The shift from Printed books to audio books has made reading,
listening and derived a more convenient method for readers. Audio books
are electronic form of conventional books, typically distributed on
cassettes and CDs and give electronic-form comfort for yet another human
habit.
In the US audio book market, cassettes/CDs sales comprise
roughly 40% share. In addition, the recent swing from printed books to
audio books among book reader society has led to immense growth in its
readership.
A Short History of Books
The history of books starts in mid-15th century when developments in manuscript led to printed books and, in continuation today we have e-books. The 7th to 13th century was the age of religious manuscript books production. Books in this period were entirely hand-written, and are of large religious texts which were meant for worship.
The history of books starts in mid-15th century when developments in manuscript led to printed books and, in continuation today we have e-books. The 7th to 13th century was the age of religious manuscript books production. Books in this period were entirely hand-written, and are of large religious texts which were meant for worship.
Later,
13th to 15th Century was the period where secularisation in book
production started happening. Books were produced only not to be worship
objects, but to try explaining something about the observable world.
The production of secular books was driven by increasing number of
universities in Europe, originating from Italy.
The full printed
books were produced from 15th to 16th Century. These are print versions
of traditional works like the Bible, prayer books and the religious
calendars. Books revealing European life style and society barely
started coming after 16th Century.
In the Mid-15th Century, things
begin to change with the advent of the printing press. In 1452,
Gutenberg conceived the idea of movable type printing press and brought
together the technologies of paper, oil-based ink and the wine-press to
print books for us.
Using Printed Books
Paper
books possess it own disadvantages as you need to maintain it, keeping
away from bugs that eat away their pages. In long-term, you can see
pages gone gray and fallen out, making book reading a rigid work.
You
need to dust and wrap them all at least occasionally to maintain their
condition and shape, and your wrapping could become horrible end up
ruining the books. Extensive usage of a book make its papers to fallout
from its cover and putting it together by applying glue or by using an
elastic band won't restore its original shape, making your reading an
ache.
Volume of books occupies vast space pushing you to allot
independent room for its maintenance. Desperately books need more room,
and we know actual bookshelves cost much to stack it up all. Even though
you have bookshelves soon your book collections start to overflow
occupying newer spaces. To add, passionate book collectors really know
how much awful lending a book could be.
Benefits of Audio Books
Firstly,
listening to an audio book does not need as much as concentration you
pay when you read a printed book. It is quite advantage comparing to
conventional books that facilitate you listening to it while doing your
other work. You can listen while busy preparing for yourself in your
kitchen or driving your car. People with a job where it need to drive a
lot can make extensive use of audio books. Listening to audio books
while driving stops their activity from being a chore and instead makes
it something to look forward.
In education, it is generally
cheaper to provide set of books on cassettes/CDs as audio books for the
class to share. This saves both time and money. Researches show that
about 85% percentage of our learning and knowledge gathering actually
comes from listening. Also it improves learner's listening and
comprehension skills. Audio books come in handy to teach kids and blinds
and for adult's self-help which range from public speaking to
meditation.
Moreover you can have your own array of audio books
collection in your audio bookshelves. Audio books allow instant replay
of segments to which you need to comprehend more to your satisfactory.
Imagine how many cassettes/CDs you can keep in the place where a set of
book takes up leaving you enormous space.Listening to books on
cassettes/CDs is pleasant because it is so much easier and more fun to
do so. Moreover, it doesn't take as long to listen to a book as it would
to read it. Listening to audio books make feel, well connected to its
subject.
If you are a new listener start with an audio book that
you would enjoy listening first, a genre that you are comfortable with.
If your interest is fantasy, start with it and if you don't, chances are
there that you like them in an audio book format.
The use of
audio books gives you more power to motivate yourself to enjoy reading.
It opens up a world of reading to one who has not yet felt what a joy in
e-reading can be. Many listeners who start with little hitch using
audio books soon become enthusiastic listeners, branching into other
genres, reading longer books, and searching new authors. Certainly,
audio books serve as a wonderful tool for passionate readers.
