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Audio books are great for children for many reasons. Like computers and TV, they are educational and entertaining. But their big advantage is they're low-cost, compact and portable.

As a mental stimulant, audiobooks are very powerful for exciting the imagination of a child. When you see movies, TV and video games, the visuals are provided. But hearing the spoken word means that children have to use their imagination to create mental images. Their mind will work hard and create and visualise the people, clothes, animals, monsters, buildings, castles and landscapes they hear described.

Their vocabulary will be boosted too. Without the distraction of visuals, they will be focussing on every word they hear, and in the process learning new words and how to use them. And let's face it, some children just don't like reading. So…

The great thing about audiobooks is that they can fit into the wasted time in people’s lives, the times when you’re doing other things. So you can be entertained while you’re waiting for a bus or doing the laundry, working on the computer or just chilling out. With audiobooks you can enjoy TV sit-coms and comedy shows, perhaps ones you know very well or shows you didn’t experience the first time round but have heard people raving about.

One such treat is the madcap duo Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, who wowed audiences in
the 1960s and 1970s with their madcap brilliance. This nutty pair are known to many as ‘Pete and Dud’ who were actually two characters they played. Cook and Moore were responsible for some of the funniest, most surreal and inventive comedy material ever recorded.

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore…

Many of us will sometimes dream of learning another language, but our demanding lives make it apparently impossible.

We’re just too busy doing what we have to do in our daily routine. We’re always on the go, with so much to be done every day.

Travelling to and from work, doing the shopping, exercising, looking after the household chores, tending the garden are just a few examples.

There just aren’t enough hours in the day for evening classes or reading text books and making notes. We couldn’t fit that in.

Well if you’re one of these busy people you’re in luck, because audio books will fit into your life very easily and pretty much do it for you.

Think of everything you have to do in life and consider how many of those activities you could do while listening to an audio book.

They’re not intrusive…

People are talking about audiobooks more and more these days, but many aren’t aware of what material you can get on them. In fact there’s a very interesting and varied range of topics covered, and audiobooks showcasing stand-up comedians are one of the biggest sellers right now.

There are many reasons why this type of audio book is so popular. This is because comedy has such a profound effect on human emotions.

Comedy audiobooks are excellent for alleviating boredom when travelling, waiting for someone, exercising, cooking, doing office work, washing clothes, cleaning and tidying, the list is endless. Having a chuckle will make the time fly by, keep you motivated and productively on track.

There are many situations where we can get stressed, nervous, and unhappy. You may have missed your train, be sitting in a waiting room for a doctor or dentist,…

When you’re going on holiday, don’t forget to take an audio book with you.

What is it about audiobooks that makes them such good holiday companions?

The thing is, the most modern audiobooks of today have developed to an interesting stage.

The current state of the art is audiobooks that are minute and lightweight that come complete with a battery and earpieces.

But although they’re small, each one can hold many hours of sound recording.

When you’re sunbathing, the priority is exposing your skin to the sun while protecting it with sufficient sun-block, and your eyes with sunglasses.

These priorities actually fight against the requirements for reading, where your eyes need to focus on fine print and your hands need to hold the book, magazine or newspaper so you can read it.

Sometimes sunbathers use the reading material as a kind of sunshade over…