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Audio books are a great learning tool. Also audio books are great for riding the tube or just to kick back and listen to a great story. Audio books have been around since the time of the gramaphone, and I guess audio books will be around a lot longer yet. Also audiobooks are great for the visually impared as well as the blind community.

All of our Audio books are available for download after purchase. Every Audio Book has a sample for you to listen to prior to purchase or just to listen to while you browse our selection of Audio Books.

All Audio books are downloadable and can be used on your Computer, MP3 Player or burnt to disk and used in your favourite walkman or even play them on your stereo as well as in the car. If you have an iPod you will first need to burn the file to CD and then transfer it into iTunes. All Audio Books are in Digital Format, ready to be Downloaded.

Audio books have been around since the time of the phonograph. Yet most people will associate them with cassette tapes as well as CD's. With the advancement of technology it is now possible to download and listen to your favourite Audio Book much the same way as you would your favourite music track.

Unabridged audio books are word for word readings of a book, while abridged audio books have text edited out by the abridger. Audio books also come as fully dramatized versions of the printed book, sometimes calling upon a complete cast, music, and sound effects. Audio books have been used to teach children to read, and increase reading comprehension. They are also indispensable for the blind.

Audio books are also used for education. Self-help audio books range from public speaking to learning meditation. Their general goal however is always to develop one's skills to be more happy and/or successful in life. While some focus on a particular skill, others aim to shift the listener's life direction entirely.

Audio books are considered a valuable learning tool because of their format. Unlike with traditional books, one can learn from an audio book while doing other tasks, although it should be noted that this can veer attention from the primary task. Such multitasking is feasible when doing mechanical tasks that do not require much thought and have only a very minor or no chance of an emergency arising. Such tasks include doing the laundry and exercising indoors, among others.

Strategies that maximize the benefits derived from listening to an audio book include:

• Replaying: Depending upon ones degree of attention and interest, it is often necessary to listen to segments of an audio book more than once to allow the material to be understood and retained satisfactorily. Replaying may be done immediately, and also after extended periods of time.

• Learning: A person may listen to an audio book usually an unabridged one while following along in the actual book. This helps the person to learn words they may not learn correctly if they were to just read the book.

So have a look around, and see if there is an Audio Book that suits you. One last point and I will leave you alone. The first time you purchase an Audio Book from us an account will be set up for you (your own personal download area, it is a free service), so that you can log in again at any time to re-download your Audio Book if need be. This is a handy feature if you are travelling and have left your favourite audio book behind or deleted it by mistake. As long as you know your password you can log back into your account and download your audio book from anywhere in the world.