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The Pros and Cons with audio books in downloadable digital
formats
by Peter B Butler
Having audio books in downloadable digital formats eliminates
the problems of lengths, costs, convenience, etc.
In other words, having audio books in digital formats now defies
the limitations and disadvantages that both audiocassettes and CDs
have.
One of the most important benefits of audio books in
downloadable digital formats is the instantaneous nature in which
an audio book can get from the producer to the customers.
For example, as soon as an audio book is produced, it can get to
the hands of the customer within mere minutes in a downloadable
digital format, but this cant happen with audiocassette tapes and
CDs.
Also, the cost to the producer is very low, unlike the cost
associated with audiocassettes and CDs.
All of these are big advantages, but below are some of the
biggest disadvantages of audio books in downloadable digital
formats and how to solve them:
Bandwidth problems: Unlike how easy it is to download music on
the Internet, it isnt as easy to download complete audio books -
because of their size.
While a musical song can be just 4 minutes long and take very
little time to download, an audio book of about 3 hours would take
far longer to download - depending on the Internet connectivity of
the person downloading.
As serious as this disadvantage seems, below are ways to still
enjoy your audio books in downloadable digital formats, despite
this problem:
Solution to the Bandwidth problems: This problem can be solved
by doing the download in your free time, not when you want to get
the audio book at the same time. For example, you can start the
download and go out to work or go to bed. When you return or awake,
the download would be completed.
Or if you have slow Internet connection at home, you can look
for alternative locations to download the audio books. If you have
faster Internet connectivity in the office, you can do the download
there.
Do ensure that you are allowed to do that in the office. In
other words, talk to your employer about this first to be sure it
is acceptable. After downloading the audio book you can then take
it with you via a zip disk or a flash disk to listen to at home.
Another solution to bandwidth and downloading problems is to
take the time to search for and select audio book formats that are
specially made for people who have low-bandwidth Internet
connections.
These formats are usually those with the highest compression
ratio - thereby making the download lighter and
faster.
Peter B Butler is the CEO of the
'Audio It Now' Network of Downloadable Audio Books - Instantly - at
www.audioitnow.com
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