Audiobooks or the real thing?

Sarah1 · Post by **Sarah1** » 17 May 2014, 15:51

Always the real thing! I don't usually like how the other person reads the dialogue. It sounds different in my head.

emilyxwebster1 · Post by **emilyxwebster1** » 17 May 2014, 18:42

I've never actually listened to an audio book but I plan to purchase a few in the following few weeks and see what I think of them. I can pretty much guarantee that I'll prefer real books to an audio version of it though.

Alexsandra · Post by **Alexsandra** » 18 May 2014, 23:28

There's nothing like the feel of a new or old book in your hands,the crisp pages and the smell is wonderful.I love the book but I also do many other things so at times I like a good audiobook also,as long as someone does not walk up behind me and scare me to death becouse I did not hear or see them.

madhu_bookworm · Post by **madhu_bookworm** » 18 May 2014, 23:34

I can't do audio books... I tend to fall asleep listening to them.. I love reading a physical book but sometimes tablets are so much easier.

LittleWilma · Post by **LittleWilma** » 19 May 2014, 00:53

The more I say I will never do something, the more surprised I am when I try it and like it. I said I would never read books on an electronic device--I wouldn't trade my Kindle for the world. I said I would never read a book on a phone. I got a smartphone last month and I can't tell you how many books I have read on it. I am a visual person and said that I could never concentrate with an audio book. Last week I downloaded an audio version of David Copperfield in the hopes that it would help me sleep. I was more awake after the third chapter than when I started listening to it and I have read it before. I guess for insomnia I would need to pick book with a boring narrator. The one for David Copperfield is Irish and he is excellent at reading a story and making it come to life. So, thanks to him, I really do enjoy audio books. I still prefer reading than listening, but at least now I know that if my eyesight gets too bad to read, then I will have an alternative.

stoppoppingtheP · Post by **stoppoppingtheP** » 19 May 2014, 06:41

definitely the real thing. I would get easily annoyed my the person reading the book in his/her voice. I prefer the voice in my head. Also their tone and pauses might not be the same flow as I would have when reading a book.

kasi33 · Post by **kasi33** » 19 May 2014, 12:55

I enjoy both. Sometimes, I like being read to, and sometimes I like to read. It all depends on my mood, and schedule. Audio books are fairly convenient!

JC117 · Post by **JC117** » 19 May 2014, 13:07

I still prefer a hardcover book, but will settle for my eReader. I am usually annoyed by the fact that the voice on audiobooks never sounds like what I imagine the character would sound like. I wish I could get into them more, I would enjoy listening to a good book on a long drive.

Perry- · Post by **Perry-** » 19 May 2014, 15:13

I really enjoy audiobooks because you get the storyline of a book and you are still able to go on with your day and accomplish many tasks. Audiobooks let me have the best of both worlds.

Alexandra Bayer · Post by **Alexandra Bayer** » 19 May 2014, 17:08

I've never used an audiobook before. I don't consider it reading, so when I want to read a book, I like having the real thing.

CuriousJorgi · Post by **CuriousJorgi** » 20 May 2014, 12:56

I have to say I prefer a real book, but I do use audiobooks. I am dyslexic and I used audiobooks through college to make it easier for me, but I had a hard copy of the book in front of me at the same time. Now I use audiobooks when commuting to work since I have spent up to 3 hours in the car to get home. I will always prefer a real book, I have use audiobooks.

jamie_in_space · Post by **jamie_in_space** » 20 May 2014, 13:03

just cannot focus when listening to audio books. Definitely need the book in hand

R_H_Ali · Post by **R_H_Ali** » 20 May 2014, 13:11

I've never listened to an audiobook before so I'm really not sure how I'd feel about it.

But it does seem like a good way to multitask.

I should give it a try soon!

Chantelle_Kyber · Post by **Chantelle_Kyber** » 21 May 2014, 06:53

I prefer real books I love the feeling of turning the pages and the triumph (and mostly sadness) you feel when you finish a really good book. I feel that if you read a real book yourself you become more entranced by the storyline and feel more involved in the plot.