What's best to read, Books or Audio Books and why? :-)?

Answer 1

I believe reading a book is a form of meditation and I wouldn't want to lose out on the pleasure of sitting down and reading a good book. At work or on long drives I will pick a book on tape that isn't the top quality read or something I'm not sure I'm so interested in. This varies my reading and also keeps the top quality stuff in book form.

I never listen to abridged audio-books, they totally blow.

Answer 2

I both read books and listen to audio books and enjoy them both. For retaining information longer and easily being able to flip back to previous sections I like reading books best. However, when I was commuting to college and back I got hooked on audio books as well. Back then I switched back and forth between a "classic" book and then a "fun" book (East of Eden, Tom Clancy, Jane Eyre, John Grisham). In this way I was able to "read" more classics than I otherwise would have had time for and also not feel guilty about wasting time reading just for pleasure.
To this day I almost always am listening to an audio book in the car driving to and from work. Both in college and now I check the audio books out from the library; my local library network has a HUGE selection so I never run out.

Answer 3

While I have always believed that the written word is meant to be read with the eye, over the past year I experienced difficulty holding a book. (Others may have issues with their eyesight or comprehension abilities.) As a result, I became hooked on audio books because I am an avid reader. So, I would say that if you are able to hold a book in your hands and read the written word, I would opt for traditional bound books. That said, audio books are a world unto themselves, and fully enjoyable!

(FYI: I like the books from audible.com. Just remember to back them up in case something happens to your computer.)

Answer 4

Books. Unfortunaley I don't have as much time to read as I would like so I listen to a lot of audio books while I drive to work and back. I get them from the library or download them as MP3's from Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/ (some of them are read via "text-to-speech" programs and you really have to pay attention as sometimes they pick the wrong word; for example "lead" as in "where you lead, I will follow" or "that went over like a lead ballon"). I find I get less out of the audio books, primarly because I can become distracted and zone out for a few seconds and miss something. I don't always realize and go back.

Also when you read a book, you can read more quickly, but slow down for a part that seems important to you, or say read a sentance and stop there for a second or two and let what you've read sink in - don't have that option for audio books.

But I read them anyway because otherwise, I would not get to read as much.

Answer 5

I normally read books because they are easy to take with you everywhere. One summer I listened to an audio book when ever I had to drive my brother to work (30min there and 30min back) there was only talk radio on the air so I loved having a book to listen to. My second experience with audio books was Harry Potter 7. Many of my friends are obsessed. One of my good friends has dyslexia so it's more enjoyable for her to have a book on tape rather than a printed book (though she can read, she might have to read it twice so it's more fluent for her). Well on release night we got the book on tape locked ourselves in her room for 3 days straight till we had finished the book. It took a bit longer to finish than it would have if I had just read it, but the experience was awesome. And finally I have a friend who as her work out plan can only listen to her book on tape when she is on the treadmill or out for a walk so it motivates her to get moving so she can finish the story.

over all though I like to read paper books for the convenience of traveling lite.

Answer 6

Reading

Answer 7

Books because when you listen to audio books you're not really paying attention and your mind kinda wanders so you don't get the full affect of the book.

Answer 8

well, it depends on what you want to do. If you want to sit down and actually read then a book. but if you're too lazy to read or just don't feel like it then i'd sugest listening to an audio book because you can do thinks while you're "reading"

Answer 9

I personally can't listen to audiobooks...(I'm not deaf) it's just I don't feel I get the stories as well as I do when I actually read and have the words in front of me. It's much easier to go back to an earlier part of a book when you don't understand part of the story than it is with an audiobook for one thing. Some people love them...for me it just isn't my thing. So books are better in my opinion.

Answer 10

books