May 3rd, 2006
Books for the iPod generation
An article from The Times Online reports:
“There are 7.3 million MP3 players in Britain, and the under-40s now account for most sales of audiobooks. Book downloading websites are being created to meet the growing appetite for digital audiobooks”
I checked the website for the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust – www.krishna.com - to see what they had on offer. There were some audio books but I would like to see more of them, especially more recordings of Prabhupada’s books complete with purports. None of the recordings were instantly downloadable from the internet, making them less accessible to today’s impatient iPod generation who would rather not bother with such antiquated delivery systems as the post.
BBC Audiobooks believes that its digital book business will double every 12 months for the next few years and said: “The market for audiobooks on CD is not necessarily a growing market. But downloads are growing massively. We have found new audiences for our titles through the downloadable audience.” (source: The Times)
For anyone who has the patience to wait for the postal delivery, I highly recommend the Complete Bhagavad-gita in mp3, narrated by Dravida dasa. You can buy it here from the USA and here from Europe.
I always carry that one on my (non-iPod) mp3 player.