Many books that come out in print now come on audio tapes or disks at the same time. These items are available at reasonable prices, and the local libraries quickly stock their shelves with these popular items. Many of the titles are also coming out in foreign language versions quickly as well. Audio books in Spanish are particularly popular because Spanish is so widely spoken in the United States and around the world. They are popular with those whose native language is Spanish and with other who are trying to learn Spanish.

Spanish audio books have the same appeal as their counterparts in English. These audios are great for those who spend time commuting to work. Some workers spend as much as three hours a day on the road on their way to and from their job sites. These trips are necessary, but hours on the road can be very tedious. Audio books make a significant difference to many of these people. A Spanish audio adds an extra dimension to the titles available as audio books and they have increased in popularity so the number of titles available has increased with the demand.

Audio Books in Spanish Are Entertainment for a Wide Audience

There are many people who love books but do not have the time to sit down and read. Audio books have provided an opportunity for people to vacuum the floor and listen to a story at the same time. Spanish audio books offer even more opportunities for people to multitask and enjoy an interesting story as part of the activity. People can also use the audio books to learn new information. Audio books in Spanish can help people to learn a second language or increase their knowledge of a language.

The increasing popularity of audio books has led to the increase in audio book sections at the local library and at the local bookstore. There are now many titles available at these facilities in English and Spanish. The titles come from the latest best sellers written by the great authors that wrote them. One can very quickly get an audio book in Spanish with the latest Harry Potter story. There are books available at some senior citizen centers and at other social organizations. People who love audio books often share theirs with others to spread the titles around and keep the cost to a minimum.

Learning a foreign language can be enjoyable - but exasperating. Anything you can do to accelerate learning or make language acquisition more enjoyable is a valuable weapon in your learning arsenal. Kathy Steinemann shares a helpful and unique approach to this challenge.

Take a look at the following two sections of text:

Version 1

The sky is blue today. I'm sitting on the beach. A bully kicks sand in my face. Too bad for him! Here come my bodyguards!

Version 2

One, two, a sky so blue. Three, four, a sandy shore. Five, six, a bully kicks. Seven, eight, he's sealed his fate. Nine, ten, here come my gunmen!

Now go back and re-read the verses.

Did you notice that you have already started to anticipate what comes next in the second version?

Conclusion: It is easier to memorize rhyming poetry than to memorize prose.

So what implication does this have for learning a foreign language?

If you memorize well-written modern foreign language poetry, you can accelerate your learning curve. (Notice the keyword 'modern'.)

Poetry written in the 18th Century may have deep cultural and educational significance. However, words penned to page over 300 years ago will utilize obsolete vocabulary, spelling, and grammar formations.

As an example: consider the popular King James Version of the Bible. If you started using 'thee' and 'thou' in your daily speech, people would understand you - but they would treat you like an alien in a time warp.

You can search the internet for poetry written by contemporary authors. Try searches like:

parallel translation poetry

parallel translation poems

parallel translation poems German English

parallel translation poems French English

parallel translation poetry Italian English

parallel translation poetry Spanish English

Substitute search terms as necessary with the name of the specific language you are studying. Review the webpages you find with a tutor, professor, or knowledgeable person to determine grammar and vocabulary suitability.

Attempt to have the poetry dictated and recorded by a native language speaker. Softly recite the poetry while you listen to the recordings. This will improve your verbalization skills. With luck, you may find online audio for some of the poetry.

Are you a budding poet? Try creating foreign language poems yourself.

No poetic talent? Attempt the following simple approach. If you are learning German, for example, you might produce a 'poem' like this:

the dog - der Hund

the mouth - der Mund

the air - die Luft

the scent - der Duft

to buzz - summen

to growl - brummen

little - klein

clean - rein

to brood - grA¼beln

to iron - bA¼geln

You don't have to worry about grammar - just definitions, pronunciations, gender, and spelling. Alcor (alcor.com.au) has several rhyming dictionaries that can assist you with this process.

If you have an audio dictionary on your computer, listen carefully to the pronunciation of each word. There are also excellent online dictionaries with audio.

Now produce your own poetry recording using audio capture software.

First, dictate each English word or phrase and save as an individual file.

Next, save foreign language audio clips from your dictionary or from the internet.

Now load your audio capture software and play the files in the correct order. Try to create short productions of a minute or two in duration.

Edit if necessary to eliminate excessive pauses or add definite articles.

Finally, convert to MP3 or WMA. Now you can use your iPod or portable media player for something besides music.

The 21st Century is a wonderful time to be learning a foreign language!

©Copyright Kathy Steinemann: This article is free to publish only if this copyright notice, the byline, and the author's note below (with active links) are included.

It's extremely rare to host a teleseminar exclusively with people who already recognize your voice. Likewise, listeners may not recall the name of your guest. They may have downloaded or received your audio recording without an adequate written introduction. So always introduce both yourself and your guest using both first and last names.

The best way to remember this seemingly obvious inclusion is to have a standard introduction and close that you have written out in front of you during the teleseminar. Without this, you'll forget and lose some of the marketing impact of your expertise. ("Gosh, what a smart host, but Jerry who?")

Check ahead of time on the proper pronunciation of your guest's name, and write it out phonetically if necessary so you can say it (for instance: ach-mah-DEE-na-zhad). The other day I listened to an audio interview in which the host confessed that he was sure to butcher his guest's name, and would he please introduce himself? The guest then introduced himself, but without stating his name. So the host ended up being rude not only to his guest but also to his audience, who had no idea who they were listening to.

Second, listen. Listen to your guest! If you're too focused on the list of questions to get through, or you're thinking of the next question while your guest is speaking, you could commit an awful gaffe, like one teleseminar host whose closed ears amazed me. Not once but four times during the call he mis-stated something that his guest had said, so that the guest repeatedly corrected him. Anyone who'd been thinking of hiring that host as a coach or consultant would surely have finished the call resolving not to do so, he was such a horrible listener.

Third, be prepared with a list of questions for your guest. Sometimes your guest will write up the questions for you, but if not, create your own collection of things you want to ask. Instead of just mechanically going through the list one by one, however, think of it as a conversation and follow up on interesting comments your guest makes, with "Could you say more about that?" "For example?" or "What do you mean by such and such?"

Fourth, let your guest do most of the talking. You should talk no more than 20 percent of the time, with your guest talking 80 percent of the time. Remember that you chose as your guest someone your listeners are going to want to hear from, and let that happen instead of using a teleseminar interview as your own soapbox.

Fifth, as the conversation goes along, explain any technical term or insider reference that listeners may not understand. Recently while interviewing someone about her marketing successes, I politely interrupted to ask her to define terms like "marketing funnel" and "conversion" for listeners, who as relative beginners might not know these terms.

Likewise, if your guest mentions someone else's name in passing or a URL, jump in and repeat the name, spell out the URL and provide any context that might be necessary for some of your listeners.

As host you need to keep listeners properly oriented, which also creates a positive impression for yourself, too. To further polish your hosting technique, listen to top-notch interviewers on radio or TV, paying attention less to the content than to how they keep the conversation moving along and interesting for the listener.

Ways To Obtain Audio Books Online

Author: Johnny

Audio books can be downloaded from the Internet, purchased in bookstores or borrowed from libraries. They come in a variety of formats: CD, cassette and as a download to a computer or MP3 player. There are free audio book sites, rental audio books sites and clubs where you need to be a member to download audio books.

Free Websites

The Website Audible.com is a membership site that offers many benefits. The members can choose 1 digital audio book each month for up to 75% savings from regular retail prices. They also receive a free audio download each week. Members are offered daily discounts and member only exclusive offers. The site boasts of World-class Customer Service. They have two plans to choose from: Platinum and Gold.

http://AudioBooksForFree.com is a MP3 file audio book site. Registration is free, but membership is $100 USD per year. Categories are children, animal, train tales, fairy tales, and serials, grown up books, science arts, Christian books, jokes, poetry and songs.

http://Audiobooks.org features free books such as Robinson Crusoe, A Tale Of Two Cities and a Christmas Carol. They also have free samples and links to other publishers and sellers and to itunes. You can download the iTunes player right on the site, should you need to do so.

http://LearnOutLoud.com is a Website where you can find free audio books for business, on religion, self-development, sports and hobbies, travel, technology, science, politics, literature, history and many other categories. They have a free audio book of the month, a main catalog page, a free directory of audio books, and they can offer recommendations based on your selection history and registration. They also list free resources on their site including a directory of other free audio and video learning sites.

Rental Sites

The http://simplyaudiobooks.com site is where you can rent audio books, download audio books or buy them right on the site. There is a DL club List, and audio book club, audio books on CD and Talking Books for Kids (a selection of audio books geared for young kids to entertain them and provide audible learning.

http://Rentbooksontape.com is a Audio Book Club Website.

http://Jiggerbug.com is another Audio Book Rental Club where you can enjoy unlimited audio book rentals every book with free shipping and awesome customer service.

Buying Audio Books Online

http://spokenalliance.com has just about everything you could want in audio book selection. They have free audio books, unabridged audio books, downloadable MP3 audio books, and free audio books. They have sections on featured audio books, new audio books, tv and film audio books and every category of audio book imaginable. This is not a membership site, so no member fee. They do have a Newsletter to keep customers informed of new additions to the site. They have a Buying Guide, and instructions on how to download to a MP3 player, how to burn a CD, and how to download to your iPod.

http://Blish.com is a huge audio book site that has a category for every book taste. The categories include: antiques, careers, children's, classic literature, cooking and food, current events, crime, drama, economics, education, essays, fantasy, fiction, finance, folklore, foreign language, government, health and fitness just to name a few. Blish makes it easy for customers to download right from the site.

Buying audio books online is easy as most audio books are downloadable. A lot of the audio book sites have forums where users can share experiences and opinions on books they have listened to.

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About the Author
Johnny is the owner of a downloadable audio books online store at spokenalliance.com and a discount audio books coupon site audiobookscoupon.com providing regular audiobooks discount coupon for purchase of audio books.

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Ipod Owners Enjoys Free MP3 Audio Book Downloads

Author: MIKE SELVON

Many people are surprised to learn that there have been audio books available since the 1930s when the first music book recording was made and released. Some eighty years later, people are enjoying the ability to listen to "books on tape," although they are rarely on tape anymore. In fact, in this digital age, a free MP3 audio book that can be downloaded to an iPod is probably the most sought after type of music book these days.

Even though audio books had been available for a number of years, they really gained in popularity in the late 1970s when the Sony Walkman became so popular. This small cassette tape player made it possible for people to easily take recorded material with them in a convenient way that had never before been popular.

Then, about a decade later, the compact disc was introduced and suddenly the newest and best music and audio books on CD became more popular. While you can still buy an audio book on CD today, most people prefer to get their music books in MP3 format.

There is no doubt that a little searching will produce a wide array of free MP3 audio book downloads from a number of websites. However, it is pretty unlikely that if you are looking for a brand new audio book release of a recent bestselling book that you'll find it as a free download. Those new and popular titles will be available for sale though, and many via a download after purchase.

In some instances, an author, or their publisher, will offer a free MP3 audio book version of the work to customers who purchase the printed hardcover book. This can be a valuable incentive to the customer and also an effective advertising and marketing strategy that is particularly helpful when a brand new author is trying to gain a name and reputation.

Many times, an independent author who does not have their own publisher will build a website to promote a new book that they have written and will offer the free MP3 audio book as a bonus when the customer buys their printed book or their e-book. This can also be a good way to drive up sales or to launch a new website because people are always attracted to the potential to get something for free and most people consider an music book download to have a lot of value, especially if it is on a topic about which they are interested.

There are a number of websites these days that have vast libraries of MP3 music book downloads that cover just about any topic that have ever been written about. Some of these sites are membership websites and when you register as a free member or purchase a paid membership to their site, many will provide their new members with free MP3 audio book selections as a part of their membership.

You can also find many free MP3 audio book downloads by searching the websites of the various large public libraries. Also, there are some specialized websites that have undertaken projects of collecting a vast number of works that are now in the public domain and they have made e-books and audio books available for people to download either for free or by making a small donation to help with the costs of running the website.

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About the Author

Mike Selvon portal offers free articles on audio books. Find out more about the free mp3 audio book, and leave a comment at the audio book reviews blog where a free gift awaits you.

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Cheap, Discount Audio Books Online

Author: Suzie Goldie

All those people who listen to the MP3 audio books have an edge over others. Though the audio books have come into the picture just recently, many people (in millions) are already regular in listening to audio books. What’s more, some of the new books are simultaneously being released in the paperback and the audio edition. The main reason behind the success of audio books is that it saves people the time which is required for reading the book. While people can’t find time to read books due to their busy schedule, they certainly can listen to audio books while doing their everyday work like working, driving, cleaning, jogging, etc. It wouldn’t be wrong to state that audio books are the future of books. 

Before commenting on the price of audio books, and stating whether they are cheap or expensive, we need to look into some other aspects. The first question is which audio books are being considered? The downloaded ones, the ones on a CD, on a tape, or any other form? If we call it cheap or expensive, with whom are we making the comparison? First, let us consider the prices of audio books, and then discuss various determinants of those prices. After that, we shall comment on the cheap, discount audio books. 

Audio books can come for free, or they may be charged for about $100. Generally, whenever we make a comparison of audio book titles, we conclude that books on CD’s or cassettes are more expensive as compared to the MP3 audio books, which are available at a very cheap price. 

Now let’s discuss about the determinants of prices of the books. There are basically three factors which determine the audio book prices, which are: 

1. Production costs: The producers will obviously cover the material, labor and overhead expenses incurred for production of the audio book. The labor here includes payment to the reader who reads the book in a manner which would arrest the attention off the listener. The materials required include the cassette or CD cover, printing, and other such things. The overhead comprise of selling and distribution expenses and other such related items. It is found that materials are not required for production of MP3 books! 

2. Publishing costs: The publishing costs for audio books on cassettes and CD’s are almost of the same type. Space is always required for the storage of the old-fashioned books. Again, it must be said that in case of an MP3 audio book, no such storage space is required at all! 

3. Copyrights: The author always gets a part of the revenue earned by the sale of the book as commission. This holds for audio books as well. 

From the above points, it is very much clear that for discount audio books, MP3 audio books are available at a very cheap price and can be considered. Also, if you already possess an MP3 player, and want to take advantage of discount audio books, then the MP3 versions are always beneficial. In fact, free audio books are available for download in many cases.

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About the Author

The author, Mercy Emmanuel is the manager of the website where you can get the most up to date Cheap Audio Books online. On this Site you can get access to a vast range of discount mp3 audio books at special prices.

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Audio Books - Buy, Download or Rent?

Author: Kwan Lo

Audio books are becoming more and more popular in recent years partly due to the busy lifestyle of city dwellers and the popularity of MP3 players and iPods. Unlike paperback books, you can listen to an audio book anytime anywhere, while you are jogging, shopping, or doing exercise. There are several ways to grab a copy of audio book. You can buy an audio CD, download a digital audio file, or rent the audio CD. So which method is suitable for you?

Buying an audio book is more or less like buying a paperback book. Audio books on CD are available in many online book shops and audio book clubs. These audio CDs are playable in any regular CD players. Alternatively, you can also buy an audio book MP3/CD player which is equipped with book navigation system, forward and reverse skipping by title, chapter or page, and re-read replay function. Audio CD costs anywhere from $20 to $60; and you can keep it as long as you want.

You can also download an audio title from one of the audio book resellers. Downloadable audio books are recorded in MP3, WMA, Playaway and other digital formats. The files can be played in your PC and portable device (iPod or MP3 players), or you can burn it to CD. You can choose to buy and download individual audio titles, or pay a monthly subscription fee and receive one to two free downloads per month. Downloadable audio books are usually less expensive than audio books on CD. Joining a download plan can help you save even more. Downloadable audio books are a good choice for international listeners. You can download the audio titles instantly without paying for shipping cost.

Some web sites also provide free download service. For example, the LibriVox project allows volunteers to record some classic titles in the public domains. The recordings are available for free download. However, the performance of these volunteers may vary greatly. Some are good, some are monotone and some may overact. In addition, the chapters are usually read by different volunteers. Books in the public domains refer to anything published in the U.S. prior to 1923, so you will not have a chance to download the current bestsellers either.

Other than buying or downloading an audio book, you can also rent audio books online. Audio book rental is like DVD rental, you pay a monthly fee and rent one to three audio books at a time. There is no deal time or overdue fee. Once you finish listening to the audio book, you can return it in the pre-paid envelope and receive the next one on your book list. To avoid shipping delay, you should join the two at a time plan. After you finish the first book, return it and the third book will be shipped to you while you are still listening to the second book. Audio book rental is very suitable for avid audio book listeners. Theoretically, you can rent unlimited audio books paying less than $30 a month. Unfortunately, audio book rental is only available in the U.S., Canada, and some European countries. They are not available for international listeners.

Whether you should buy, download or rent an audio book depends on your lifestyle, where you live, how often you listen to audio books, and your budget. Regardless of the method you choose, audio books are affordable, convenient and easily accessible. If you enjoy reading paperback books, you should give audio books a try, it will be an entertaining and enlightening experience.

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About the Author
Kwan H Lo owns an online site providing information on audio book rental / download service and where you can buy, download or rent audio books online.

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