That new bestseller you've been meaning to read is gathering dust on your bedside table. It's like you just don’t have enough time to read these days, what with work, family, and social commitments.
Perhaps it's time you stopped reading… and started listening instead. If you love books, listening to audiobooks lets you enjoy more stories without even having to bother to turn a page. One popular provider of audiobooks is Kobo.
Why Listening to Audiobooks Beats Reading
You've probably heard an audiobook without realizing it. Perhaps you stumbled into a spoken word radio station where a story was being read or a drama acted – it might even have been a comedy. Or you might have listened to a podcast telling a story. These are essentially the same as audiobooks.
All sorts of books area available as audiobooks, from classics like Shakespeare to the latest chart-topping tomes. Audiobooks from Kobo sit on your phone, letting you squeeze more books not only in your pocket, but into your life. Better still, well-known voice actors portray characters in some stories. It doesn't have to be stories, either – biographies and memoirs are available, often narrated by the original author.
Want to catch up on a book while you're washing up? Just pop your earphones in, hit play on the Kobo app, and enjoy. Or you might get through the next chapter while you travel to work, queue for an ice cream, wash the car – whatever. You might even listen to a cookery book as you work through the recipe!
Why Should You Get Your Audiobooks From Kobo?
You may know that there are several ways for you to enjoy audiobooks online. So why should you choose Kobo?
Well, there's a huge catalogue of audiobooks across all genres. These are top selling books, original readings, and your collection remains yours forever, even if you choose to cancel your membership.
The Kobo mobile app is available on Windows, Mac, Android, and iPhone, delivering as convenient an audiobook experience as possible. If you like comfort, just grab some earphones, sync them with your phone, and snuggle up with a great story, playing at your chosen speed. Worried about missing something? Don't – Kobo has a sleep timer which stops the book after you expect to nod off.
They've thought of everything, haven't they?
Like Books? Sign Up to Kobo in National Audiobook Month
Signing up to Kobo to listen to audiobooks helps you to read more, fitting more stories – real and fictional – into your life.
Kobo is offering a free audiobook with its 30-day trial. That low subscription fee gets you a free audiobook credit each month, enabling you to choose from the full Rakuten Kobo library, regardless of its list price. Most importantly, you can sign up and get your first audiobook today.
Meanwhile, June is National Audiobook Month and to celebrate, Kobo is offering a special audiobook subscription offer. Residents of Canada (excluding Quebec), United States, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand, who have never started a Kobo audiobook trial can enjoy a 30% discount to the regular subscription price for the first three months. Once the trial ends, the price will revert to $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD a month.
But before that, you have the all-important task of choosing the next book in your life and enjoying the convenience of a mobile, flexible, feature-packed audiobook listening experience.