Everyone knows the reasons why eBook readers are supposed to
a better option than normal books (no trees are slaughtered in their creation,
take up less room on the shelf etc.), but there is another option out
there. Yep, I'm talking audiobooks. You know—books that talk to you! And it
could be argued that audiobooks are even better than eBooks because you listen
to them while eating a bag of chips and not need to worry about getting grease
all over your Amazon Kindle, but that is only the tip of the iceberg. Let's
have a look at a few more reasons why any getting your story fix from an audiobook
may be a better option than you ever realized.
You can get your Stories
on the Go
Yeah, I know what it sounds like, but I'm not suggesting you
listen to your favourite book while you're sitting on the John—although it's
certainly doable. But there are many occasions where flicking a few pages or consulting
the Kindle are not really possible.
- At the gym: Thank God for headphones and Terry Pratchett (now if only there was something you could do about the guy next to you with the terminal BO!)
- Driving the car: always a good option and a real life-saver in a traffic jam.
- Travelling on the bus/train: Well you didn't really want to listen to the lady in front of you banging on about her verruca and varicose veins, did you?
No Glasses
Required
After a long day at work the eyes can feel pretty tired and
sore, and they can feel even worse if some smelly guy in the gym has given you
a good hiding for complaining about his personal hygiene, so it can sometimes
be nice to just put up your feet, close your eyes, and listen to a few chapters
of a good book (a good book, not The Good Book—all the begatting that
went on may have been fun at the time, but hearing about it thousands of years
later ain't much fun and the Bible leaves out all the juicy bits that could
have made kids actually want to read
it last thing at night.)
Space Saving
Stories
Although audiobooks were traditionally sold on CDs, and the
really old may even have listened to them on cassettes or Long Playing Records,
these days most people just purchase an audiobook download and downloads are
famous for their space-saving capabilities. And in the case of Audible
audiobooks there is no need to even worry about retaining a back-up copy of the
file because Audible customers can log-in to their account and access all of
the books in their library any time that they want to and download them as many
times as required.
Great for Learning
Languages
A few other
Audiobooks Benefits
- No lights are required
- Audiooks don't discolour and go smelly with age
- Audiobooks can be a brilliant way to avoid listening to your partner during nagging sessions
- Paper cuts are extremely unlikely
