I am reader personality. My father loves audio. It’s a personal preference. You’ve got to try audio first to see if it is for you. Everyone’s preference is different. It’s like asking: what’s better red or blue. They are both nice, but really, it’s up to you.
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Both are good, but every so often you’ll come across one that wors better in a specific format.
House of Leaves wouldn’t work as an audiobook, or even necessarily ebook. At the same time, World War Z is *far* better in audio format.
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For me, a lot of it comes down to the narrator so make sure you listen to the sample. Also don’t be afraid to play around with the speed. I always enjoy audiobooks the most when the speed is close to what I would be reading the story (a lot of audiobooks are read *really* slowly).
Also don’t try to do major multitasking. They’re great for listening to when you’re doing stuff that’s pretty mindless: taking a walk, washing dishes, cleaning, etc. I listen a ton when I’m knitting simple patterns.
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It really depends on the book. I think memoirs are often better as an audiobook, especially if you can get it as read by the person it happened to. I recently listened to one by a former ANTM contestant and she’s also a standup comedian, and it was so incredibly funny, while sometimes covering heavy topics.
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That question depends on who YOU are as a person. Nobody can actually say what’s better. I prefer reading, but I’m from an older generation as well.
mikeontablet on
If I read, more choices are my own – how fast I read, if I want to skip a bit, and particularly how I imagine the world, the characters and their voices.
If I have to listen to a book, I like to find a dramatisation with a full cast. They can obviously do a better job th a a lone reader.
jaw1992 on
I’m predominantly an audiobook enjoyer. Find it way easier to digest the information and if you have a good narrator it can elevate the book to new levels. You do also generally get the correct pronunciations too which is nice, because I’ve 100% read a name in a fantasy book, know how it’s meant to be said and gone “welp, never would have read that right in a million years”
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I am reader personality. My father loves audio. It’s a personal preference. You’ve got to try audio first to see if it is for you. Everyone’s preference is different. It’s like asking: what’s better red or blue. They are both nice, but really, it’s up to you.
Both are good, but every so often you’ll come across one that wors better in a specific format.
House of Leaves wouldn’t work as an audiobook, or even necessarily ebook. At the same time, World War Z is *far* better in audio format.
For me, a lot of it comes down to the narrator so make sure you listen to the sample. Also don’t be afraid to play around with the speed. I always enjoy audiobooks the most when the speed is close to what I would be reading the story (a lot of audiobooks are read *really* slowly).
Also don’t try to do major multitasking. They’re great for listening to when you’re doing stuff that’s pretty mindless: taking a walk, washing dishes, cleaning, etc. I listen a ton when I’m knitting simple patterns.
It really depends on the book. I think memoirs are often better as an audiobook, especially if you can get it as read by the person it happened to. I recently listened to one by a former ANTM contestant and she’s also a standup comedian, and it was so incredibly funny, while sometimes covering heavy topics.
That question depends on who YOU are as a person. Nobody can actually say what’s better. I prefer reading, but I’m from an older generation as well.
If I read, more choices are my own – how fast I read, if I want to skip a bit, and particularly how I imagine the world, the characters and their voices.
If I have to listen to a book, I like to find a dramatisation with a full cast. They can obviously do a better job th a a lone reader.
I’m predominantly an audiobook enjoyer. Find it way easier to digest the information and if you have a good narrator it can elevate the book to new levels. You do also generally get the correct pronunciations too which is nice, because I’ve 100% read a name in a fantasy book, know how it’s meant to be said and gone “welp, never would have read that right in a million years”