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Audio books were originally created in 1932 by the American Foundation to the Blind for one main purpose: as a learning tool for the disabled. At this point in time, a record player was used to record the audio books. It wasn't until 1952 that the first compact audio cassette was released by Caedmon, the first commercial publisher of audio cassettes.It was a collection of short stories and poems entitled A Child's Christmas in Wales and Five Poems; it was both written and read by Dylan Thomas. While the original intent of audio books was merely to provide a learning tool for the blind, they have come to serve so many more purposes in today's society. Audio books have so many advantages--using audio tapes can benefit just about everyone.The Making of Audio Books--A New IndustryThe need for audio cassette books has created a new, profitable industry. In 2002, the audio book industry was estimated to be valued at two billion dollars. The growth rate from 1996 to 2002 was forty-one percent.Currently, there are approximately 25,000 titles on audio cassette, CD, or that can be downloaded off of the internet. The need for audio cassette books has provided a slew of ... [more..]