Top 5 Audiobooks That You Should Listen To

Audiobooks are great for people who find themselves with moments where they're awake, but have other things to do with their hands. Listening to audiobooks is a great way to multitask during those times of day and add a little culture.

If you are finding some good audiobooks to listen to, follow the list below. It's a selection of not-so-obvious audiobooks which are widely regarded as great books. You can download them free from certain site, like BookShouldBeFree, or buy them from iTunes, Amazon, etc.

1. War Of The Worlds-H.G.Wells: There’s a good reason this classic science fiction work was worked into music, film and popular culture — because it’s great! Get back to roots by listening to the original, unaltered 1890′s story.

2. Night And Day-Virginia Woolf: Slip into the start of the 20th century with Night and Day. This is a book for Jane Austen lovers who need a little twist. Covering many similar themes to Austen, Woolf provides social commentary with a little humour.

3. Walden, or Life In The Woods-Henry David Thoreau: Ostensibly, this is a book about survival, adventure and self-reliance. Ultimately though, Walden is also about finding your own path and breaking free from expectations. Great listening for the commuter with big dreams!

4. A Blandings Story-P.G.Wodehouse: Wodehouse is a comic genius who was loved by Douglas Adams, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie and many more. “Something Fresh” is one of Wodehouse’s most popular texts, so it is likely to be appreciated by all comedy lovers.

5. The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:If you’re getting into the BBC’s Sherlock Holmes series, now is the time to re-visit the original. Get a feel for the original Sherlock Holmes character in order to fully appreciate the re-make.

Tips: Get DRM Protected Audiobooks To Plain MP3, AAC, WMA

If you purchased those audiobooks with DRM protections from iTunes or somewhere else, you may need to convert them to plain MP3, AAC or WMA. The following tools can help you remove DRM protections from those audiobooks easily and legally.

For Mac Users: Tune4mac iTunes Audio Converter-- converts purchased iTunes audiobooks to MP3 or AAC files on Mac OS X 10.4 or later. And batch conversion is also supported. 

For Windows Users: NoteCable AudioBook Converter--converts both copy-protected music and audiobook files(M4P, M4B, AA, WMA) to unprotected audio files(MP3, WMA, WAV) on Windows XP/Vista/Win7. Batch conversion is allowed.