The Growing Popularity of Spoken Audio
For the past decade, the world of spoken audio programming has gained tremendous
popularity amongst people of all ages. Even the elderly have embraced spoken audio
programming as their generation grows more and more familiar with hi-tech gadgets
such as mobile phones, laptops and iPods. Prompted by the need to fill time by today’s
traveling, business professional and commuting blue collar worker listening to great
audio books was the perfect solution. Since then, the concept of audiobook has gone
beyond the confines of the car and these are now listened to while working out at
the gym, grocery shopping or even sitting in the comfort of one’s own home.
Amazon Audible is one of the leaders in providing spoken audio word technology to
the public and with over 100,000 audiobook selections to choose from, Amazon Audible
can bring its listeners listening materials ranging from best sellers and biographies
to science fiction and self-help and everything in between. The type of audio material
available for download does not end at books, as daily newspapers, radio shows and
most popular magazines can also be downloaded in spoken audio format. For the political
minds, government hearings and political speeches can also be downloaded, making
virtually every form and genre of written media available for download in spoken
audio format.
Audio books download with ease, directly though a standard Amazon account, and once
purchased the audiobook title remains in the customer’s library for download at any
time. A purchased audiobook can also be listened to directly from the customers
Amazon account, even if it has been downloaded to another device. Maybe one of the
greatest virtues of Amazon Audible is it compatibility which covers a wide range
of over one hundred mobile devices such as PDAs, mobile phones, audio players and
streaming media devices including the Apple iPod, encouraging many to go for ipod
books.
