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What Are Audio Books?

How busy is your life? What about your kids? If you are like many of us, you need a schedule to find time to follow your schedule! With working longer hours, sometimes two or three jobs, running a household, raising children, playing chauffeur for those children and the myriad of other things that we do each day, so many of us are losing any time of relaxation or leisure time.

When that happens, the entire "machine" that is a family can really break down. Our pastimes and hobbies seem to be the first thing to cut out of our daily "to-do" list, because we think they are extracurricular activities that lack importance. As a result, we sometimes need to find new ways to do things that will allow us to enjoy some "me time.” Audio books may be one way of doing just that.

If you are like me, when you hear the phrase "audio book" you translate that as "books on tape.” While that may be a type of audio book, it’s only a small type that is becoming outdated. Audio books are in step with the technological changes available and now it is possible to get CD or Mp3 copies of audio books to add to your library. Audio books are becoming increasingly popular as a way to provide the relaxation of escape into fiction, a learning experience in a self-help book and as a way to spend time when traveling in your car.

According to The Washington Post, ("Commuter Consumer" April 24, 2005,) Americans make 1.3 billion commuter trips in their own vehicles a year. We spend such a large amount of time in our cars these days that listening to an audio book can be a productive and entertaining way to lessen the tedium of our daily commute.

In fact, the number one place that people listen to audio books is in their car. Popping a CD into the car stereo is second nature to many, so the idea of listening to a story rather than music is refreshing. When we listen to an audio book, even a familiar story can come alive in a way that it never has before. Many audio books are even created in a dramatic reading format, utilizing different voices for characters, sound effects and more.

Audio books are also available in a digital format, meaning they can be downloaded on our computers and then put into a bipod or other Mp3 digital player. This makes listening to audio books even more convenient as it allows listeners to truly take their book with them wherever they go. Having an inspiring story being read to you as you are doing yard work or talking the dog for a walk, allows you to utilize those moments as an opportunity for personal growth.

Time spent exercising can also be used for listening to audio books on an Mp3 player. You might even find yourself extending that evening run because you have come to a particularly interesting part of your book.

We all know how tough it is becoming to get our teen-agers to sit down and read. With audio books, the kids can still be on the go and listen to a good book at the same time.

Audio books are increasing in popularity, changing in format to fit the technological changes of the day and are generating a completely new way of thinking about "books on tape."

We hope you enjoy our comprehensive collection of self-help audiobooks.

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A sample from our extensive online catalogue:

The Healing Addiction Series

Interactive Self Hypnosis Series

The Mind Body Health Audio Series