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Catherine
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Nov 30, 2023 01:28PM
I need an actual book in my hands to read. lol
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I'm an audiobook and kindle reader mostly these days. For Kindle, it's an accessibility thing: control over font size, lightweight in my achy hands. For audiobooks, it's about fitting more reading into my life--reading while I do the dishes, etc.
Always the book. You can't bend the spine or smell the pages of a kindle or an audiobook. But l eventually think that paper books will soon go the same way as letter writing. Consigned to prehistorical ignominy.Pity.
I am absolutely hooked on audiobooks! I’m primarily an auditory learner, so audiobooks suit me just fine. I can do so many other things rather than more unhealthy sitting while reading. Also, once I discovered the treasure trove that is LibriVox; life changed for me!! Every single audiobook is 100% free. All the readers donate their time and all the books are in the public domain.
I find that I’m reading a lot of books from the 1800’s, and I would have missed so many wonderful novelists had I limited myself to print and ebooks.
When I have a task to complete I find that listening to the audiobook keeps me on track and I don’t get distracted by my (self-diagnosed) ADD.
But unlike a commenter above who says she listens at 200x normal speed- I don’t know how she does it! I bring he speed way down to like 65x. That way if I zone for a moment or two I haven’t lost so much of the story.
It’s so easy to go back 30 secs or more and listen again. I fall asleep every night to an audiobook. I play them from my phone, and I don’t even have to be connected to WIFI as the books are downloaded to my phone’s hard drive.
Always print. I have hearing difficulties.
Absolutely paperbacks. Nothing beats holding a book in your hands for a bookworm hahaha
it depends. Print is better for a deeper, slower deep dive into a book but the convenience of audiobooks is unbeatable. Especially when the book is well read by the author they show exactly what should be emphasize and are more like a conversation than a book.
Definitely print! It's too easy for me to get distracted when listening to an audio book and much easier for me to focus on what I'm reading in print.
Used to be an ardent reader of the written word in hard-copy only.But I have experimented with mixed success and I will admit that limitations in life in general helped ease some of my rigidity from my younger days on the matter.
Don't mistake me though, there is little else as enjoyable as a nice book in your hands where you can feel the paper and flip from page to page - but I've developed a healthy appreciation for audiobooks which I listen to on my work commutes and generally while driving around town alone. It is enjoyable if the narrator is a competent one and can even be enhanced by someone reading it if they are good at their job + it allows me to read/imbibe more stories when my day to day life limits my ability to sit down with a regular book.
Strangely, I've struggled to get into using an e-reader because while I appreciate that it means I can have a plethora and not have to have a huge physical library, somehow outside of a couple of books, I never managed to use it with any regularity. Just went back to regular books - BUT I do read a tonne of comics on my tablet because that tends to be easier and they are both HUGE in volume of comics on the reading pile and easier to access I suppose.
i read and listen at the same time so i can focus ( adhd brain) it works wonder , besides i can adjust the speed so i can read faster
I do both. I always have an audiobook in progress, but I read print books (Kindle mostly) before I go to sleep.
Prints all the way!! Could never connect with audio, I can’t focus for the life of me my mind just flies away and I end up having to listen over and over again lol
Print will always be my favorite, but I do love the option of having an audiobook going in the background while I’m working/cleaning.
audiobook for driving, tablet for reading at home or away
prints because I love to feel and collect the books but I do have quite a few kindle books
audio aren't my favourite but for flying or long trips they are quite handy
print because I remember the stories I read better when I read it physically as opposed to listen to it
Print. Don't even really like e-books
Print and e-book. Don't have the desire to try an audiobook
PRINT all the way; I personally think that books should not be read by audio. People who read in general have better literacy and comprehension because you are looking at the page when you read. I can't say that audiobooks will give you that same education since you are just listening and most people that listen to audiobooks are usually concentrating on something else like cleaning or driving. They also can't go back to where they were as easily if they missed a word or wanted to reread the paragraph, etc. I do think audiobooks are better for those who don't like reading print or can't see well to read. However, it takes away the integrity of reading a book by listening to it.
For me it depends on the book. However, because I’m a student I’ve been gravitating towards audiobooks because of my commute to work, but if I find one I really like and want to buy, then I will invest in the actual copy of the book and read it.
