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Genesis Media Labs - Audio Books -- Why they're Better than Paper Books

For avid audio books listeners it is clear that these ?audio books? are not just books-- or at least they are not what the increasingly small minority of non-audio book listeners thinks audio books are. Audio books are not merely a vocalization or reading of a book but, rather, an imaginative experience for the senses.

Audio books can do what traditional books simply cannot ? they can teach you languages. Using audio books to learn a language offers the advantage of being able to hear the proper pronunciation of foreign words. Students listening to language audio books become accustomed to not only how individual words are pronounced but also the cadence and the accentuation of the language. Doing this with a traditional paper book would require additional instruction ? more often than not, by taking a class. But who has time to take a class?

Which brings us to another valuable advantage that audio books possess?the gift of time. Audio books are a multi-taskers dream. How else could you finish the 22,937 chapters of Yongle Dadian (the world?s longest book) while stuck in traffic, at the gym or cooking dinner? Audio books make it possible to read while doing almost anything you could even ?Read with your eyes closed? as Jiggerbug, an new audio book rental service, likes to put it. No more straining your eyes or finding a quiet place, with audio books you can fit in a moment of peace in a hectic day.