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REASONS TO BUY INFOFOUNT AUDIOBOOKS

• 1) Material chosen from the best versions and/or the latest up to date translations.
  


• 2) Bringing rare and hard to find literary gems to light: Most of our audiobooks are unavailable elsewhere.
  


• 3) If other versions of the same work exist, we guarantee our audiobooks will be superior in some or all of the following areas
  A) We will have additional content and / or a clearer modernized version.
  B) Superior organization ( produced and integrated for listening not reading: example not referencing unavailable material i.e footnotes.)
  C) Better sound effects and / or music.



• 4) Unless otherwise stated all our audiobooks are full length and unabridged.



• 5) Extra and support material included in some titles. This may include author or subject expert interviews and some or all of the following supplemental material maps, pictures, glossaries, articles, etc. (available on our website for those who have purchased the audiobooks).



• 6) InfoFount experiences are interesting and entertaining as well as informative. In most programs they are at least as comprehensible as standard, dry "professional narration" AND enhances the retention of material. Clear, entertaining, and informative ARE NOT mutually exclusive. Our narrators usually present a driving pace and energy (see the style listing descriptions). Most of our narrators are experienced actors not unimaginative, boring, plodding, belaboring "readers".



• 7) Great value - they are very inexpensive especially when considering the total playing time, quality of material and production, music, sound effects, and narration.



• 8) Special combination offers - We have a variety of audiobooks that have been designed and packaged to complement each other. When purchasing these combination offers you can obtain a very thorough and comprehensive study of a subject, very inexpensively and easily with "one stop shopping."



• 9) Fast shipping - most within 24 hours - often same day.



• 10) Full guarantee - If you are dissatisfied with our audiobooks for any reason let us know within 90 days and we will make it right. This can be a refund, exchange, etc.



• 11) FREQUENT LISTENER CARD AVAILABLE - Free title of your choice after purchase of 6 titles.



• 12) We are open to your requests and producing new titles every month.

COMPANY FACTS

• Founded in 2003 near Hilo,("Big Island") Hawaii.



• Our goal is to make compelling and vital, books, audiobooks, and videos, especially those not readily available elsewhere. We believe these publications will provide the knowledge for those using them to enhance and improve their lives.



• Kinds of Materials We Produce
  Primarily Audiobooks, Books, DVD's and Videos. Educational games are planned.



• Where to Buy
  Our titles are sold primarily via on-line book sellers (www.Amazon.com),ebay, local and specialty resellers, and on line MP3 (available at Sony Connect and Napster soon and other distribution partners - link coming). You can also purchase directly. We take pride in helping our customers achieve their goals. Don't hesitate to call we are here to advise and serve you. We are available 9-6 Hawaiian time ( 2-9 Pacific or 2-11 Eastern) Monday through Saturday and most minor holidays.

  E-mail
  Our email address is ifount@hotmail.com or electronichowdy@hotmail.com
  
  Phone
  Phone: 808-968-1203
  

  
  
• Serving our Customers, Distributors, and Retailers
  with excellence is our most important consideration. Customer satisfaction is the underlying focus of our company. InfoFount provides experiences of worth, effectiveness, and enjoyment at the greatest value. InfoFount provides excellent service to our customers. If we fail in any way or can do better please let us know. InfoFount guarantees your satisfaction AND WE MEAN IT.

INFOFOUNT AUDIOBOOK STYLE DESCRIPTIONS

• InfoFount wants its customers will choose titles they will enjoy.
  To help you choose, InfoFount has developed a style description system and a rating for all of its titles. PLEASE CONSULT THEM and the descriptions below.


InfoFount's audiobook production style philosophy is simple. Match the material it to the listener's needs and reason/s for purchasing the audiobook, while respecting the content and style of the author, BUT with one dominant principle - the listener must be interested. If a listener is bored to tears by flat, slow, and monotonous material, no matter how valuable and beautiful, they will likely turn it off or tune out. Then, the value of the material is lost.

We know from our experience directing audio presentations, plays, videos, and movies ( and from research studies ) that an energetic pace, an enjoyable experience, and unpredictable / non stereotypical material will command greater involvement, comprehension, and retention. InfoFount's audiobooks are made with these concepts in mind.

They are made with the following styles as listed.


• Energetic / Driving - Attention ! We are on a mission ! Need to be fired up, enthused, energized, inspired ? This is the usual style in most of our Martial Strategist and Transformational Greats Series. There is a palpable energy and camaraderie. If you are expecting a slow, peaceful, and relaxing presentation you should not pick audiobooks with this style.



• Humorous - this is usually a somewhat farcical style that we add on generally to some of our energetic and driving style titles. Think fun, light - cartoons, but not vacuous or lacking content. The humor is used to enhance the content, and provide contrast to the serious nature of much of the content. Who wants to be lectured ? We avoid this by making the issue clear but light. InfoFount also uses this style to reinforce ( i.e. in summaries ) and transition in the material. An example of this is the modernized As a Man Thinketh: ( As a Man Thinketh 2) it has a variety of "characters" and light transitions from chapter to summary etc.



• Artistic / Poetic, Contemplative / Easy listening - Several of InfoFount's audiobooks fall into this category. Some material is really suited only for this type of rendition. A perfect example of this is the original As a Man Thinketh by James Allen which is very poetic, contemplative. InfoFount sets it to classical music including Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.



• Conventional - either typical "professional" standard or a moderate fairly relaxed pace. An example of this Zen, Religion of the Samurai where a driving pace would be inappropriate. However this particular title still is somewhat energetic: the narrator does not want you to sleep - as is often the case when we listen to competitive philosophical and religious audiobooks.


About Music and Sound Effects
The music really sets the mood and can greatly enhance the experience. InfoFount has a large library of music and composes music for some of its titles. All of our audiobooks have music. Some tiles use it extensively for breaks, transitions, and emphasis of key points. We want the music to enhance, not conflict with the narration. We rarely play music under the voice except at the beginnings of new tracks.

Sound Effects
Sound effects really bring the material off the page and engage the imagination. Many of InfoFount's titles, especially the Martial Strategists series, and some of the Transformational Greats series use sound effects extensively.

Urara Tsukamoto

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