Once a small backwater of the publishing industry audiobooks are now flourishing. Sales have been rising by double digits annually in recent years.
Much of the growth can be attributed to the business’s digital transformation — from how books are recorded (increasingly at studios in the actors’ homes) to how they are sold (through subscription or individually on the Internet) and consumed (downloaded to mobile devices).
A fine NY Times article today addresses the audiobook recorders' qualifications and talents.
One can buy audiobooks from booksellers, get them at the library, or download directly to any number of players. Audible.com is the leader in the field.
If you are not listening to books at present, think about a trial on Audible.com for $7.49 per month for the first three months. This way you get any three audible books you choose for $7.49 per month x three months. [Disclosure: I am a satisfied user but I get no benefit frpom this recommendation. Really!] You can listen when walking, running, exercising in the gym, driving to work or elsewhere, on a plane, train, etc.
Sample: Steve Martin reading from his book "Pure Drivel." Please click "Sample."
Lagniappe: Gershwin’s “Summertime and the Reading is Easy.”