Electronic books can be listened to, not just read

One of the best kept secrets of iTunes Music Store is that there is actually a very large area of Audiobooks. Recently chatting with a group on electronic books there was some confusion that a eBook is more about a Text Electronic book. Some have images and moving bits (hey, it’s electronic, let’s use the power we have over a printed book!), but it is all about viewing. While an audio book is all about listening without having to view. An iPod or iPhone/Touch are great ways to ‘listen’ to your book. Take a look at Apple’s offerings, you might just find that some things are easier to enjoy as Audio rather than Print – there is a whole area for Audiobooks:

View the many iTunes Audiobooks

Know others that might enjoy ‘listening’? I actually buy a lot of audio versions of books for my mom. As she has gotten along in years she likes not having to focus on a screen for a long period of time: