Audio Books - 10 Frequently Asked Questions - Part 1
My friends and colleagues consider me as the audio books expert.
They tell their friends that they know an audio books expert and
the outcome is that I keep getting dozens of audio books
questions and inquiries each day. I have decided to gather the
most frequently asked questions for everyone's benefit.
Here are the top five frequently asked questions about audio
books (and the answers of course):
1. Are there free audio books? How do I get them? In one word:
NO. In two words: Not exactly. Depends of the type of audio book
you are looking for (downloadable audio book are cheaper than
the other types), and the audio book title (new audio books cost
more), you could find low cost audio books.
I believe that one should pay for each product or service he
gets. Yet, you could find free audio books mostly by signing up
for the free trials most of the online audio book services give
you.
2. What is better - Audio books rental or audio books buying? I
personally prefer audio books rental. Mostly because of the
price - I read a lot of audio books and it will simply cost too
much to buy them all. However, audio books that I really like,
Ones that I want to listen to time after time, I buy and keep
them on my audio books library.
Yet, I have friends who are more possessive - they are not
willing to rent audio books and they must hold a remarkable huge
audio book library.
3. What do you suggest - downloadable audio books, audio books
on CD or books on tape? Well, that's a tough question.
Basically, I believe that the most worthy audio books format
nowadays is downloadable audio books. You must own a media
player (e.g. Ipod) to listen to it. Yet, it costs less than the
others and has a better quality.
However, the widest collection of audio books could be found on
the audio books on CD format. If you want to listen to old books
you will find them only on CDs.
I do not recommend getting books on tape (also known as audio
books on cassettes). They are expensive, low quality and not
user friendly.
4. When can I read audio books? The answer is - Anytime and
anywhere. Here are a few examples: While cooking, cleaning the
house, exercising, running, walking, driving, flying, before
going to sleep, commuting, working etc.
5. Are audio books expensive? Audio books are not expensive at
all. In fact, Downloadable audio books are very cheap - they
cost much less than real books and renting them is the most
worthy deal. Audio books on CD cost about the same as real books
and books on tape are the most expensive ones.