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Benefits of Audio Books

Benefits of Audio BooksEarly on, The Curators determined that reducing written records to spoken records would be of huge benefit.

Fortunately, for the rest of us, their hard work and the work of others with the vision, now allows us to quickly enjoy an immense amount of information, knowledge, entertainment, or just a relaxing release. Virtually anywhere! We can set back, or run, or work, and still enter other worlds through the minds of their authors and creators. Simply put, audio books are a tremendous asset for a mobile society!

The Audio Book Curators offer you one of the largest selections of downloadable audio books and spoken material anywhere on the Internet - and it's growing daily!

3 Major Benefits

Benefit #1Benefit #1 - 1000s of titles 

Audio books, radio drama, audio theatre, thrillers, drama, comedy, classics, business, self-help, languages, romance, espionage, biographies, children's stories - you'll find it all at The Audio Book Curators.

Benefit #2Benefit #2 - No monthly subscription

No need to worry about committing yourself to a monthly or annual subscription - just buy what YOU want, when YOU want it.

Benefit #3 Benefit #3 - No extra software to install

Audio files from The Audio Book Curators are compatible with the software that is already installed on most modern computers, so there's no need to have to clutter your machine up with yet more software.

Just browse the site, pick the audio content you want and away you go.

What can you do with the audio files you download?

It doesn't matter whether your favorite place to listen is in the car, on the train, in the office or in bed, we've done everything we can to create a system that gives you maximum flexibility.

You can:

  • Copy the files you download to your digital music player (including Archos, Creative, Philips, iRiver and many more - click here for a complete list of compatible players). If you have an iPod you will first need to burn the file to CD and then transfer it into iTunes.
  • Burn them to CD and listen to them on a standard hi-fi or on your in-car entertainment system.
  • Listen on your desktop computer whilst you're in the office, browsing the net or catching up on your home accounts.
  • Listen on your laptop while you're 25,000 feet in the air or enjoying the sun in a street-side cafe.
  • You can listen on any compatible mobile phone (click here for a list)

... the choice is yours!

How big is the selection?

There are already over 5,000 titles to choose from and we're adding new titles every day. You'll find everything from the latest best-selling audio books from major publishers such as the BBC, Harper-Collins, Simon & Schuster, Brilliance and Time Warner through to innovative audio theatre productions from around the world.

And we're here to help!

When you buy from The Audio Book Curators you can rest assured that you won't be left alone to figure out how to use your audio files. We're here to help you all the way.

If you've never burned a CD before or copied an audio file to your MP3 player you've got absolutely nothing to worry about. Our friendly support staff will be happy to assist in any way they can.

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

Our special guarantee means that if you are not absolutely delighted with your purchase for any reason you can request a no-questions-asked refund at any time within thirty-days of making your purchase. So, you can buy with complete peace-of-mind.

We've put a lot of work into creating what we feel is the easiest-to-use audio book download site on the Internet, but we're anxious to hear what you think. If you have any comments you would like to share with us, or suggestions as to how we could make it even better, please do not hesitate to Contact Us. You can rest assured that your comments won't fall on deaf ears!

If you are new to downloading files or burning CDs you might want to take a look at our quick guide on-line video tutorials. Each one is just a few minutes long and is designed to quickly get you up-to-speed and help you to understand how easy all of this on-line audio stuff really is. Click here for more information

Additional Benefits of Audio Books

Here's some thoughts that may help you get more use, enjoyment, and appreciation from your own collections.

  • Listening is faster than reading.
  • They're less expensive than regular books.
  • After they are burnt to a CD, they can be enjoyed virtually anywhere with the proper equipment.
  • They can be stored on portable MP3 players.
  • They're "compact!" An entire personal library of CD's can be stored in a shoe box.
  • For the "vision impaired" they're a "God send!"
  • They are read at a steady speed, with the proper emphasis, so the essence of the book can be grasped.
  • On CD media they last a long, long time.
  • There are never any torn, missing, or coffee stained pages.
  • They are easily organized.
  • You can listen in the dark.
  • You can listen in your car. 
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Simon and Schuster’s Pimsleur Language courses provide the Mandarin listener with a comprehensive, self instructional, step-by-step guide on how to learn English as a new language.$100.25
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The unique audio method allows the listener to learn pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar without repetitive role learning, in a similar way to how we acquired our native language components.$20.25
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It’s a hot, sunny afternoon on the mountain top, and the sisters are enjoying sitting around the pool chatting and laughing.$24.99
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