Audio books are becoming more popular everyday and now they are becoming available to download like music on MP3 players.
Some of the largetst publishers are stripping away the anticopying software on digital downloads of audio books. This will allow the public to download audio books to devices such as computers, ipods, and cellphones.
This is new for publishers, but not new in the music industry. Publishers are being careful of what they put out there and they are not going to make the same mistakes as the music industry. Publishers don't want to face piracy problems like the music industry. In order for them to do that they are going to make the audio books available in many online stores for downlaods. This will prevent the piracy problem that the music industry faces everyday.
I believe that this is the future for books. It will allow people to not have to cary heavy loads of books around with them and it would be easily accessible.
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It's cool that they are doing this with audio books, if you like audio books that is. However, for me I really don't enjoy them. Somehow reading a book (although yes it is a hassle at times to carry around) is much more enjoyable and relaxing.
Good post... I actually agree and think this is something that is good and might just work out for the better. In today' society, new revolutions are happening every day, it's only appropiate that one of the oldest forms of media does the same.
Gordon Brigance
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There is already a little machine it looks like a mini laptop and it is specifically for downloading books. It has a dictionary already on it so that if you do not understand a word in the book you are reading you just touch it and it tells you the definition. I would love it if textbooks were on this thing. I know at Borders they were selling it for $200 but I believe you download the books for less than you would buy them for.
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