Ebook or Audio Book?

@jamuls (530)
Philippines
July 29, 2010 3:12am CST
let's say you want to read this book but the bookstores in your place doesn't have it yet. what's better for you? personally, i like audio books better than ebooks. i get tired of staring at the monitor.
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@jerikjames (1041)
• Philippines
29 Jul 10
I'm the visual learner type. So I understand and can imagine more through reading. I understand perfectly when listening, but it's easier for me if I read the story. So I prefer Ebooks than Audio Books. I also like that I get to pick the own voice of the characters in my imagination.
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@jamuls (530)
• Philippines
29 Jul 10
that's the best part of reading, you get to create your own world! having an audio book can let me do something else. maybe that's why i like audio books than ebooks. thanks!
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• Philippines
29 Jul 10
That's a cool point.
• Philippines
29 Jul 10
I'll choose ebooks because I love reading. I have once tried using an audio book before and I'm not that satisfied so I'll still stick with ebooks.
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@jamuls (530)
• Philippines
29 Jul 10
dont get wrong, i love reading ebooks too but i don't know... maybe i'm just being lazy again. :) thanks!
• United States
29 Jul 10
Dang it! Hard choice! I don't really like either of them! I don't like audio books because I can always read faster than whoever they've got reading it for me, and I don't like eBooks because... well that's just a crime against bookishness. Mixing technology with books... who thought it was a good idea to give books the ability to crash like computers? I think I'd choose the audio book though. I kind of REALLY hate eBooks. But I'd much prefer the good old fashioned paper copy that I can read myself.
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@SinfulRose (3527)
• Davao, Philippines
8 Oct 12
I'd rather have an audio book. At least while I listen I can still do a lot of things that doesn't require much thinking. I like multitasking the best because I waste little time and audio books give me that.
@hemsagar (286)
• India
29 Jul 10
thats a good idea and im sure to try this out soon
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• United States
4 Aug 10
Perhaps I am technically challenged; I go for audio books and have some on cd...but also like to download from iTunes and put on my iPod. It's not a problem right now as I have enough books lined up to read for the next few months...and I'm still looking for a few.
• Philippines
16 May 11
lazy book worm nothing beats that hehehe i like neither one when i read, i like to hold a book in my hand and feel its texture and smell its papery scent reading a book takes me to places in my mind that i wouldn't normally think of or go to
• Philippines
26 Nov 10
i'd like to have e book arghhh my bisaya accent i would like to have a book ebooks and audiobooks are too high tech for me
@babyimp (151)
• Estonia
27 Aug 10
Hmm, tough question. I used to like to read ebooks and I still do occasionally (read: always I'm logged on) but now I prefer audiobooks. I can listen to them when I cook, clean up, craft, anything really that doesn't require active thinking. When I don't have an audiobook I read the ebook.
• Philippines
16 Nov 10
I prefer audio books since I like to hear a voice voice can lull me sleep - with my imagination, I could swear that somebody is actually reading me a story. Compared to the e-book which might fry my eyes if I have to reread a part of the story that I didn't understand. E-books are also a hassle for me since I have to lean to the monitor to actually read the words.
• United States
10 May 11
I find audio books practical when I need to be entertained but am too busy to actually read. Generally, at the gym I'll listen to an audio book while I work out (have you ever tried to life cycle with a kindle? Not that easy to do!). Also, I spend all day in front of a computer monitor and just can't handle staring at another badly lit device on my way home from work on the train. I actually find that it's a lot harder to get your hands on a free, compete ebook if I want to find something on the go. a lot of the ebook "free" sites just put up a few pages. However, a lot of audio book sites have free books to download, especially works from new writers. http://yourlisten.com has a great selection of audio books read by new writers who are looking to expose their writing. That's always my first port of call.