The Benefits Of Audiobooks

Audiobooks are an up-and-coming medium with lots of unexpected benefits for their consumers. For one thing, with the advent of internet downloads they can be a lot cheaper than normal books. There are other benefits you might not expect.

Benefit: Audiobooks Are Easy To Download

Audiobooks are far more convenient than normal books in that you can buy and download them in a few minutes, and then in a couple more you can have them on your MP3 player or sound system and ready to listen to. There is something really wonderful about this ease.

Audiobooks can be played on almost any sound system, though you may need to have a machine which accepts the audiobook file format. iPods and many other modern MP3 players are just fine for this. Computers should have no problem playing them, either, though you may or may not need to download a program that's compatible with the audiobook file format.

Once you have your platform for playing your audiobook, you're laughing.

Benefit: Audiobooks Let You Connect With Their Authors

The benefit of the spoken word is that a lot more can be expressed than through writing. I'm sure you'll know from your own experience that it's much more enjoyable, and a richer experience, to talk to someone by phone or skype than it is to talk by email or chat. The same benefit of the spoken word goes for audiobooks.

Many, even most audiobooks are narrated by their authors. On audible.com, the number 1 site for buying and downloading audiobooks, it's obvious that the publishers have made a special effort to hunt down the authors of popular written books and have them narrate their works.

If you liked Eckhart Tolle in writing, just wait to you hear him on audio.

There's a lot of other authors who are absolutely spectacular in audio, too, and the richness of expression and the new interpretation of the books in this medium is an amazing benefit.

Benefit: Audiobooks Let You Multitask

Another great benefit of audiobooks is that you can multitask with them. Just put them on loud at home, or listen to them in your MP3 player, and you can combine listening to an audiobook with many other tasks. Try cleaning the house, washing the dishes, or even going out on the street to distribute publicity while listening to an audiobook – you won't want to go back to the old way!

Benefit: Audiobooks Have Benefits For ADD (Attention Deficit) Type Personalities

A lot of people find it hard to concentrate on one thing for long periods of time. I don't think it's necessarily a “disorder” but that's for another post. “Attention Deficit” type people can benefit from audiobooks as they find it hard to sit down and focus on reading a book. Listening to an audiobook while walking, running or doing chores can make it possible for some peole to enjoy books who normally wouldn't be able to.

Benefit: Audiobooks Are Relaxing

Audiobooks have the benefit of being relaxing. You don't need to focus to gain the information from an audiobook – you just need to let it enter your mind passively. You can even meditate or lie down while listening to an audiobook. You may even be able to benefit from using an audiobook as a sleeping aid :)

Benefits Of Audiobooks: Wrapping Things Up

So that's what I think about the benefits of audiobooks. As I mentioned briefly before, I think the best place online to buy audiobooks is at www.audible.com. Using the link I've just posted you can save up to 50% for the first free months and get any audiobook at just 7.49$. Audible.com has the greatest number of titles available online (85,000) and that number is growing rapidly.

That was an affiliate link (I earn a commission for referring you), but I have a membership account with them myself and wouldn't hesitate to refer anyone to it. I also have this affiliate link on my blog – that means I bet my reputation with my readers on it being a good recommendation.

So I hope this article has been useful to you and that you enjoy Audible if you get into it. You may also want to check out my personal development website for more interesting topics and my other articles on HubPages (you can find them by clicking on the link in my author name).

Thanks for reading!