Get Hooked on Audiobooks

The popularity of recorded books is growing by leaps and bounds. Listening to audiobooks on tapes or CDs or downloading them onto an MP3 player is a great way to catch up on your reading. Here are some reasons you should give audiobooks a try:

Commuting Company
The number one place people listen to audio books is in the car. The radio can get repetitive after a while with the same news every 15 minutes and the music replayed in an endless cycle. With an audiobook you can listen to self-help suggestions, foreign language lessons or just dig into a juicy novel. It's an enjoyable way to liven up your commute.

"Read" the Classics
If you've always wished you had more literature under your belt, listening to audiobooks can make it happen. Multi-task while you listen to War and Peace or A Tale of Two Cities. Jack London's Call of the Wild is just as haunting in audio as it is on the printed page.

Relax with a Good "Book"
Just as people used to sit around the radio and today we gather around the tv, there's another way to indulge our desire for a story. Get comfy and listen to an audiobook. Settle on the front porch or cozy in by the fire with your knitting. Having someone read to you isn't just for kids - it's very relaxing.

Take Your Mind Off Your Chores
Dreading the housework or dinner preparation? Treat yourself to an audiobook story while you work. It's another great way to multi-task. The work gets done and the audiobook helped take some of the drudgery out of it.

Soothe Your Insomnia
Keep an audiobook ready to go beside the bed. You can drift off to dreamland while it plays or listen to it quietly in the night when you can't sleep. Much better than tossing and turning and waiting for the alarm to ring.

Give an Audiobook Gift
For people who can no longer to see to read well, an audiobook is a thoughtful and unique gift. Others who might enjoy an audiobook gift might be nursing home residents or someone recovering from an illness or surgery.