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Rahvin's Grammy
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- Aug 10, 2006
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First, let me state my bias: I like books. No, I love books. I love the feel of them, the smell of them, flipping the pages, looking at them, reading them . . . you get the idea.
But I noticed someone here specifically mentioned audiobooks for an author he likes. I frankly cannot see the appeal of audiobooks, except for long car trips or commutes. Listening is not the same experience at all as reading. I want to be able to control the speed and intensity with which I process the words, not forced to listen to every single word enunciated at some actor's pace. However, I concede that people are different and different things appeal to many people. If you like audiobooks, why? How do you use them?
Another current alternative is ebooks. I find reading on the screen rather annoying, and I do too much of it already. I was just reading a blog where the person really likes ebooks because he can take them wherever he goes (on his notepad computer, presumably). I'm like, huh? What's wrong with sticking a paperback book in your bag?
But I noticed someone here specifically mentioned audiobooks for an author he likes. I frankly cannot see the appeal of audiobooks, except for long car trips or commutes. Listening is not the same experience at all as reading. I want to be able to control the speed and intensity with which I process the words, not forced to listen to every single word enunciated at some actor's pace. However, I concede that people are different and different things appeal to many people. If you like audiobooks, why? How do you use them?
Another current alternative is ebooks. I find reading on the screen rather annoying, and I do too much of it already. I was just reading a blog where the person really likes ebooks because he can take them wherever he goes (on his notepad computer, presumably). I'm like, huh? What's wrong with sticking a paperback book in your bag?