The growing popularity of audiobooks is due in part to their portability, ease of access, and growing inventory of available titles, including best sellers, fiction, and nonfiction. If you already have a smartphone, listening to audiobooks on your smartphone is the most common method. For those who don’t have a smartphone, there are several viable …
For any serious book lover or book collector, there is rarely enough room in a residence to store all of the books that have been picked up over the years. Yet, a visit to an estate sale, the bookstore, or the online used, rare, and out-of-print dealer often results in more volumes to find a …
Over time, the rules about borrowing the ideas of another person have changed. This also varies from one country to another. When creating books, papers, or other written materials it is important to be aware of the legal requirements to avoid running afoul of the law. In today’s legal-minded society, using exact quotes, plot twists, …
There are many ways to enjoy various types of media–printed books have been joined by audiobooks and ebooks, and recorded music on CD has been largely supplanted by streaming services. For years, CDs were commonplace for music, computer programs to install, and even file storage, but today many computers don’t come with internal CD drives. …
As digital offerings become more varied, users often look for ways to expand on or enhance existing features. A review of the existing features in audiobooks provides numerous options. Unlike text to speech or AI speech options, the narration of the audiobook is set to the original recording with only minor exceptions at present. The …
In a litigious world, borrowing someone else’s idea from published works is not without risk. It pays to be aware of the basic principles regarding using the works of another. At the same time, ideas are not new things; the legal issues arise in part when the user profits from passing the ideas of another …
If you want to listen to Audible without using data, you need to plan ahead. Using the internet or a wi-fi connection, choose the audiobook you want to listen to and download it to your smartphone or other audio player device.
Listening to an audiobook is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to finish a book in these busy modern times. Unfortunately, not everyone has the spare cash to purchase an audiobook or even a monthly subscription. Even if you do, wouldn’t you like to save a bit more of your hard-earned money? Luckily, …
Humans rely on five senses to gather and process information about the world around them. Arguments about comprehension and absorption of material which is spoken or read depend to some extent on the purpose of the exercise. Research also indicates that relative comprehension levels when listening as opposed to reading on the printed page can …
As digital storage and cloud storage become more accepted, some of the older forms of data storage are disappearing. For years, the purchase of compact discs (CDs) was a usual and convenient way of acquiring music, audiobooks, computer programs, and even photographs. Many new computers today no longer have CD drives, as they have been …