Listening to an audiobook is a great form of entertainment for drivers going down the road. It also helps drivers stay alert, as well as pass the time. Several ways to find audiobooks, as well as different ways to listen, are discussed on this page.
Truck Stops
You can rent an audiobook in one truck stop, then return them to another truck stop. This is great for truckers who might not get back to the same truck stop for a while.
There are also audiobooks available to purchase in many truck stop convenience stores, but they won't be cheap. The following sections offer alternative suggestions and resources.
Libraries
Borrow the audiobook(s) from your local library just like any other book. Just make sure you'll be able to renew it over the phone or online if it becomes necessary.
You can also rent or purchase audiobooks online. Simply Audiobooks has a great selection of audiobooks (5790 unique titles) in the following major categories. Included are the amount of audiobooks available within each category.
Biographies (855)
Business (716)
Children's (1501)
Comedy (318)
Drama (183)
Erotica (22)
Exclusive Interviews (10)
Mystery, Thriller (1919)
Fiction (6186)
Health, Body & Mind (1625)
History (725)
Horror (115)
Language (568)
Literature (889)
MP3 CD Titles (253)
Non-Fiction (4009)
Philosophy (63)
Politics (253)
Relationships (272)
Religion & Spirituality (1432)
Romance (396)
Science & Technology (169)
Science Fiction & Fantasy (587)
Sports (115)
Suspense (32)
Thriller (23)
Travel (53)
Western (293)
There's virtually no limit to the type of audiobook you can listen to. You choose a "library" and the audiobooks are sent to you by mail. Envelopes and stamps are provided for easy returns. As they're returned, more audiobooks are sent to you.
Download Audiobooks (Instant Online Digital Downloads)
You can download the digital files to your home computer, then transfer the audio file to a CD you burn yourself and listen to in the truck.
Perhaps the best way, and one many drivers are discovering, is to purchase an iPod to bring along in the truck. The new iPod Video can store up to 15,000 CD quality songs (about 4 minutes each), or approximately 1000 hours of listening. That's a lot of audiobooks.
There's also no cd's or cassettes to have to swap out each time you want to listen to something different. All the songs or audiobooks you need can be stored on one MP3 player. For more information, go to The Trucking Songs Page.
