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August 03, 2005

" I can't see myself without it..."

Here's a great article on audio learning (and audio books in general):

Downloadable files have ear of the audio book industry

I love this passage:

(An audio book fan talking her experience with listening while commuting)

"Right now I can't see myself without it because it has made my commute from something I hate to something that is quite enjoyable," she said. "Sometimes when I get home, I'm sitting in the driveway for another 10 minutes because I'm listening to a book that I'm really interested in, and my family is wondering what I'm doing."

And this one as well:

"I think what has happened in the last five years is that people are finding there are more and more responsibilities in their day, and their traditional reading time is being squeezed out," Thomas said. "Everybody has made their life about multitasking, and audio books is the ultimate multitasking medium."

And one more:

"If you hear Frank McCourt read 'Angela's Ashes' or Jane Fonda read her memoir, there really is nothing else like that," she said. "Once people try audio books, they can't believe they never tried it before."

Mmm...those quotes pretty much sum up the reason why we started LearnOutLoud.com. It's fun to see the world get hooked on audio learning...one listener at a time.

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