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You probably thought about an Audible Gift Card because you want to gift someone an audiobook. Unfortunately, such a thing does not exist as Audible doesn’t offer traditional gift cards. If you want to share the joy of listening to an audiobook on Audible with someone you would have to gift them an Audible membership or buy the specific audible book you want them to listen to and send. How...

Canceling an Audible membership subscription shouldn't give you any headache. All you have to do is to log on to your Audible/Amazon account, navigate to "Cancel Membership", select your reason for cancellation and it's done. Not too long ago, if you say you are listening to a book, you would be considered a mad person whose head must be checked. But times have changed and spoken word recordings have evolved...

Every twelve seconds, a person dies, and that means every twelve seconds, a family is thrown into mourning. The loss of a loved one or someone we know hits really hard and some people never actually recover or get over the death of a loved one or someone close to them. Death is inevitable yet death is the most dreaded visitor, nobody actually wants a loved one to die,...

When e-readers were initially introduced, users had to battle with low quality, cumbersome touchscreens, and poor performance. However, with the development of new technologies, e-readers have been revamped to provide a better user experience because upgraded software and high specifications have improved their performances. More so, e-readers have garnered a lot of popularity with tech companies like Amazon that launched the Kindle which is among the new improved versions...

The word 'goodnight' is one of the most popularly used ones in the English lexicon. Chances are you are going to use this word a lot, especially as the day draws closer to its end. The phrase is mostly used when ending a conversation, especially at night. In certain contexts, goodnight is actually also considered more polite than a goodbye, and thus it remains a very important farewell greeting. However,...

The best way to know a person and the inner workings of their mind, as well as their opinions on varying issues, is to ask questions. No matter how long you have known a person, asking crazy and weird questions opens up another layer of them that you may not know about. Whether it is your best friend, friends, or people around, our list of crazy and weird questions to...

"I hope all is well with you" is one of those phrases that have been bastardized by people when sending messages. People include the phrase in messages and emails even though they do not sincerely care about how you are faring. The inclusion of the phrase has become more of an obligatory addition than anything else. It is something that both the writer and reader know has to be...

Proper communication skills are important if one intends to pass on their intentions clearly. Part of these skills includes the ability to say 'no' without ruffling too many feathers. This struggle sounds familiar, right? Indeed all of us have been caught in such situations at one time or the other, and understand the difficulties involved in telling a friend or loved one 'no'. In case you have found yourself...

Friendship is a beautiful bond people share and with time, this bond becomes so strong that they begin to see themselves as best friends or "besties" as it is popularly known. However, it is important to know that beyond the chit-chat we have with our friends we should also get to know deep things about their likes, dislikes, fears, and aspirations -especially those they might not casually share with...

Get to know you questions for kids are simple and straight to the point questions you can use to converse with kids to know them better. Many have argued that such questions are not necessary for kids, but you will be surprised at how much goes on in the heads of these little ones. The selections below are simple, straightforward, and would encourage any kid to open up and pour...

The best way to keep friends, family, or a loved one in a fun-filled and educational conversation is through the use of 'this or that questions.' Humans are renowned as sociable creatures, yet they need a little prodding to get into their social mode. Consider an environment similar to a party, where you are likely to meet new and intriguing people. Though your host will act all polite and...

To a large number of people, it sounds absurd that their family may not like them. After all, family is our first contact with society and we share a blood relationship and that must count for something right? Well in most cases this may be true but like everything in life, there are exceptions. There is the cold hard reality that your family might not like you or that...

We have all experienced the awkward silence that follows an exhausted conversation when you have run out of something to talk about. Communication is essential and very important in interpersonal relationships but sometimes it is hard to keep up a conversation, especially when you have run out of conversation starters. In this modern age and time, most people communicate actively over the phone through Facetime, phone calls, WhatsApp, Video...

Audio books are recorded voices of a book or textbook that is listened to instead of reading. This can come in verbatim versions of books or a shortened versions. Technology has made it easier for users to download them on smartphones, laptops, tablets, or in cars. Like digital music and videos, there are also free audio books found online, in bookshops, or on public domain sites. Free audio books online...

Being friendly might sound like an easy thing to pull off but given that humans are complicated in their thought pattern, this trait is not easy to portray. This is because if you intend to be seen as friendly and approachable, you ought to take intentional steps towards that path. You don't necessarily need to fake it but you definitely have to work on yourself for your good side...

Based on statistics, up to 150,000 people die daily across the globe. This means that everyone is likely to know someone that lost a friend or family member that died at least in a week. Therefore there is always a need to console and comfort people as frequently as we don’t want it. It’s a sad reality but the truth can’t be avoided and saying 'I am sorry for...

There is a reason why tourists from all other American states, and the world at large, choose to travel to the city of Spokane to take a break from the busy lives they live. While it may be the second-largest city in Washington, according to the 2010 Census, Spokane is the 100th-largest city in the United States, which makes it an ideal place to get away to without so...

So you just moved to a new town which is a paradigm shift because it is like a new slate and a fresh start. Everything is brand new, a new house/apartment, a new neighborhood, a new job/workplace/business, and of course new challenges. Everything seems exciting but there is a downside; moving to a new city comes with its kind of loneliness. And since it is a fresh start, you...

A common feature that cuts across all the cultures of the world is the fact that we all get to greet people almost every day of our lives. However, the way we greet usually varies based on the relationship we share with the people we meet. While we might hug and call friends funny names, other persons might just get a simple 'hello' from us. This hereby has made...

While there are still a good number of people who appreciate reading a printed book because you get to hold it, turn the pages, feel the paper, and have a visible collection, many others have moved on with the times and embraced ebook readers like Kobo that allow you store thousands of books on a single device and gives you the flexibility of customizing your reading experience with the...

Birthdays are the most commonly celebrated days in people's lives and that is because everyone has a birthday. They are special days as they only come once in a year for every person. Almost everyone enjoys being wished a 'Happy Birthday'; even if they don't reveal their actual age or didn't organize a birthday party and so, it is much cheaper to simply send a 'happy birthday text' than...