Audio books have provided entertainment to commuters, travelers and those at the gym for decades now, but the distribution of audiobooks has changed dramatically in the last five years thanks to digital music players and Audible.com, the premier source of audible books (audio books), on the web.

Audible’s library is the largest audio book repository available on the web.  The company is currently offering over 85,000 titles, fiction and non-fiction alike. You can find anything from best-selling authors like Dean Koontz and Stephen King to obscure science fiction books. Audible also has their own recording studio and have done some books they call “Audible Originals.” Our favorite Audible Original so far is “Sense, and Sensibility and Sea Monsters” by Ben Winters.

Audible has far more than audible books for content as well. You can also subscribe to magazines, radio shows, podcasts and stand-up comedy acts. You can also download recent as well as historical speeches from icons that shape the culture, politics and the business world. After creating your audible account, be sure to look for free content as well-there are dozens of books that can be downloaded at no charge.

You can listen to audio books from Audible on a number of different devices, including Apple’s iPod, Microsoft’s Zune, and the Amazon Kindle. Audible works on all different makes and models of MP3 players as well as both the PC and the Mac. If you don’t have any fancy devices and want to take your audio books on the road, you can even burn your books to a CD.

Audible offers a number of different pricing plans, with the most common starting at $15.00 per month. (If you click through one of the links on our site, you can get the first three months for $7.49). For your $15.00 per month, you get one credit, which entitles you to an e-book a month. Audible also has a platinum plan that allows you to get two free e-books per month.

The service is easy to use and provides you hours of entertainment each month. Just make sure to stay on top of your listening!

Here’s how to get started listening Audible books:

(1)    Create an account on Audible’s Website. It’s fast, easy, and you can get started for just $7.49 per month.

(2)    Browse through Audible’s selection of audio-books and select your audio book of choice.

(3)    Use Audible’s player to download your audio-book to your computer or your digital music player

(4)    Start Listening!

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