A lot of this is due to the rise of smartphones and the ease of
listening to audiobooks as you commute, exercise, or just have some downtime.
It can carry a massive library of e-books with its 8 GB of internal storage and you can
listen to audiobooks with the built in 3.5 mm headphone jack.
If you're an Audible affiliate and you have a massive subscriber's list, you can earn more by inviting your followers to
listen to your audiobook without charge.
There are more readers between the ages of 18 and 44 who
listened to an audiobook last year than those who read a print book or those who read an ebook.
It also has support for offline reading, but it is unclear whether you will be able to
listen to audiobooks offline, or if needs a constant internet connection for streaming.