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Do you read more Ebooks or print books or audiobooks?
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While I have a favourite genre being historical I do read other genres. I enjoy most categories besides horror and heavy suspense. Both are genres that I find scary and tend to avoid. I tend to like a variety of genres depending on my mood. One day it may be historical, then Contemporary, then Amish, cozy mystery. It depends on my mood.
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Ebooks, then audio, then print.
Thanks for commenting. I haven’t read audio books yet or should I say listened to them. but I read Ebooks mostly.
Nonfiction: mostly print books. With a history reference for an article I’m writing, it’s much easier and faster to use a print book with slips of paper stuck in it to mark important sections than to scroll through an e-book.
For Christian nonfiction, I do buy e-books when they are on sale cheap.
Fiction: probably 85% e-books, 15% print. I like to buy paperbacks at my local Christian bookstore to support some of my favorite authors and the store. I often pre-order e-books when they’re on deep discount to help boost the launch.
Audiobooks: I usually let my Kindle Fire read an e-book I already own. The fake narrator reads with good enough expression that I don’t need to spend more money to buy the audiobook version.
I would say most non fiction I read are print expect devotional and for a few support books (manage your pain). I also would rather read children’s books in print.
I have the Bible on my kindle but its still faster to find what I need in a print Bible.
I prefer print books. So much easier to find you place or turn back for clarification of a character or place. Love the feel of a book in my hand, and so much easier to hold on my lap. Devices tend to get a bit hot when they are sitting on your knees.I love flicking through pages to see illustrations, maps, pictures. And the covers of books and sets of books makes me happy. Definitely not an e-book lover.
Thanks for stopping by Judy The main reason I like the kindle or computer is I can change the size but also for me I have wrist issues and find the kindle lighter to hold. I do read print books but I haven’t been reading and while I want to get back into it I am finding it hard to do so.
Print books for me. The only problem is that I never throw them out (well, the ones I have selected to throw out have been stacked to overflowing in the garage for years) and I rarely pass them on, so my bookcase is full to overflowing, as is the floor, the chair in the study, the cabinet in the spare room, oh, and did I say the floor. And I wont even mention the bedside table and, yes, the floor. And really, I rarely ever read books twice – the exception being Christian historical, biographies and references etc. (I’m currently reading Annals of the World by World by James Ussher which I started reading years ago.)
Oh dear, I am such a hoarder.
I have 3 bookcases full of books some doubled up. I ended up donating a lot to the church library (which I started) It feels like I still own them. I also donated lots to the Town library and also another church library. This year I culled again and sold some on FB which was really helpful.
You’ve asked this before, haven’t you? Ebooks for fiction unless it’s an author friend’s book or a book club library book.
It may have been asked before but not this year and things change. What we did a year ago to now can change. I think I have read one print book in the last year (besides children’s books) and the rest were ebooks. I also know in the last year I have friends who now listen to more audio books than anything else (or did before lock down)
The answer used to be e-books hands down for me in their early days. They were so portable and saved me so much money. But now I’ve reverted back to my love of hard copies, or the real thing, as some people say. One main reason is that if I forget to store my e-books in groups in my kindle, I lose track of them. If I don’t keep track of the title and author, I might recall a great book but never see it again. I’ve lost lots between the cracks like that, and scrolling down my whole Amazon purchase list doesn’t seem to help a lot. What’s more, ‘real’ books have the sentimental advantages of great covers and lovely page smell.
Thanks for commenting Paula. My biggest problem with some books is they change the cover I remember buying one book 3 times due to a totally new cover. But I understand about losing books on kindle. I often will look on the kindle on my computer for the book I am wanting. Its easier to keep track on the laptop as you can see the book covers and click on author, title or date downloaded. (maybe a help).
I do like books too but with wrist issues I find it easier to read from the kindle or the laptop. (at least on the laptop reading I don’t have to worry about being kicked ofline cos of the NBN cutting out)
Print, print, print, audio! And very rarely (maybe only 2 in total) e-book.
Hi Beth I knew you would say print. Have you listened to many audio books? I haven’t listened yet partly cos I tend to drift even when listening to music.
I have a few audio books. I will often listen to them in the car.
I prefer reading print books. But I also read e-books now that my husband bought me a tablet
Thanks for commenting Lori, I found once I got the Kindle I tended to use it more than I thought I would.
I must be a dinosaur – I prefer print!
A lot of people prefer print. For me I find it easier to hold the kindle and read. Started when I hurt my wrist and couldn’t hold a book for long without pain and then with head pain the kindle is easier on my head. (Now I have an issue with my thumb, tendinosis I think and I can’t hold hardly anything with that hand.)