Kiyosaki
Dean Koontz
James Redfield
Anne Rice
Eckhart Tolle
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Rhonda Byrne
Dan Brown
Tom Clancy
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Michael Crichton
Ken Follett
Stephen King
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Bob Woodward
Audiobook Notes
- Audio books reach swelling number of handicapped
- Library services are free to every American, but access to talking books used by the visually and physically impaired is endangered. Advancing technology and stagnant funding are the culprits.
- Ray County Library offering portable alternative for book lovers
- Ray County Library this summer is a device called a Playaway. This is a self-contained audiobook. What that means is that you lovers of books on CD or tape now have a portable alternative...
- Audio Books..advantages over reading...
- I've always found the idea of audio books interesting but never really looked into them. I know that a lot of people listen to them while driving but I always figured for my short jaunts, I'd much rather listen to tunes. Well, I've had a couple of auto-tapes that I'd never listened to...
- Audiobooks created linux-style
- Last year I took a cross-country road trip with my 10-year-old daughter, and we were greatly entertained by the free public domain audio books available...
- Random House Group Appoint Digital Publisher
- The Random House Group has appointed former Sony BMG VP of Digital Marketing Jonathan Davis to the new role of Digital Publisher, as part of the Group's ongoing investment in digital...
- Translate e-Books to Audio
- Written text can now be turned into audio files and downloaded to your MP3 or iPod. They're read aloud by a natural-sounding human voice...
- DRM-free Audiobooks on the Rise
- With DRM-free audiobooks continuing to make inroads into the retail market and scheduled shortly to trickle into the library arena, several panels at BookExpo America (BEA) and the Audio Publishers Association Conference...
- BBC Audiobooks America Tunes into Retail
- When BBC Audiobooks America released Alex Haley's Roots and Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist in March 2007, it was the audio publisher's first step into the retail market after more than 11 years of supplying product to libraries and institutions. The expansion into the retail channel hel...
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- Recently I came across an interesting tool for Windows users, which might be useful for importing audiobooks using iTunes....
- Audio Books For The Blind - 'That All May Read'
- Audio books provide an opportunity for a blind child to experience the wonder of Harry Potter books, the whimsical stories by Cat In The Hat, mysteries, documentaries, etc. With the professional actors telling the...
- A closer look into the lives of the sightless
- Keeping the demand of the braille books in mind, the Blind Persons' Association founded the Braille Press and Audio library (BPA) at Mallikpur in 2003....
- Libraries experiment with new information technologies
- That includes downloading audio books, accessing reference materials, and downloading book text in the form of electronic books or -e-books....
- Wired For Books
- A website that's perfect for those people who are looking for a place that brings the written and spoken word together...
- Home grown audio book set to be launched
- The audio book will enable publishers to reach a new audience, especially those who prefer their entertainment in electronic media formats....
- A library to go
- With the press of a few buttons, you can instantly - and wirelessly - search out and/or download more than 110000 full-length books and audio books....
- Kindle lights fire under book industry
- With the press of a few buttons, you can instantly -- and wirelessly -- search out and/or download more than 110000 full-length books and audio books....
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- Library offering alternative to books on tape, CD
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- Audio books let adults rediscover joy of being read to
- Does anyone ever get over the thrill of being read to?
- A mother gives the gift of reading
- So she decided to establish a library of audio books at Touro, and her friend Linda McCabe decided to help her. Last Christmas, Linda's gift to her was....
- Audiobooks and MP3 Players
- There's been discussion going on in two of my online book groups, recently, about audiobooks. One group's members are talking about whether or not they listen to audiobooks. The other group is discussing which MP3 player works best for ...
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NatChar wrote...
5 Star information! I just bookmarked this lens for my own personal reference. Great Job!
Posted March 16, 2008
DayTradersWin wrote...
for years I used to listen to self improvement casette tapes. Recently I move and to clean the clutter I gave away hundreds of these now obsolete forms of media to advance who you are personally and professionally.
It never occured to me that books on CD or DVD could be as valuable these days.
Thanks for the information and for opening my thinking to the use of audio books.
John McLaughlin
Day Traders - Consultant / Coach
Posted March 16, 2008
artstudio wrote...
Thanks for the link to record online cervice and the other info
Posted March 15, 2008
