Have You Converted to Audio Books Yet?

[han87]

I converted to audio books while working a repetitive data entry job 4 years ago. Ever since then I've loved them and I still download one to listen to occasionally. But primarily I read ebooks on my Kindle or tablet.

[RebekaV]

I primarily read books, but audiobooks can be a really good way to still advance in your book when you don't want to keep your eyes open or don't have a book at hand. I have started listening to audiobooks since I have started my daily eye exercises - you have to keep your eyes shut for 20 minutes at one time, but you're not allowed to sleep, so it would be mighty boring if not for audiobooks...

[MaryB]

I love to read "real" books - but audiobooks are great for when I am driving, or knitting. In both cases, they help me get through the boring bits of something that I either love doing (knitting) or have to do (driving).

[ALynnPowers]

I have the world's worst listening comprehension skills. (And my mom was also deaf, literally... so increasing my listening comprehension skills wasn't really high on the agenda in my home!)
I can't focus on audio books at all. I might as well be listening to beach noise or two children banging pots together. They all sound the same to me.

[Amy-Matthews]

My family and I normally drive from England to Spain every summer since I was a child and we have always listened to the Harry Potter audio books narrated by Stephen Fry. The way he told the story made me love it even more and this year when we went my boyfriend came with us and he's not a huge fan of Harry Potter (although he has read the books) but after listening to the audio books he has really gotten into the series and has become a big fan so I think that audio books can be a good thing because they enable you to hear a story from someone else's perspective and in someone else's voice however, I'm yet to find an audio book for any other of my favourite books that I like to listen to. I tried to listen to an audio book for the Hobbit and for Elidor and I just didn't seem to like them as much.

[ktfrank04]

hell no. never. I can't even. I feel like it is not the same as reading at all! Plus I have ADD and there is no way i can just listen to a book and actually be able to pay attention to what they are saying lol. I will always stick to paperbacks, I am a snob like that d;

[1destiny2014]

Audiobooks are great if you are the type of person who doesn't have time to read a book, but i personally prefer to be able to feel and see the progress i have made. A physical book is a personal accomplishment i can set on my shelf and say, yeah i read all those books.

[jguthri1]

I am ADDICTED to audio books. I am a slow reader. I like to read, and I prefer to have a hard copy of certain informational books. I use ebooks a lot. But the audio books allow me to devour twice as many books and not feel guilty because I don't have to sit still. At school I read aloud to my students a lot. Occasionally I will use an audio book during class to allow them to hear a different reader..... And give my voice and eyes a break....

[castor]

i prefer reading than hearing. i don't think i will ever convert to audio books. When i hear a book i get easily distracted, but when i read my mind stays focused on the book

[Brianaporter]

Absolutely not. I don't want a robot to read to me. That takes everything out of it. You can no longer read for yourself because you have to go at the pace of the robot. It also takes away the imagination from it. You won't even wonder how the character sounds anymore.

[jguthri1]

Absolutely not. I don't want a robot to read to me. That takes everything out of it. You can no longer read for yourself because you have to go at the pace of the robot. It also takes away the imagination from it. You won't even wonder how the character sounds anymore.

I actually disagree with you here. In Gone Girl there were 2 different narrators. A female read the chapters from the wife's point of view and a male from the husband's. I thought it added a lot to the experience of this book. There is another book, that I have not listened to yet, that has been completely recorded by 2 different narrators. I think the point is to give you the point of view of 2 different characters.

[Alison97]

Whenever I have required reading for school, I play an audio-book while looking at the print version in front of me. This really helps me to focus if I have to read at a faster-than-normal pace to meet a deadline.

[ALynnPowers]

I think it's interesting to see how so many people consider listening to audio books "faster" than reading. To me, it's quite the opposite. read much faster than the person reading aloud, so I always feel like audio books are too slow for me, and I am wasting so much time listening to things when I could be reading and enjoying a real book.

[WinterCandyMints]

No. I strongly dislike audio reading. I, as I have mentioned a lot on here, need a physical copy of the book.

[Chrystal]

I realize this is an older post, but I wanted to include my comment just a well.

I find audio books that have an expressive narrator to be quite entertaining. I have had the opportunity to use various forms, and for the most part, Audible seems to have employed some eloquent and very passionate narrators. Using audio books also allows me to engage in other activities while completing a book title.