| Did you know that A trucker working to the | | | | Now close your eyes and imagine you could |
| legal limit in the U.S. can rack up to 3,432 | | | | read the last edition of the New York Times, |
| driving hours a year-nearly 10 times that of | | | | Read the last Harry Potter book or learn |
| the average New York commuter or enough to | | | | Chinese - all simultaneously while driving |
| listen to the unabridged audio book version | | | | your car. Now open your eyes and stop |
| of Bill Clinton's My Life 77 times? | | | | dreaming, you can do it all now. The only |
| (Publishing Trends, Market Partners | | | | difference is that you are going to use a new |
| International, September 2005). | | | | method of reading - listening to audio books. |
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| Think of the way audio books could optimize | | | | And it is so easy: You may get audio books in |
| your time management. Audio books can turn | | | | different formats from books on tapes and |
| the day to a 26 hours day. Yes, audio books | | | | audio books on CD to downloadable audio |
| can add extra two hours each day. Still not | | | | books. You can get it from different sources |
| convinced? | | | | - libraries, book and music stores and online |
| | | | audio book sources. You could buy audio |
| Did you know that The average rush hour | | | | books, rent audio books and even get free |
| driver will spend an additional 62 hours | | | | audio books. |
| stuck in traffic-at standstill-each year and | | | | |
| that More than 97 million workers drive alone | | | | According to eBrain Market Research survey, |
| to work each day. | | | | 71% of the audio book listeners listen to |
| | | | them on long car trips. |
| Well, enough with that pile of useless data, | | | | |
| Think about yourself - what have you been | | | | Believe me; I couldn't wait getting into the |
| doing while driving - Listening to the radio? | | | | heavy morning traffic listening to the audio |
| Making unnecessary calls with your mobile | | | | book "IT" by Stephen king. In fact, I |
| phone? Wasting valuable time? | | | | couldn't resist listening to it at home after |
| | | | work. I love audio books. |