Audiobooks, e-Books, Paper, etc.?

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Nice, thick, heavy hardcover, thick, textured pages, no jacket.

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I read so much more an epaper ebook. It’s so nice to be able to quickly swap between a handful of books in a form factor smaller than an already small paperback.

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Paper, softcover, thin rough pages.

Hardback is hard to hold on to, and I hate those book jackets they come with yet it pains me to just throw them away

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Audiobooks are good for doing yard work and for the books that I want to check out but find to be a bit of a slog. There are also some great narrators who really bring something extra to the story.

e-books for the last 10 years or so. Some books can be large and/or thick and are a hassle to cart around. My e-reader is slim and lightweight - very easy to take with me when I’m out and about. Also like being able to tap a word and have a definition popup. E-books are also cheaper and have great sales regularly.

Never liked jacketed books, they are silly things.

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Do you have any favorite narrators? I enjoy most things by Tim Gerard Reynolds!

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I really enjoyed Ray Porter narrating the Bobiverse series and am looking forward to the new book and audiobook release.

Currently listening to and really liking William Dufris narrating the Old Man’s War series.

Of a similar vein but not exactly audiobooks, I really like the old BBC radio dramas where they have a full voice acting cast doing things like Sherlock Holmes and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

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I prefer physical books for the most part but I have a hard time justifying their cost when I own an ereader.

I like listening to audiobooks when I’m out and about but I find I’ll occasionally miss the odd sentence when I get distracted or forget to pause when I take my headphones off which leads to me skipping around trying to find where I was at.

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