A person can listen to an audiobook instead of reading the book's text because it has been recorded. They aren't particularly new, but their popularity has increased significantly just in the previous few years. The 1930s saw the advent of audiobooks, or "talking books," as they were formerly commonly known. Yet, they frequently came in the physical form of a cassette tape or vinyl record and were primarily utilised for educational reasons at schools or libraries, unlike the digital versions we enjoy today.