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Downloadable audio books (also called MP3 books) are timesaving, easily affordable, and portable. The flexible MP3 file format makes them useful in both entertaining and educating us when we are on-the-go. You probably already know it.

But did you know this?

You can save extra time when you listen to recorded-voice MP3 files by increasing the tempo of the MP3 file. And you can do it free to boot.

Why would you want to go the extra mile and speed up an MP3 file? If you are into listening to many MP3 voice recordings especially for education, cutting down on the time is takes to listen to them comes in handy.

Many advanced MP3 players have the options of varying the playback speed. But what if the choices change the tempo and pitch of the recording? You’ll hear a bunch of chipmunks as a result. And what about if you have a reliable MP3 player without the extra bells and whistles. Should you part with it and shell out some dough to buy a more advanced model? No worries. There’s a way around it.

In the following list of steps, learn how you can alter the playback speed of MP3 voice recordings without paying a dime for a new, fancy MP3 player, or … for anything else.

Here is the list of steps. Take a look:

1. Download the MP3 file and store it on your PC’s hard drive. Remember the file’s location.  Read more...

Stephen King was born in 1947, in Portland, Maine. He is one of America’s most famous authors, having written over 200 stories, including over 50 best-selling horror and fantasy novels.

When King was a young boy, he apparently witnessed a horrible, gruesome accident – a

childhood friend of his was struck and killed by a train. King claims that he has no recollection of the incident, but his parents insist that it happened – and many commentators say that this event is the basis of King’s turn into writing horror.

King received a bacehlor’s degree in English from The University of Maine, where he also met Tabitha Spruce, the woman he would later marry. After college, King and his wife lived in a trailer, and he became a high-school teacher while writing short stories for men’s magazines to make ends meet.

King’s first big break was the publishing of his first novel, Carrie, about a young girl with psychic powers. While King was first writing the story, he became discouraged and threw all of it in the trash. His wife removed the writings from the garbage and convinced King to send it to a publisher. He did just that, received a $2,500 advance for his work, and his fabulous writing career was well on its way.

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There seem to be so many people today jumping on the new age bandwagon of self-improvement and personal development. Some of the bestselling self-help books are by authors who are reportedly helping people change their lives, feel happier and learn to love themselves. The problem is that not everyone has the time to get to the bookstore to buy the books, let alone find a quiet place and moment to be able to read them. Self-help audio books are a definite solution, with popular works being readily available for anyone to download any time of the day or night.

The beauty about choosing an self-help audio book instead of a hard copy is the versatility of your listening options. Unlike reading books, with audio files you can listen to them any time, any place through headphones without distractions. Whether you are on public transport, driving your own car, working at a desk or cleaning the house, you can listen to a book while you go. This has opened up a whole new world to people who have busy, hectic lifestyles but would love to stay up to date on the latest personal development information and ideas.

There seems to be something about the people who read these kinds of books: Those people who are always smiling, and seem completely unfazed by any obstacles that seem to get in their way. Being able to see the positive side to every situation is certainly a gift, and there are ten top self-help audio book downloads that can let you in on the secret too.  Read more...

It’s indeed incredible that not many people pay a great deal of attention to what gets into their minds. You see, the mind is the single most important factor in determining who you are and what you do as an individual.

If your mind is positive and creative, you can become all you ever dream of becoming.

Most of the highly successful people you see in the news today took a great deal of time to work on improving their minds.

Positive and negative thinking are both contagious. All of us affect, in one way or another, the people we meet. This happens instinctively and on a subconscious level, through thoughts and feelings transference and through body language.

People sense our aura and are affected by our thoughts. Is it any wonder that we want to be around positive persons and shun negative ones? People are more disposed to help us if we are positive. They dislike and avoid anyone broadcasting negativity.

Negative thoughts, words and attitude bring up negative and unhappy moods and actions. When the mind is negative, poisons are released into the blood, which cause more unhappiness and negativity. This is the way to failure, frustration and disappointment.

Always visualize only favorable and beneficial situations. Use positive words in your inner dialogues or when talking with others. Smile a little more, as this helps to think positively. Disregard any feelings of laziness or a desire to quit. If you persevere, you will transform the way your mind thinks.  Read more...

An audio book is something that many people find very useful. It is always nice to be able to read a book, but sometimes we simply do not have the time, or we find out that we aren’t reading at the right level to actually enjoy a book that we want to read. In these situations, audio books are excellent ways to keep up with your reading. However, they can be very expensive to buy.

Easy to Find

Are you tired of running around trying to find audio books at your local bookstore and ending up finding them for much more than you are willing to pay? Luckily, because of online retailers, you can buy discount audio books for much less than you would pay in stores.

If you check out material from the library, due dates always loom over your head and you may end up paying late fees or even the price of the book if you lose or damage it. With your own audio books, you can listen to them at leisure again and again.

Times to Use

Even if you don’t think you’d listen to an audio book, chances are good that you’d find the time. First of all, have you ever thought of all the time that you spend driving? There are often long periods of time where you have nothing to do but listen to the radio. If you are listening to audio book you are actually going to be keeping up on your reading and enjoying new books, and you aren’t going to have to pay an arm and a leg for it.  Read more...