May 20, 2008 05:06 AM
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I am both an avid audio book listener as well as an audio book creator. From that perspective I would say that audio books will never overtake the written word. For that matter I am banking on it by giving away my audio books for free as MP3 downloads at my website, https://basilsands.com .
The primary reason that audio books will not corner the literary market is two fold. 1. They force the actors/producers view of the characters onto the listener rather than let the imagination of the reader lead. 2. They are noise…most readers, myself included, prefer to sit in a quiet place and enjoy a book with our thoughts doing all the work and our ear drums at rest. I love to listen to audio books while working out, driving, or riding my bicycle.
The combination of those times lets me listen to a new audio book almost every week. But late at night I still like to sit in my comfy chair with a glass of port and cozy up to a nice chunk of paper and ink. Books aren’t going away any time soon. But Audio Books sure are fun on the commute.it's like a movie in your head. Basil Sands
