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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