Audiobooks: An Alternative to Traditional Book Reading.
- January 12, 2024
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A common perception is that the practice of reading books is dying out, but as we know love of reading books cannot be lost. Even in the busy routines, people fulfill their passion for books through various technologies, for example, those who do not have books can fulfill their passion through online books and those who do not have time to read books can pursue their passion through audio books. So, today let's talk about the "audio books".
If your life is very busy and due to this busyness, you cannot fulfill your love of books, then audio books (a type of e-books) can be the best choice for you. Scholars also admit that due to the increasing trend of engagement and new technologies, audiobooks are not just popular for now, but they are also going to be more adept in future. Various statistics also explain that there has been a significant increase in the trend of listening to audiobooks during the last 20 years. This is the reason why the audio books industry has become a regular industry.
In 2007, a well-known company dealing in e-books says that 10 years ago, the number of audio book fans was 2 thousand, but now this number has reached 2 lakhs. The number of companies publishing not only e-books, but production of audio books is also increasing worldwide. An increase in the number of audio book publishers was seen in Japan, and people who have a taste for books in Pakistan are also turning to audio books.
The growing trend of audio books is especially important for students as food is needed for survival of human life. It is very difficult to take even a step in the field of education without study. Knowledge is not only the privilege of man but also his basic need and this basic need can be easily fulfilled by special type of audio books. Audiobooks have many advantages, due to which audiobooks can be the best choice for students.
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Audiobooks in the Classroom
The presence of audio books in the classroom proves to be a wealth of vocabulary for the students, which not only increases the knowledge, but these audio books are also very helpful in correcting the pronunciation of the words. An important problem for our students is not only the pronunciation of English words. Listening to Audiobooks can increase the listening efficiency and improve the pronunciation.
Activities and Audiobooks
In today's era, man has become so busy that he does not even have time to open books and read them. The best solution to this problem has come out in the form of e-books. For example, people who are fond of reading but don't want to carry books, can read as many books as they want on their smartphone, but in the case of online books, only one thing can be done at a time. But if audiobooks are your choice, this allows you to listen to books while driving, exercising, cooking, even shopping.
More Enjoyable
While busyness has eliminated opportunities to sit together, the practice of listening and telling stories has also ended. Humans have been listening and telling stories for thousands of years, but now technology is changing these universal stories. Most of the audio books are such, whose voices are of good actors, thanks to these voices, not only knowledge increases, but also the interest in reading and listening to books increases. Commentary through audiobooks also proves to be more effective. On the other hand, a normal book can be read by one person at a time, while multiple people can enjoy it by playing audiobooks on a speaker.
Special Person and Audiobooks
Audiobooks are great thing for a dyslexic patient. Dyslexia is a disability that makes it difficult for a person to read. This disease is related to the brain and its function but has nothing to do with intelligence. For children and adults with this disease who find it difficult to read, audiobooks are a great choice. Similarly, audio books can be the best for people who are blind.
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