Audio Books Designed to Add Maximum Value in Minimal Time

I’m intrigued by iMinds and iMindsJNR. These audiobooks are short, generally 5-8 minutes in length, offerings that provide information.

In fact, their tagline reads: Knowledge for Inquisitive Minds. With lines for adults and children, iMinds is offering an interesting diversion for those times when all we have is a few extra minutes to spare.

iMinds titles are available in a range of subjects. The Ideas and Concepts collection includes Murphy’s Law, Déjà vu, Stockholm Syndrome, and more. Politics, Law, and Business titles include Ponzi Schemes, Lobbying, and The US Federal Reserve.

Other subject areas are The Arts, History, People and Places, Medicine and Invention, Sport and Action, Crime, War, and Conflict, Pop Culture, Science and Nature, Culture and Religion, and Mystery and Conspiracy.

Browsing the titles is really quite interesting. To find information on everything from Krumping (a style of dancing) to Joan of Arc condensed into less than 8 minutes seems like a trivia-buff’s idea of Heaven.

iMindsJNR titles, offered individually or bundled, cover similarly diverse topics. The Cold War, The Human Body, and Roman Myths are all offered. Most of the titles in the JNR series seem directed towards educational supplementation. History, science, and the arts are highlighted and the topics all appear to be those covered in my children’s elementary curriculums.

I have to wonder if these small snippets of knowledge are popular. I can see adults, especially those who are looking for very brief interludes or to increase knowledge of a particular subject. I tend to think that kids would be less likely to utilize these. While some students crave more in-depth understanding, 5-8 minutes isn’t likely to present any more information than they have gleaned from the classroom or textbook.

Personally, if I was curious about, say… Krumping, I would look it up online before I downloaded a brief audiobook about it. In the 7 ½ minutes it would take to listen to iMinds, I would have read a description and viewed 3 YouTube videos of Krumping. Same thing with the Bubonic Plague… minus the videos, of course.

The only way this would appeal to me is through the collections. I can totally see myself downloading the Genius collection. With 72 topics over 12 categories, this would probably offer some interesting content that could be experienced during those times when I’m waiting in the car to pick up my kids.

So, is there a desire for these individual scraps of information? I really am curious. If you listen to iMinds, I’d love to hear from you. audible iMinds

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