Audio Books

Books are no longer limited to pages or reading, audio books are those books the contents of which are audible, not readable. Audio books are the short form of audible books . These books are available in CDs, cassettes and also in digital formats like MP3 and Windows Media Player. Though synonymous to the term ‘books on tapes' audio books from the last decade has not limited itself to audio cassettes but has spread its wings towards further technological development.

Audio books can be of two types, unabridged and abridged, the abridged forms are the ones which are edited and word to word content is not incorporated. The books are sometimes dramatized and modified with sound effects and music. The audio books are necessary for the visually impaired people and this is why all the major libraries of the world have audio books.

The audio books industry is booming world wide and the main reason behind this popularity is that audio books can be read while doing other tasks. The self help books are the most in demand among all the audio books.

The types of audio books available are audio books on CD , audio books on tapes , MP3 audio books and IPod audio books. These books are downloadable from the Internet.

Few examples of audio books are:

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•  The Mighty Boosh (a BBC audio book)

•  The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

•  Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

There many websites which even allow free downloads of audio books and sell and rent them on the Internet.