2006 is already here and many ask me what we should expect of the emerging interesting market of Audio Books. Audio books have been here for over 20 years and they have become so popular in the last couple of years but yet I claim that the audio books revolution has just begun.
Find out the hot trends in the audio books market for 2006:
1. Less audio books on CD and cassettes and more downloadable audio books – MP3 audio books and other formats of digital audio books will become cheaper and more reachable, While audio books on CD and books on tape are much less convenient and user friendly. The amount of podcast listeners who download audio books from the internet to listen on their mobile devices such as iPod will rise significantly.
2. Audio book rental services will become the most common method of listening to audio books – Similar to the DVD market, most audio book listeners will prefer renting audio books instead of buying them. This trend will be the strongest for downloadable audio books but also true for audio books on CD and books on tape.
3. Free audio books – More online audio book services will offer low cost and free audio books by free trials and special sales.
4. Audio books will invade Europe – While the audio book market in the United kingdom is developed and have reached a turnover of 124$ million in 2004, The market in Germany is constantly rising and have already reached a turnover of 120$ million in 2005. The audio book market in the whole continent is expected to rise in about 20% during 2006.
Sony has also recognized the emerging market of digital audio books and has recently announced of a new audio book mobile player. The new product will let the users store and listen to digital audio books and is predicted to gain the same popularity as the “iPod”.
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Traveling, walking the dog, doing the laundry, strolling around the park, studying your history books, and gardening are just some situations wherein you can conveniently use a portable media player and listen to an audio book. Definitely in our world today, audio books are a simple sign that people are traveling life along a fast lane. With no time to read books, audio books are indeed helpful. But to whom exactly are they most helpful to?
Dyslexics and the Blind People
They are one of the main reasons why audio books exist. Why else would anyone think of making them? So if you happen to have a blind or dyslexic friend, then there is no better gift but audio books. They will definitely thank you for it. What a better way to enjoy a book instead of Braille since there are full-dramatized versions of classics and best-sellers.
Business for Busy People
There are some books for business available in audio books. Businessmen can take advantage of this. Surely they are too busy to sit and get some studying. With audio books, they can do their work and at the same time find ways of improving their business. These kinds of audio books are also available on the internet so there is no need to go down the library and disturb your daily cycle of events.
For Learning a New Language
For people who would want to learn a new language but are just too busy to do it, audio books are of enormous help. An advantage of learning a new language is that you will have an edge among other people. So if you plan to learn a new language, the easiest and cheapest way to do it is with audio books. Some even offer free books along with the audio books for a better way of learning and understanding the language.
Bedtime Stories for Children
Everyone knows that children love listening to bedtime stories. Heck, they even stay up late just to hear the end of it. So if you're a parent who reads to your child every night, better get an audio book with full-dramatized versions of children's stories, complete with sound effects.
On-the-go Book-lovers
Book-lovers end up frustrated due to having hectic schedules which will eventually lead to not having enough time to read all the books they want. But lo and behold, there is now a solution for your problem. Actually, audio books have been around for years. You can do chores while catching up to your favorite best-sellers. Besides, if the local bookstore ran out of a copy of your favorite book, you can easily download them from the internet.
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