The case for audio books 20 Articles

by Kimberly H. Smith

I could not fathom why anyone in their right mind would LISTEN to a book instead of reading it. Until I experienced it for myself. Last year, I was planning to make a 5 hour drive alone and was bored with my latest Top 4...read more

by Susan Kliebenstein

The ability to express and collect the experiences of centuries past and preserve our own thoughts along side them for those who are not yet born is one of the most important accomplishments of humankind. The printing pres...read more

by Ruth Woodhouse

Audio books are great value in so many different situations and life circumstances. They can indeed be an absolute godsend to people who have various kinds of disabilities that make it difficult, or even impossible, for t...read more

by Diana J. Ewing

Heard Any Good Books Lately? As a lover of books, I am doubly blessed because I always have two books in my life at a time: one resting on my nightstand and another loaded in my MP3 player. Audiobooks have been a specia...read more

by Carmen Henesy

Audio books have only been a part of the last five of my sixty-three years. All I can say is, "What a waste." Now, I can't even make a short run to the grocery store without having a novel in my CD/tape player. I've al...read more

by W D Adkins

For thousands of years people gathered around campfires or hearths to listen to storytellers recount tales of gods and heroes, to hear news from traveling bards, or to learn from teachers. The growth of mass media in the ...read more

by Eric Hosemann

I was facing a minor dilemma in mid-October of 2005. My sister gave birth to her son two weeks earlier. Would I make the drive from Cleveland to Iowa over a weekend, to meet him and see much of my extended family? Of ...read more

by E.M.Robinson

Audio books enrich the lives of many people, from excellent readers to struggling readers.I think of myself as a reader and I teach reading all day long five days a week, and I believe audio books expand reading possibilit...read more

by Roy Hirsch

Epilepsy has a patron saint! February is well known as the token day for lovers. But few people realise that St Valentine is also the patron saint of epilepsy. According to East St Kilda's Roy Hirsch, the hono...read more

by Shenni Bubb

Audio Books: The wonderful Benefits Books have their place in society yet so often we interpret each one as we see fit and not always necessarily as intended. We perceive things particularly the written works, so i...read more

by Donna Fallesen

Books on tape? Convenient and all around good fun! I myself love storytellers and books on tape are possibly the next best thing to someone actually sitting there with you and entertaining you with the emotion in their voi...read more

by Andy Martin

If you're taking a flight, an audio book is one of the best possible things to have with you. On the flight you'll have some time to yourself. Depending on the flight it will be anywhere from one hour to twenty. Off...read more

by Joanne Robbins

Audio Books can add to your life and to the lives of those you care about. Here are seven easy ways to let Audio Books help you live your life! 1. Stuck in traffic? Make the time pass and accomplish something while y...read more

by Allison Claridge

I am captive in my car five hours a week. I'm the kind of mom who actually talks to her kids or husband when they are the ones I am chauffeuring around to piano lessons, soccer, chess club or whatever. I enjoy conversin...read more

by K. Louden

Audiobooks, the Classic Escape Sometimes I am surprised when I realize that everyone in the world doesn't go to bed with an audiobook. I know people who drive with them and older people whose eyes aren't good who liste...read more

by Lisa Rosenman

I have become completely obsessed with audio books. I am a teacher who spends all day with noise and overwhelming needs, and when I get home I am the mother to two children under five. The most reliable quiet time I ge...read more

by Bruce Rebello

"Service and Freedom" Bruce Rebello "Parents can only give good advice or put them (their children) on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands." Anne Frank summaries life...read more

by Samantha Priestley

For many years now there has been an air of snobbery surrounding audio books. Dedicated readers, librarians and booksellers have dismissed this way of enjoying books as lazy and simply not proper reading. Ok, listening to ...read more

by Kay Lobegeiger

Audio books are a great invention. When my children were small I used to buy them the children's stories which were accompanied by tapes. They loved listening to them and had the added bonus of being able to read the ...read more

by Dexie Runns Long

When most people think of Audio Books, what comes to mind is usually basic information that's not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there's a lot more to Audio Books than just the basics. Most of this informa...read more