10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD PICK UP AN AUDIO BOOK TODAY

According to Webster Dictionary, a book is defined to be “a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.” Sounds too old fashion for your liking? Well, luckily the internet age come along. Listening to audio books gives you the full experience. Are you not convinced yet? Here’s 10 reasons why you should jump on the trend.

1.     A voice or storytelling can reveal increasingly more content than purely print, emphasising sarcasm, drama and emotions for example.

2.     Listening comprehension surpasses reading, principally for the younger generation.

3.     When listening to an audio book every single word is orally pronounced and vocalised. The pronunciation is not just voiced in your head when reading print, but the “storyteller” give voice to the words first. This may also lead to an expansion of one’s vocabulary.

4.     Let’s be honest, the reasons why most people do not read books are perhaps due to laziness, perhaps even stress and being too busy. However, treat the audio book as a piece of music. A huge majority of pendants listen to music, but in theory audio books should be treated the exact same. It’s highly accessible on the go and extremely convenient. Now there’s really no excuse to not pick up a book, or well an audio book that is.

5.     Audio books can accompany you anywhere you go, car rides, school, activities such as fitness and whilst running errands. Perhaps, even whilst cleaning and doing chores.

6.     Listening to audio books is actually like listening to a play within any images. However, the narrator acts out all the scenes, allowing you to individually create your own images in your head.

7.     Are you guilty of skim-reading? Perhaps, you should give audio books a go then. The narrator gives you every little detail, leaving absolutely nothing out assuring you get the entire story. Also, it might make you a better listener, too!

8.     The rise of audio books have caused a huge increase in number of books read by kids, teenagers and audits. Even if you listen to one book a week, you’ll at least have 4 books by the end of the month.

9.     Most importantly, audio books are MUCH greener than print books. So if you wish and want to save trees? Choose audio books.

10.  Audio books is a great advantage to readers with poor eyesight or eyestrain.

Written by Emilie Rytter Dahl