This article was about all the benefits of using audio books and how they are on the up and up recently. This is I find very odd. I know that this form of books is available but I didn't really know that they were increasing in popularity. The only memory I have of audio books is when my dad would borrow them from the library when I was 5. I almost thought they stopped making them! According to this article $124 million worth of audio books were purchased in the UK in 2004 and $120 million in Germany in 2005. This year there is predicted to have a 20% increase on those numbers.
People are downloading book audio files, putting them on their MP3 players and enjoying these books while they do everyday chores. This article made four major points about audio books and why they are a convenient way to 'read' a book: 1) You can do others things while listening, multitask doing housework and commuting to and from work. 2) When you love reading but don't have enough time audio books are perfect for you. 3) Audio books are great for the older population who can't read as well as they used to. 4) Blind people use audio books, a much easier ways to read compared to a brail book, and I'm sure less expensive.
I agree with all the points that this article brought up but I'm not sold on the fact that the audio book is so up and coming. Like I said in think that listen is a great way to multitask but then which task that you are doing is getting done right? Are the dishes clean or did you understand the whole plot of the book?
Check out the article at:
http://www.articlesmaker.com/shopping-and-product-reviews/book-reviews/is-now-the-right-time-to-ride-on-the-audio-books-trend.html