| Despite how great CDs are, many people still | | | | amount - exactly $55.96 for 17 sets of CDs! |
| prefer audiocassettes to them, especially | | | | |
| when it comes to listening to audio books. | | | | Of course, its not that they want to rip you |
| | | | off - it's simply because it costs much more |
| Below are some of the reasons why: | | | | to produce CDs than it does to produce |
| | | | audiocassettes. |
| One, Audio books in a CD format cannot | | | | |
| contain more than 75 minutes of content but | | | | Three, when you turn off your CD player while |
| audiocassettes can hold as much as 90 whole | | | | listening to an audio book, you won't be able |
| minutes (and, in many cases much more) of | | | | to resume from the particular spot you left |
| narration. | | | | off. With a cassette, you can begin from the |
| | | | exact same spot you left off. |
| I agree you can have the entire audio book | | | | |
| spread out in several CDs, but not many | | | | Today, with the invention of the iPod, all |
| people like to carry around too many CDs. | | | | these negatives are eliminated. Plus you can |
| | | | also eliminate shipping cost of the CD's |
| So, while you might need just a few | | | | audiocassettes since there are now audiobook |
| audiocassettes for a particular audio book, | | | | stores which allow you to download the mp3 |
| you will probably need many more CDs for that | | | | files straight to your computer and from |
| same audio book. | | | | there to your iPod or mp3 player.iPods can |
| | | | store dozens of hours of audio files and |
| Two, most people don't like to spend extra | | | | allow you to listen to your audiobooks |
| cash buying CD audio books when they can get | | | | anywhere you go, were it in the car, during |
| the same audio book cheaper in | | | | lawn mowing or even in the bath tub |
| audiocassettes. | | | | |
| | | | And when you have to interrupt listening for |
| For example, while an unabridged version of | | | | whatever reason, you can pick it up at the |
| "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" on 12 | | | | same spot from where you stopped. |
| audiotapes can be bought for just $31.96 on | | | | |
| the Barnes & Noble website, the CD format | | | | What an invention! I wonder what will be |
| from Barnes & Noble costs almost double that | | | | next. |