Should You Buy Or Rent Audio Books? - Audio Book Subscription

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By Mindy Makuta

Like movie DVDs, audio books may be either purchased or rented. Your decision to purchase versus renting your audio books (audio book subscription) is personal. It depends a lot on your patterns of listening to your books as well as cost concerns. Might you want to loan your copy to a friend or listen to it again in the future? Do you have a collection of books that you like to reread? Do you tend to buy or rent movies on DVD (audio book subscription)? You should answer these questions; explore other benefits of the two methods and then take a look at particular physical and online stores, services and clubs.

The Benefits of Buying Audio Books

With purchasing audio books (audio book subscription), you can buy just one or sign-up for a subscription service that is like a traditional book club. Many of these subscription services work on a "credit" basis, where one credit would generally buy one book. You can typically agree to programs with one or two credits per month.

Many audio productions are downloadable in MP3 format so you aren't paying for physical packaging or shipping, and therefore these works are very affordable. Alternatively, you may purchase audio works on CD and some titles are only available on CD. These CDs will be mailed to you, sometimes in attractive boxed sets.

No matter how you buy an audio book (audio book subscription), once you buy it, it is yours to listen to again and again.

The Benefits of Renting Audio Books

Rentals of audio recordings are usually offered as a subscription service that is similar to a DVD rental subscription service (audio book subscription). These audio books are typically shipped to you in CD or MP3 format. When you are finished with the audio book, you'll return it and then the next item on your list will be sent. Since this is a rental service, the cost to you is usually lower than buying as you are just "borrowing" the book.

In conclusion, you should consider the various options available for getting the types and titles of audio recordings that interest you.

Copyright 2009 by Mindy Makuta. After being in the software business for 15+ years, Mindy and her husband own a small resort in Lyons, Colorado where they host outdoor weddings and family reunions. Yet they also stay involved in internet marketing of media products, educational services and gifts important to today's cost conscious consumers. See their media offerings at WeGoForBooks.com/Audiobooks.

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