There are different types of audiobooks that you can purchase such as:
- You can get audiobooks on compact discs (Cds) there are many advantages and disadvantages of compact disks. The advantages are that you can hear them on high quality sounds and they can also be played on dvds. The disadvantages of having compact disks are that they can scratch easily, there are sometimes multiple cd's for different audio chapters.
2. Another way of getting audiobooks is through audio cassettes. This dates back to history when audiobooks were available in in the 1960's recorded on to radio cassettes. The advantages of using radio cassettes are that they can be used in older cars , and they are also not very expensive.The disadvantages in radio cassettes are that they can be damaged very easily.
You can purchase physical audiobooks online and in stores. There are a large target audience for audiobooks and it appeals to many students. Students can multi task by using the audiobooks on their ipods or their smart phones. Another target audience for audiobooks are many readers. The readers who have not got time to read a book can also enjoy their time reading whilst driving and listening to the audiobook. There are so many people who still reminisce the days when they were a child and they had books being read to them, so audiobooks seems right for them as they have something being read out to them and also the fact that some of these audiobooks are read out by the authors themselves enjoys the readers time. People who have families to look after and are mainly busy throughout the day can enjoy a few minutes to themselves by listening to the audiobooks.
You can purchase audiobooks from iTunes and also websites such as audible. Many would say iTunes is the best place to purchase an audiobook if you are not one to worry about money, but they will give the best quality audiobooks. From the online website audible which is run by Amazon most audiobooks start from the prices of £3.99.
This is a piece of text from the website Audible.com that shows one of their offers of where you can pay monthly. This is a great for the people who enjoy listening to audiobooks most of the time.
Another retailer from audiobooks is random house who have over 500 of the most popular audiobooks and new titles are added every month. We can see in this image on the pricing lit it says 'Get this for £3.99 a month' this is a cheaper option for the people who do not want to pay in one go you can pay a small fee monthly instead.
Other retailer shops such as WHSmith sell audiobooks from £15.
This is from the Wh Smith website showing the prices of the best selling audiobooks that are being sold.
Audiobooks\Audio guides are now used in many museums to make it easier for the public or tourists to get around the museum and learn more about what they are viewing. Audio guides have now become common internationally and is a great source of information in museums rather than having a tour guide which can mainly lead to bordem and not accurate information.Take for example the Tate use smart phones which have an app for their audio guides. They come at cheap prices from £3.50 which you can use for the whole day whilst at your stay in the Tate. The audio guide also delivers a range of different languages on the gide. This is suitable for tourists who will find it much easier to use!
Audiobooks\Audio guides are now used in many museums to make it easier for the public or tourists to get around the museum and learn more about what they are viewing. Audio guides have now become common internationally and is a great source of information in museums rather than having a tour guide which can mainly lead to bordem and not accurate information.Take for example the Tate use smart phones which have an app for their audio guides. They come at cheap prices from £3.50 which you can use for the whole day whilst at your stay in the Tate. The audio guide also delivers a range of different languages on the gide. This is suitable for tourists who will find it much easier to use!
Audio guides can really help out for people who have disabilities and dyslexia. it could give people that are blind a benefit of hearing the audio guide from the authors side and absorb it all in. This is great for the blind people as they can enjoy a good book. This also benefits people with dyslexia to learn about something independantly without being helped out by someone else. Audiobooks are also delivered in many different topics to suit many different people and their genres. Audiobooks have also been generally used in schools by teachers of second-language learners. In many cases audiobooks have been proven successful for students to access literature and enjoy books.
In conclusion we can see that different audiobooks have different audiences same as different books having different audiences. We can also see that audiobooks from the adult range has more of a higher price rather than kids audiobooks. In todays digital world i believe that audiobooks are very helpful and much more portable as you can download them onto you iPod or your smart phone. This is much better than carrying a book making it more less portable whilst with a device you can jus plug in your headphones and you're on the move whereas with books you can't walk and read at the same time. By looking at the research that i have we can see that spoken word recordings are growing by the day and will become much more useful in the future and will have much more of a wider audience.
In conclusion we can see that different audiobooks have different audiences same as different books having different audiences. We can also see that audiobooks from the adult range has more of a higher price rather than kids audiobooks. In todays digital world i believe that audiobooks are very helpful and much more portable as you can download them onto you iPod or your smart phone. This is much better than carrying a book making it more less portable whilst with a device you can jus plug in your headphones and you're on the move whereas with books you can't walk and read at the same time. By looking at the research that i have we can see that spoken word recordings are growing by the day and will become much more useful in the future and will have much more of a wider audience.
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