Comments on: Are audiobooks the same as reading?

By: Reading vs. Listening « Style de Vie

Reading vs. Listening « Style de Vie — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:42:25 +0000

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:40:37 +0000

I’ve always been more of an audio learner. All throughout school, I got so much more from the in-class lectures than the textbooks, and I pick up details that I’d never get if I were relying solely on my visual intake by listening. I think that’s why I enjoy audiobooks so much – they stay with me and every word really sticks in my mind. The only thing I find with reading the book as opposed to listening to it is that while reading it myself, there’s more of an emotional impact. Sad parts are more upsetting, funny parts make me laugh…etc…So, again, both experiences are very different, but equally as beneficial, in my opinion.

By: mike

mike — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:40:04 +0000

I’ve been using audio books lately. I don’t think it’s that much different than reading. I don’t have time to sit down and read a book lately. Used to do it all the time. I put the audio book on in my car, on my walks, or while running and run it at 3X speed. I don’t think it matters about the narrator and their reading style at that speed, as long as I can understand the words. The important thing is now have created time to enjoy all these books when otherwise the time would have gone to waste.

By: Audio Books Are Books, Too! « Blatantly Eggplant

Audio Books Are Books, Too! « Blatantly Eggplant — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:25:54 +0000

[...] it seems to be decreasing of late, there has been much discussion about how reading audio books “isn’t really reading” because you [...]

By: Dave Nielsen

Dave Nielsen — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:52:49 +0000

Audio books have their place. I like to listen to old favorites (like P.G. Wodehouse) on my iPod going for a walk, on the subway, etc. I find I can’t concentrate on a book on the subway. I don’t know why, but that’s the way I’ve always been. I also prefer to listen to stuff that I probably wouldn’t bother to read – trashy stuff like a Clive Cussler novel. I do think we should consider them to be inferior to reading. This is mainly because the reader does put their own emphasis on words, etc. A lot of the time they attempt different voices or accents. It’s sort of how a movie version of a character, if the movie is seen first, will affect the way I picture a character in my mind when I do read the book. Joshua Shapiro will always look like James Woods to me for that reason. I’m glad I read the Harry Potter novels before I heard Stephen Fry read them, even though he does an amazing job.