My kids are great readers, but there is just not enough time in a life to READ every great book out there so I download books from the city library's consortium or check them out if available and the kids listen to them in the car, while they wait for piano lessons, while shopping, etc. on their MP3 players. It gives them exposure to other great literary works and it is better then a lot of things they could be listening to. It gives them things to talk to others about too because they are getting through more works then if they had to read them all. If my child didn't read much to start with I wouldn't have started that, but since they are avid readers, it is a great addition to our lives.