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Why listen to audiobooks
- Increase time spent reading
- Get over bad associations with reading
- Increase understanding of what you read
- Promote love of reading
- Read in more places
- Read more
- Improve your traditional reading
- Improve your spelling
- Increase your vocabulary
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How to listen to audiobooks
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Things that are difficult with audiobooks
- Skimming and scanning
- Looking things up
- Quick navigation
- Retracing your steps
- Independence on technology
- Moving audiobooks about
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Strategies
- Listen while doing physical activities
- Listen at higher speed to improve focus
- Use bookmarks to organise and review
- Listen while reading to improve skills
- Jump back on resume
- Cut up long files for MP3 players
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Tools
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Software
- VLC
- Audiobook Cutter
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Android
- Smart AudioBook Player
- MortPlayer Audio Books
- OverDrive (for library audio books)
- Audible
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iOS
- Audiobook & Podcast Player
- iTunes
- Audible
- OverDrive (for library audio books)
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Hardware
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MP3 Player
- Portable
- Dedicated/Radio combo
- Phone/Tablet
- Computer
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Where to find audiobooks
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Free
- Libraries
- LibriVox
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Specialised Libraries for Print Disabilities
- Calibre Library
- Listening Books
- RNIB Talking Books
- Load2Learn
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Commercial
- Audible
- eMusic
- Downpour
- Highbridge Audio
- Buy CDs in book shops
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Other ways to get listening
- Podcasts
- Online lectures
- Text to speech