I've always been a big fan of audio books. Audio books are a great way to get an education because they are so easy to fit into your day.Imagine if you could get 1 hour a day of learning without ever attending school and without ever blocking off 1 hour of your time. You can! Just listen to audio books while you are driving in your car, taking the bus, or taking the train. Each of us usually spends about 1 hour a day traveling from one place to another, whether it's work, school, or just running errands. If you spent just one hour a day, 5 days a week, that's about 250 hours a year that you would have used to educate yourself. That's about a full semester of learning in school! Listen just two hours a day and you could get a full year of "school education" without ever attending a class or paying for school.Audio books are also very cheap if you know where to look. You can rent them out at the library for just a couple bucks a month. In my area we have used book stores and audio book rental places. You can also find them on http://www.amazon.com or on http://www.ebay.com.Since I'm in Sales, I like to listen to audio books on how to sell better or other business related books. There are also books to learn a new language, learn history, "read" classic literature, get your daily scripture in, or "read" a biography.So, stop listening to talk radio or your favorite music and start taking the time to learn!
Hey Red, I stopped using Audible because I couldn't burn the tracks to an MP3 cd. Have they changed that? Or do I still have to burn it to 8 disks if I download a 10 hour book?
I have MP3 disc players in my car and one of the cars doesn't have a jack for an MP3 player. Because of this, I prefer to burn things to MP3 disc. I do have an iPod, but I typically only use it when I'm on the airplane or when I workout.
Quote from: Tyler on April 15, 2009, 01:17:46 PMI have MP3 disc players in my car and one of the cars doesn't have a jack for an MP3 player. Because of this, I prefer to burn things to MP3 disc. I do have an iPod, but I typically only use it when I'm on the airplane or when I workout.Aren't they relatively interchangeable, I don't want to get caught in some "format" war.
OK, you guys are losing me. How would you advise a greenhorn like me to start out.?