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Article #131: Talking Books

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My top 6 reasons for selecting an audio while using less valuable materials.
book 3) Audio books give you an opportunity to
Love reading and learning but just don't read and learn with out having to make
have the time? Think again time, not just at the end of the day when
Did you know that audio books are concentration and tiredness are issues.
becoming more and more popular each day? They are a great way to fill the "dead"
For example, in 2004, over $124 million wasted moments we all experience in our
worth of audio books were sold in the UK lives.
and $120 million in Germany during 2005. 4) For older, ill or people recuperating,
Experts say that this year the market is audio books are convenient with the
expected to rise by 20% in Europe, and freedom of use they offer. This makes
audio books seem to be even more popular audio books an excellent gift that they
in the USA. can enjoy again and again.
Here's why an audio "talking" book is the 5) For blind people, disabled people or
easiest, most convenient way to "read a people with vision impairments the
book" "talking" book can be extremely helpful,
1) Saving time - time is precious to all giving everybody the chance to enjoy a
of us, but listening to an audio book can book and in many cases enabling the only
be done at any time, wherever, whoever method of independent reading to such
you are and no matter what you're doing - persons.
there are endless opportunities to By using audio books, education can be
"read". You can listen while travelling improved by these people and development
to work, walking the dog, doing the of new and old hobbies and habits,
housework, gardening, relaxing etc etc. yielding personal and professional
On average in the USA, a recent survey enrichment of life in all aspects.
has shown that a person is driving or 6) Audio books can help stimulate
travelling 1 hour 13 minutes daily, children's reading, this can be achieved
contributing to 440 hours each year - when accompanying a paper book, following
this amounts to a huge 11 full time the written and listening along with the
working weeks! Just imagine, by simply audio at the same time, helping to
using your MP3 player during this time improve skills of communication and
what you can learn, and with the talking vocabulary. "Talking" books can help to
book sites available now it can't be increase your child's love of reading and
easier. learning.
2) Carbon - footprints - the These few benefits of spoken books of
manufacturing resources saved on Audio which there are many more, should
book downloads as to printed matter is convince you that entering the world of
fantastic, eliminating great amounts of audio books is the exiting new way to
carbon emissions throughout the "read and learn".
publishing and transporting procedure,






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