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Despite how great CDs are, many people still prefer audiocassettes to them, especially when it comes to listening to audio books.

Below are some of the reasons why:

One, Audio books in CDs can't contain more than 75 minutes of content but audiocassettes can hold as much as 90 whole minutes (and, in many cases much more) of narration.

I have the same opinion, you can own an audio book on many different CDs however who likes to carry around a handful of CDs.

So, while you might need just one or a few audiocassettes for a particular audio book, you will need many CDs for that same audio book.

2. The extra cost in buying CD format audio books, the same product can be much less expensive as tape.

For example, while purchasing the unabridged version of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" on twelve tapes has been found for only $31.96 on Barnes & Noble website, the CD format from  the same Barnes & Noble costs almost double that amount – exactly $55.96 for 17 sets of  CDs!

Of course, its not that they want to rip you off because it costs much more to produce CDs  than it does to produce audiocassettes.

Three, when you put off your CD player while listening to an audio book, you won't be able to resume from the particular spot you left off.
But when you have a tape, you can simply press play and you'll be where you left off.

Listening to CDs can be frustrating when you are in a car because everytime you stop the engine you need to start the audio book from the beginning and then try to find where you where last up to.

There is, of course, more 'futuristic' cars now that will remember to the second where you were last listenning.

this doesn't happen if you stop the car and remove the CD.But this will be fine when using a tape!

Four, because audio books are mainly just narration, many users don’t see why they should spend the extra money to buy CDs because of issues of recording quality when they can get the exact quality with audiocassettes.

Their argument is that if it was sound "quality" they wanted, they would go for audio books in CD formats, but sound quality is the same with audiocassettes and CDs when it comes to audio books.

In more concise terms, a persons voice doesn't have much to gain from a greater sound quality (as there is no drumming or music to compete with) on CD format!

A really great place to find audio books is Spoken Network. You can find them at:

www.spokennetwork.com?cam=ama0014

When it comes to burning (or copying/writing) a downloadable audio book into CD, you must be sure that it isn’t for commercial purpose, but strictly for personal use. Violating this law is a really bad idea as it can get you into really serious copyright infringement problems.

Yes, the actual audio book content is still owned by the publisher an therefor it is still under copyright.

The only example of audio books that are not under copyright anymore is when the author or translator dies over seventy years ago. There are certain publications by government that is not under copyright.

But the rule of "only for personal use" is still ultimate when it comes to burning any downloadable audio book into CD or any such formats.

You won't believe it, but there are even certain audio book publishers that don't allow their audio books to be copied into CD. Such audio book publishers then go ahead to disable the ability to burn into CD.

To be sure if your audio book publishers allow this, check it out before going ahead to buy it.

It would be a waste of time and money if you were to purchase an audio book to burn onto a CD but then found out that you were not allowed to do this.

Also, when you are transferring audio books onto a compact disk you may need to use multiple CDs. For example, an audio book of about 10 hours can take you as many as 7 CDs to copy into, especially if you want to playback the CD with an MP3 player.

Saying that, These following instructions show you how to burn an audio book onto a compact disk

NOTE that the below instructions are based on Windows Media Player Version 10. If you are using an older version, you can download the latest version from Microsoft's website. Here's the exact link - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download

First, the computer you want to use to burn the audio book into CD must be equipped with a recordable CD drive and CD-burning software.

In other words, it is this CD-burning software that can burn the audio book into the CD. And it is your CD drive that can be used for this purpose.

2nd, open up the audio book and play in in Windows Media Player. You will need to make sure that you select 'Full Mode' when you are doing this, do not choose "Skin Mode".

Third, you will notice the "now playing" information displayed on the right-had side of your Windows Media Player. If it isn't displayed, you should click the "Restore the Video and Visualization Pane" button to display it.

Fourth, you can now click the "Library" tab. You will notice the “Start Burn” button displayed.

5th. Now you can place a blank CD into your CD drive.

Sixth, click the "Start Burn" button. Now the CD you had just inserted will begin the 'Burning' procedure.

Lastly, if the audio book is larger than the CD (most always are), Windows Media Player will prompt you that it requires a new CD. You can take out the CD and replace it with a new one.

Once the full 'burn' procedure is completed you will see the message "Complete".

An excellent source that I have found for audio book downloads is Spoken Network.

You can find them at:

www.spokennetwork.com?cam=ama0018

There’s no denying what a perfect combination audio book technology and the introduction of MP3 portable players have become.

You can now not only listen to your audio book on tape, compact disk or PC, but also on your very own MP3 player.

So, if you are like me and would greatly prefer the freedom of listening to your audio book on your MP3 player, rather than sitting at your Personal Computer, you can.

Now you will find the exact steps you can go through to make this possible.

NOTE that the below instructions are based on Windows Media Player Version 10. If you are using an older version, you can download the latest version from Microsoft's website.

Here is the actual link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download

First, the audio book needs to be on you PC, the PC you wish to use to make the transfer. If it is originally in a CD, you need to copy it from the CD into your computer.

Second, you need to find the USB cable that came with the MP3 player as all MP3 players use different cables. Once you have this cable you need to connect the MP3 player to your PC.

When you connect your MP3 player to your PC, your PC will show a message to say that it has found new hardware. If it doesn't indicate this, then something is wrong. Simply unplug it and try again.

Third, open your Windows Media Player and open the audio book you want to copy. Your audio book should now appear in the main panel of Windows Media Player.

Forth, with the sync list open on your Windows Media Player, add your audio book file.

Fifth, now you should click on the Sync tab on the Windows Media Player. You will now see a pull-down arrow on the box to the left hand side of the Sync tab. You need to make sure you choose the named "Removable Disk (E)" when you are choosing the location where your audio book is transferred to.

Sixth, you will see a display with an option to "start sync". Select the option by left clicking it. When this is completed, Windows Media Player will show a message, a message telling you that it is transferring the audio book files to your MP3 player as "Removable Disk (E)".

Seventh, as soon as the sync (or copying) is complete, you can verify if it is in your MP3 player.

One last note, make sure you select the hardware icon (found in the system tray - near the clock) to ""safely remove hardware"". Don't remove the USB cable until you get the clear signal saying "safe to remove the hardware". NOTE--not doing this before removing the USB cable can damage your computer and/or your MP3 player.

When all of this is done, you can then try to playback the audio book from your MP3 player. After you have gone through the above steps your audio books should appear on you MP3 player.

If however you are using an older version of Windows Media Player, you can still follow the exact steps above. The main difference will be that where it said 'Sync' it will will say 'copy'. You can select this and go through the same steps as above transfer your audio book onto your MP3 player.

A really good place that I came across to get all your favorite audiobooks is

Spoken Network. You can locate them at:

www.spokennetwork.com?cam=ama0017

This was the question I was asked by a group of friends I met while shopping for an audio book collection in an audio book forum.

They were all raving about the greatest audio book of all times, talking about how wonderful it felt being entertained by the creativity of the entire series, when I joined them.

I was under the impression that everyone though Harry Potter was the greatest audio book so I answered with a definate 'yes'.

I instantly knew that I thought wrong when they asked about Arthur Dent, they obviously were not talking about Harry Potter.

To this group and almost everyone in that particular forum, the greatest audio book of all time was none other than "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".

Person after person, members of the forum said so many good things about the brand new third series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which now comes to audio on CD and cassette with 25 minutes of unbroadcast footage.

I had been a great fan of the original BBC Radio 4 series so knew they had to be right.

I was so impressed about hearing that Douglas Adams, the actual author played the role of one of the characters.

I immediately went to Amazon and ordered for the complete six part dramatization - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary Phase.

I remember the end of season 2, the 3rd season continued that story perfectly. Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect had escaped from prehistoric Earth using a time-traveling sofa. At the time some homicidal robots had blown up Lords Cricket Ground.

Arthur, with only a rabbit bone as his weapon and an Italian bistro like spaceship, embarks on an intergalactic journey to save the universe.

I would be lying if I said that I was completely amazed by this, that would be an understatement.

I was really pleased when I found out that the original cast had got back together to make this amazing sequel.

There's around twenty minutes of bonus material, not included when it was first released. The entire running time was about 3 hours and 10 minutes.

I couldn't believe that I was entertained for such a long time! It was enjoying every minute.

I have to say, if you are among the people who have not yet listened to this new six-part dramatization of Douglas Adam's book "Life, the Universe and Everything" you are missing a lot.

The cast in this classic audio book include Arthur Dent, played by Simon Jones. Also Ford Perfect, played by Geoffrey McGivern; Trillian, played by Susan Sheridan; Zaphod Beeblebrox, played by Mark Wing-Davey; Marvin the Paranoid Android, played by Stephen Moore.

Other popular names in this classic audio book include Chris Langham, Richard Griffiths, and Joanna Lumley. Famous cricket commentators, Fred Trueman and Henry Blofed were also part of those that made this audio book possible.

Apart from the powerful creativity involved in the voices used, the entire sound quality and production values were very high indeed.

Winner of both the Gold Award for Drama, TV and Film and the Silver Award for Production; Spoken Word Awards 2005, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy audio book has continued to be a bestseller on audio CD and cassettes as it has been on radio.

If you haven’t listened to this audio book, do yourself a favor and order your copy right away. You can get it from one of the major outlets like Spoken Network.

An excellent source that I have found for audio book downloads is Spoken Network. You can find them at:

www.spokennetwork.com?cam=ama0025

We have a lot to be grateful for when talking about technology.

It's amazing to think that we haven't just reduced the global impact when making books but people are also now able to completely avoid using paper as they will 'listen' rather than 'read'.

Ironic? Not with the introduction of audio books.

With audio books, we now have the unique advantage of doing other things that take up our hands, but not our minds. We now have the freedom of doing what we want, while having the book read to us.

Audio book sales are increasing as more and more people are taking advantage of how wonderful they are to listen to.

If you have thought about buying audio books you will want to read the below suggestions

1. In bed - There are certain days when we just don't want to do anything but lie down in bed thinking of certain issues. Or we could just want to lie down in the dark until we fall asleep.

This is a great time to listen to an audio book. You wouldn't need to turn the lighting on, have the book in your hands, turning pages, wearing glasses or actually read the book itself.

When you listen to an audio book you do not have to worry about these things, you can simply relax and have your favorite book read to you.

2. In the kitchen while doing household chores such as washing the dishes or cooking. The kitchen is such a dull place to be, imagine all the time spent there when you have to wash the pots and pans.

This is a brilliant time to listen to and love an audio book because you need to be using your hands whereas your mind is completely free.

Another, much better thing would be to listen to an audio book, this would crush all the negative thoughts.

3. While gardening, Of course, you can listen to an audiobook while gardening. The audio book can make the gardening fun because you would be concentrating on the beauty of the audio book and not on the difficulty of gardening.

4. When you are exercising. When you are busy exercising, your whole body is busy, you wouldn't be able to read a book but wouldn't it be great, as your mind is free. This is a brilliant time to listen to and love an audio book.

People can spend countless hours every week exercising while their mind wonder. This time is not wasted when you listen to your favorite audio book.

Talk about killing 2 birds with one stone - exercising your body and mind at the same time!

5. On the road commuting, his could either be in your personal car or a commercial bus or train ride to work. You see, many people loose a great deal of time doing nothing while commuting to and fro their jobs.

Why not use that time to listen to an audio book, especially one that develops your mind and/or improve your professional and business skills?

For example, listening to an audio book that improves your skills daily can do a lot of good to your career, instead of listening to a musical song which wouldn't help you much in the area of skill acquisition.

6. In the air while traveling - You wouldn't believe it, but there are many people who spend more time in the air than on road. There are professional assignments that involve traveling from one state to the other, or even from one country to the other.

If you are in such a situation, consider the enormous benefits you would get listening to audio books, especially those that improve your professional skills.

Yes, there are many audio book courses made specifically for professionals to improve their skills in many areas of their professions.

An excellent source that I have found for audio book downloads is Spoken Network. You can find them at:

www.spokennetwork.com?cam=ama0024

Christian Books are like extensions of the actual Bible. They’re chock full of stories with lots of lessons to learn relating to religion.

These religious books may be fun to read but it can be more stimulating to listen to them on an mp3 player or ipod. Thanks to the new technology, more and more websites are now offering lots of Christian Audio Books and some are even free to download.

With voices from NeoSpeech and TextAloud, you may now leave behind the hassles of regular reading such as eye strain and momentary boredom. What’s beneficial about these mp3 or wma audio books is that listeners get to enjoy more of it anytime and anywhere they may be.

The teachings of morality are made more real with through the use of animated voices and sound effects, leaving greater impact on children and adults alike.

Christian Audio Books are very much effective in making Christians more involved with their religion.

It is simple to access and you have wide variety of title choice of your favorite Christian writers, be that Lewis Carol or a local author who just so happens to be one of your favorites.

Some of these fine selections of Christian wma or mp3 audio books are Tender Warrior, The Excellent Wife, Spiritual Leadership, Desiring God. These wonderful mp3 audio books belong to different genres.

They are meant for people of different preoccupations and even personalities. Some of these books’ original and well known authors are John Piper, Max Lucado, Dr. Archibald Hart, Elizabeth George, Francine Rivers, John Eldredge, and many others who continuously write stories that have touched and changed Christian lives from all over the world. These Christian Audio Books can be downloaded in mp3, wma, and iPod formats.

For years, Christian and religious teachings have been observed through different kinds of media, from plain write-ups to Hollywood movies like The Passion of the Christ. These preachings have often played a significant role in shaping the lives of many people.

But people continue to create avenues to reach the widest audience as possible, particularly in these times, when the number of Christians is dwindling. Some blame it on capitalism while some others say it is because of the technological advancements.

No matter how different societies view religion thesedays, there are always folks who look for inspiration from a good spiritual audio guide.

After all spirituality is at its peak when everyone seems to be in dire need of it. Who wouldn’t want to hear The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther?

It is the desire to end this gloom period that will eventually end it and what better way is there for us to get inspired? Listen to a great Christian audio book now!

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Modern technology has not necessarily made our lives easier. Humankind is just as busy (if not busier) than his so-called “primitive” predecessors.Trying to keep up with the rising cost of living and an uncertain economy is not easy and many people find themselves forced to take on a second and sometimes a 3rd third line of work simply just to get by. With the feverish and demanding life style of this new age, it’s challenging to find time to read. That’s how come so many people opt to spend money on audio book resell rights.

Audio Book Resell Rights Can Be Accessed Easily

First of all appearing on the scene in analog format, Audio books have a long and colorful history.The first audio books entered the marketplace with the advent of the audio cassette. Although,you are able to still buy “books on tape” they are bit by bit being replaced by CD, DVD and Mp3 formats. With one-click simplicity, the Internet allows us instant access to all forms of information no matter the time of day. By offering the resell rights to digital products such as audio book resell rights, you will be entering into an increasingly profitable and ever-growing industry.

Audio Book Resell Rights are Both Portable and Compact

Now you will be able to download a whole library of audio book resell rights without the hassle of carrying an armload of books. You can engage your mind and learn as you go for your morning run or while you’re trotting on the treadmill. It’s like being able to have the “Complete Guide to Planning your Wedding” tucked into the back pocket of your jeans.

Audio Book Resell Rights – An Inexpensive Business

There are few businesses on the net that can be started with such a humble expense like having your own audio book resell right business.And the retail price is often much less than the physical product. This allows you to easily distribute your audio book resell right and makes it a more frugal purchase for your clients.

Save Valuable time With Audio Book Resell Rights

How many times have you bought a book only to realize that you can’t find the time to read it?You’re giving customers the chance to listen to their audio book whenever they can find a spare moment. They no more have to think of their twice daily commuting from the suburbs as a altogether ho-hum waste of time. It’s the ideal opportunity to soak up some new information.When you pay for audio book resell rights you are entitled to keep all the money from every sale you make.If you choose a resell rights product in a niche that interests you, you have immediate access to information that is useful to you.Then you can resell it and earn back the money you spent. The demand for audio book resell right continues to rise and over the coming years,more and more people will recognize the advantages. This fact creates a very wide and very profitable business for you.Ideally, what you should be looking for is a membership site that offers a wide selection of video,audio,software and ebooks that you can purchase with resell rights. You do not have to create anything. You simply have to resell them which is very easy as the demand is amazingly high.

So, if you want don’t have too much time to read or you need to earn an extra income by owning your own product, audio book resell rights are something that could definately be a great benefit to you.

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