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Free Audio Book Downloads
Posted: 06/13/08 by Victor
In today’s hectic, fast-paced world, it gets harder and harder to sit down for any length of time, and enjoy a little R&R. Some people enjoy fishing, some people enjoy sports, and there are many out there (like myself) who enjoy reading. With the lack of time though, that past-time seems like a far-fetched dream. Then I got lucky and ran into the world of free audio book downloads.
Audible.com offers an incredible selection of free audio book downloads, including classics, and contemporary novels, all read by incredibly professional narrators. Some of these narrators include: George Guidall, Scott Brick, and many more. But I digress. So, you’re wondering, what’s the big deal about free audio book downloads? Imagine this scenario: you’re walking the dog (I’m a dog lover, and so I make sure to walk mine regularly), which is just another responsibility that takes up your time. Instead of listening to a walkman, or music on your iPod, how about listening to that great new fiction release, downloaded quickly to your iPod? In fact, I just finished one great audio book by Dean Koontz, titled Odd Hours. There are three great benefits to doing this: 1) You’ll get to enjoy the reading that you miss so much and 2) time passes by so quickly, simply because you get lost in the quality narrative that these audio books provide, and finally 3) you’ll appreciate a novel in a whole new dimension when its read to you, with professional narrators, and sometimes dramatized with actual actors.
Can you think of any other ways you could make use of free audio book downloads during your day? How about when you’re:
- Jogging
- Hiking
- Cleaning the house
- Working
- Commuting to work
- Out running errands
- Walking the dog
- Mowing the lawn
- Waiting at the airport
- On a plane
- The list is endless…
Audible.com offers free audio book downloads in two simple packages. One will allow you to download 1 free audio book per month, plus a bunch of other goodies, for only $7.49 a month. You can also have your free audio book downloads with their other plan, which includes 2 free audio book downloads for only $22.95 per month. Signing up to either of these plans also gives you massive discounts on audio book purchases as well.
I say free audio book downloads, because you can try these plans out absolutely free for one month. If you don’t like it, simply cancel the service, and you’ll get to keep the free audio book downloads.
You may be wondering how Audible works. It’s rather simple. Take a couple of minutes to sign up. Once that’s done, go and pick your free audio book downloads. After you’ve chosen which audio books you want, then it’s time to decide how you want to listen to your new selections. Audible supports a vast number of MP3 players (including iPod). They also allow you to burn your selections onto Cds, or if you choose, you can also stream it to your computer. The most popular choice when listening to audio books, is of course an MP3 player (as you can take it with you on the go). After that, you simply connect your player to the computer (if you’re going this route) and the download takes a mere couple of minutes, as long as you’re on a decent connection.
That’s it! It really is as simple as 1-2-3. If you enjoy reading, but have a busy life, then you’ll fall in love with the world of downloadable audio books!
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