A room without books is like a body without a soul
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.”
- Charles W. Eliot
why people love audiobooks
People love listening to audiobooks for the same reasons they enjoy reading books or hearing campfire stories; they appreciate being taught in a lecture or studying a manual. The human intellect craves expansion. It enjoys learning and exploring new things. It loves stories
I'm a person who enjoys multitasking. Traveling in a car while listening to an audiobook is one of my favorite pastimes. I like listening so much that I've gone further than I wanted to go simply to complete a book.
john m.
Entrepreneur
The reason why audiobooks appeal to me is that I am dyslexic. I struggled to learn to read and had to wait until I was ten years old to understand the mechanics of sounding out words. I am still a slow, attentive reader as a result of this learning handicap. While I enjoy books, it is difficult for someone like me to read them.
george l.
student
I adore audiobooks and have them playing in almost every area in my house. There's one in the kitchen for me to listen to as I cook dinner. Evenings find me in the bathtub, listening to an audiobook as I unwind after a hard day. And I always have an audiobook in my car.
patrica r.
Make-up artist
Since the early 1990s, audiobooks have been a huge part of my reading life. The first book I listened to was Pat Conroy's Prince of Tides, read by Richard Thomas. Not only was the writing captivating, but so was the reading performance.
mary a.
home maker