What’s your reading style?
Recently, I posted a question in a Facebook Group as well as on my Facebook Page. I thought it would be fun to get your answers too.
The question:
How do you like to consume the books you read? Print? Audiobook? eBook reader?
By far, most of my reading is done via audiobooks (at least 90%), and most of those are via the app on my phone. I love audiobooks! After about 20 years of membership, my Audible library has over 1,000 titles in it. I can “read” while putting on makeup, fixing a meal and eating it, driving in my car, walking on the treadmill, doing yard work, taking out the trash, etc.
Some books get double duty; meaning, I buy the Kindle version and the Audible version together. Amazon calls it “immersive reading,” listening to the audio while following along on the Kindle or in the Kindle app. The line being read aloud is highlighted in the ebook. Some books are especially made for this type of reading. I’m more apt to do this for non-fiction, books I want to study. But when a novel is on sale for the Kindle for $2 or $3, then it is easier to spend the money to add the audiobook version.
A few non-fiction books demand paper. Especially my Bible and Bible studies, but other books too. Ones I want to be able to flip back and forth through the pages. Books that need studied.
Side note: I get a kick out of people who say they only like to read “real books.” They mean they want their books in print form, but I always want to tell them that the ebook and the audiobook are real books too. It is the same book, just in a different format.
Your turn:
What’s your reading preference? Or do you mix and match like I do?
~robin
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I like reading print books that I can hold. But I read quite a lot and don't want to store them, so I make weekly trips to the library. Sometimes I get tired of the genre of the books I have borrowed so I go to my e-reader for something different. I don't do well with audiobooks. I get distracted too easily.
I prefer print books. I like to hold the book and be able to page back when rereading But if my library only has the ebook, I will read it on my Kindle. I have the Kindle and Hoopla apps on my Kindle. I don't like to listen to the audio books. I prefer to have my own interpretation of the dialogue in my head.First place: print; second place: ebook; not in consideration: audio books
The important aspect is if the type of book is one that is uplifting, helpful spiritually, encouraging, ....beneficial as possible!