Audio Book Myths Or The "Audio Book Phobic" People
Audio books are becoming more and more popular. Yet, there are a
lot of individual people that are afraid of trying audio books -
they are the "audio book phobic" people.
I have interviewed some of them recently and collected the so
called reasons that separate them from the audio book world. I
have proven to each one of them that those reasons are only
myths and even succeeded in persuading some of them to try those
threatening audio books. Here are the main myths I have
encountered:
1. I believe audio books are expensive - wrong. In fact, there
are free downloadable audio books online. Audio books on mp3
files are usually cheaper than the same title in its book
version. Audio book on Cd and books on tape could cost more but
are still not expensive.
2. I think that audio books will never be a good substitute for
the "real" books - Right. Audio books' publishers do not see
audio books as potential books substitutes. They are only an
extension for the book concept. You can learn foreign languages
or learn history by listening to audio books - You will enjoy it
more this way than reading a book about it. Audio books are
intended for the times of the day when you can not read books.
3. I have no time to listen to audio books - Wrong. Most of the
people listen to audio books driving, cleaning the house,
jogging etc. You can not read books in these times. Did you know
that the average annual delay due to traffic congestion has more
than tripled since 1982 and that More than 19 million commuters
travel more than 45 minutes each way to their jobs. In fact,
More than 97 million workers drive alone to work each day;
To sum up, to all of you "audio book phobic" people who claim
they can not afford audio books. Listen to me; you can not
afford not listening to audio books.