MP3 Audio Books

MP3 is a very popular format to store audio. It has the advantage of being very compact and still retaining good quality sound. Also MP3 allows compression to be variable, depending on the final quality of the sound that is needed.

I.e. if there is only spoken audio for a file, it can be compressed a bit more and will still be perfectly OK to listen to. If the audio file contains classical music with much detail and lots of peaks and very deep bass, then obviously the dynamics of the sound need to be maintained and less compression is possible.

As the Title says, MP3 wich was made popular by music and songs everybody laoded on their MP3 players, can also be used to store books! Many reputed publishers of printed books have realized, that there is a very fast growing market for audio books. So they start to record all of their bestsellers and books that sold reasonably well and publish them.

Soem years back, buying an audio book meant buying a CD, even earlier it meant buying a box full of cassettes.... Today all this is very different:

When you buy an audio book you buy a downloadable file that can then be burned on CD if you want to listen to in in a conventional audio system in your car or home, or you download it to your MP3 player and listen to it that way.

Thsi si much more convenient than a few years back!

If you have never downloaded an MP3 Audio Book, this can be an intimidating idea. Rest assured, it's an easy process and it will only take a few times until you will not even think about it and it becomes as natural as writing with a pencil...

Before you pay for downloading, I suggest you try if listening to an audiobook is for you at all. There are plenty of free offers on the web for Free MP3 Audio Books, why not try it out. This link will get you to my shop where I offer also

Free MP3 Audio Books - just click on the link FREE on top of the page.

This let's you download the great one hour audio book from BBC Aduiobooks Ltd. with some true gems of Britsh comedy and humor.

If you prefer to start with a shorter file, then use the 'Advanced Search' in the green Search Box on the top left of the page. Chose 'Free' for the price search box and you'll be presented with nearly 50 free audio books, some just short with a few minutes recording. Chose one of these for your first trial, in that way you will see quickly if everything works fine for you.

By clikcing on the above free audio book (A Guide to Alterantive Medecine) you get to the site with the free offers. All you need to do is use the 'Advanced Seach' - Box and enter Free for the price to see all nearly 50 free audio books available, here's a short sample list of waits for you there:

• Captain Blood - Short Preview (free audio book)

  The Award Winning Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air presents Rafael Sabatini's adventure classic, "Captain Blood". Presented in 17 episodes, this is the first time the novel has been fully dramatized in audio drama. ( 4 minutes)

• The Emperor's New Clothes - Free Childrens Story

  Full Cast Audio Theatre. Do you know the difference between seeing what you saw, and saying what you saw? Story by Hans Christian Andersen. Adaptation by Jim Cort. (10 minutes)

• Next - Interview with the author, Michael Crichton

  Originally provided as a bonus track with the abridged and unabridged versions of Michael Crichton's stunning new audiobook Next, here Harper Collins publisher Jonathan Burnham interviews the author about the science behind the book and his approach

• Bill Wallis Interview - MP3 Audio Book

  Actor Bill Wallis discusses his work as a reader for audiobooks. (4 minutes)