1,000 Eager Infopreneurs Capitalize On Launch Of New Online Audio Book Franchise
Released on = December 14, 2006, 1:09 am
Press Release Author = AudioBookOne.com
Industry = Entertainment
Press Release Summary = Online digital media distribution is the hottest new trend that\'s revolutionizing the world we live in. Recently, an exciting new online business venture headed by Paul Smithson, owner of the wildly popular web design
software XSitePro, was launched offering 1,000 audio book e-commerce store licences and was completely sold out in less than a week. One of the licencees, Martin Aranovitch, describes here the emerging new
phenomenon of audio books and why they are the perfect solution for a time-starved world.
Press Release Body = FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15/12/2006
1,000 Eager Infopreneurs Capitalize On Launch Of New Online Audio Book Franchise
Online digital media distribution is the hottest new trend that\'s revolutionizing the world we live in. Recently, an exciting new online business venture headed by Paul Smithson, owner of the wildly popular web design software XSitePro, was launched offering 1,000 audio book e-commerce store licenses and was completely sold out in less than a week. One of the licensees, Martin Aranovitch, describes here the emerging new phenomenon of audio books and why they are the perfect solution for a time-starved world.
Queensland, Australia - December 15, 2006
Have you ever heard of Faith Popcorn (her real name!)? Faith is well known for accurately predicting future trends and phenomena such as \"cocooning\", where more and more people choose to stay home for entertainment, instead of going out and her \"Popcorn Report\" is read avidly by thousands of business owners, entrepreneurs and by those who study emerging market trends. Faith Popcorn recently stated that \"time is the new money.\" With more and more people now becoming busier than ever, time has become a dwindling commodity. Therefore, people are constantly looking for ways to make the most use of their \"dead time\" -- such as the time they spend commuting, jogging, gardening, working out, doing chores, running errands, etc.
Ninety-seven million Americans drive alone to work everyday, and commuters are stuck in traffic an average of 62 hours per year. That\'s 32% of the entire U.S. population -- and that doesn\'t even include those who commute by bus, train or car pool! With the rising popularity of MP3 players such as the iPod and more and more new cars being fitted with built-in MP3 players (as of this year, almost all new cars are now capable of playing digital audio files), people are now discovering that music is not the only thing they can listen to while going about their day. Now, people can \"listen\" to books, teleseminars, lectures and podcasts while they\'re on-the-go -- and when they don\'t have time to read. Hence, the huge popularity of audio books with commuters. Now that bestselling audio books such as \"How to Win Friends and Influence People,\" \"Rich Dad Poor Dad\" \"The Da Vinci Code,\" Children\'s Classics and even the Bible can be easily played in cars, their popularity will surely skyrocket even further, especially now that today\'s selection of downloadable audio books is not limited to just fiction and literary works, but runs the gamut from how-to manuals to business books and self-help information. In other words, today\'s mobile and \"time-starved\" society is discovering that they can download an unlimited amount of information into their brain, learn a skill or foreign language, enjoy a murder mystery or an epic romance novel -- and even increase their cultural literacy instead of listening to drive-time radio ... all while driving in their cars, or standing around in a queue at the bank or supermarket.
Online digital media distribution is the hottest new trend that\'s revolutionizing the world we live in. When Spoken Network, an online audio book distribution company spearheaded by Paul Smithson (owner of the wildly popular web design software XSitePro) launched their impressive offering on November 16, all 1,000 available licenses quickly sold out in less than four days. The Spoken Network system, which currently offers more than 5,000 titles and growing, took over three years to develop, during which time many contracts were signed with the world\'s leading audiobook publishing companies (such as Harper Collins, Simon and Schuster, BBC, Time Warner (Hachette), Naxos, Brilliance, Blackstone and more) for the rights to distribute thousands of best-selling titles from best-selling authors (including Dan Brown, James Patterson, Simon Covey, Patricia Cornwell, Robert T. Kiyosaki, Jack Canfield, Nora Roberts, etc.) in audio book format through the Spoken Network partner system.
One of those who was quick to jump on the opportunity was Martin Aranovitch, owner of AudioBookOne.net (http://www.audiobookone.net). Martin, who spent his university years studying technology trends and the factors that contribute to the emergence of new paradigms and then almost a decade afterwards assisting small business owners in the implementation of \"franchise ready\" business systems, believes that Paul Smithson understated the potential that this opportunity represents, not only for those who were quick enough to secure one of the available licenses, but for end consumers as well.
Audiobooks and other spoken word recordings are an ideal solution for time-strapped multi-taskers, such as successful business people, individuals who want to improve and create better opportunities for themselves and, of course, all the busy moms of the world! In a world where people are finding themselves busier than ever, audio books may just be what they are looking for.
Some facts: In 2004, the off-the-shelf audiobook industry (i.e. cassettes and CDs) was $800 million strong (Source: Audio Publishers\' Association). By the end of 2005, industry estimates reported that audiobooks had become a $2 billion industry. This represents a growth of 150% in just 1 year! The current leading audiobook download company generated sales of $65 million in 2005 exclusively from downloadable audiobooks. Yet, that\'s only a 3.25% share of the total two billion dollar audiobook pie. Audio books, therefore, could ultimately compete with printed books as the Internet\'s top selling product line.
When you add up the number of book lovers (who\'ll be transitioning from printed books to audio books), multi-taskers (who\'ll be buying audio books to make use of their \"dead time\") and commuters (who want something to get them through the rush hour), the numbers are staggering. And that\'s only the adult population. The children\'s market for downloadable audio books (classic stories and educational spoken books) is also huge.
So, is the business opportunity limited only to those who secured one of the limited licenses made available by Spoken Network? Martin says no, and points to the fact that the company was smart enough to incorporate a structure whereby each store owner can expand through affiliates -- i.e. individual web site owners or organizations who wish to promote either a single title on their site (e.g. a particular business or self help book, or a recorded version of the Bible), or one or more specific categories to match the site\'s particular themes, content or niche topics of interest. Affiliates not only receive unique content to add to their websites embedded with their affiliate code (and AdSense codes too if they wish), but they also have the opportunity to earn commissions of between 10%-20% on all audio books sales made from their sites, which is at least 2-5 times more than commissions on book sales paid to affiliates by large distribution companies like Amazon.com. This makes it an ideal source of fundraising for schools, churches and other organizations and provides web site owners with the opportunity to develop an additional stream of income promoting quality products that are in high demand. For more details on selling audiobooks on your website as an affiliate partner, visit the AudioBookOne affiliate program page at http://www.audiobookone.com/affiliate-program.html.
All in all, the growth in sales and popularity of audio books over the next few years is likely to be quite significant, especially with the continuing rise in the sale of iPods, MP3 players and built-in digital audio file players in new vehicles. It is not difficult then, to imagine that in the coming weeks and months, your family and friends will be walking around with headphones or earphones attached to MP3 players, or driving around listening to audiobooks on their favorite topics as they go about their daily lives.
And who knows ... maybe even that lazy teenager of yours that always seems to be hanging around the house sprawled on the couch \"chillin\' out\" may soon be devouring audiobooks on Shakespeare for school exams, learning Chinese, German or Russian, or lost in some exotic, far away fictional land where adventure, romance and excitement abound.
For More Information Contact:
Martin Aranovitch info@audiobookone.com http://www.audiobookone.com/affiliate-program.html http://www.audiobookone.net
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