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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Dec 30, 2023 15:27:38 GMT -5
I never liked them much, I didn't see much point. I never was able to use them well while driving - the low tones of the readers were too close to road noise and I found I wasn't able to follow stuff.
But, then I found that two people I follow on youtube/elsewhere who are VERY smart and well read are big on audiobooks, so I figured I'd revisit the idea. I'm one of those people who has trouble finding the time and is a bit too sleepy by the time we get a chance to crack a book, BUT I tend to have a lot more time when I can listen to something as I make morning coffee, clean the kitchen, do laundry, or whatever. Maybe audiobooks can just replace podcasts and other nonsense.
Might sign up for a trial on audible. I don't want any more monthly expenses, but it might be worth it. My guess is that non-fiction will be easier to follow, and fiction will require more engagement and at that point I may as well just grab the book.
Any users?
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Post by Vibroluxer on Dec 30, 2023 15:49:37 GMT -5
I'm only a user when Audible gives me a free book or two which seems to happen twice a year. I have some untreated ADHD and I find them hard to follow but I'd certainly recommend giving them a try. You don't have much to loose and you might find a new past time to enjoy.
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Post by professor on Jan 3, 2024 11:28:55 GMT -5
I'm in a book club (there's a story) and I found that Audible can be quite helpful, depending on the nature of the book and the narrator. A bad narrator can make the experience unbearable, but you can usually sample first. For instance, I'm almost done with a somewhat turgid book but I sped up the narration and found that helped, as it made it seem peppier at least. Good for driving when you don't want to listen to music or podcasts or heaven forbid talk radio.
BTW Warren Zanes does a good job narrating his biography of Tom Petty. There are a couple John le Carre titles I have lined up that le Carre narrates and I was told he does a great job at it.
I use it when driving, mowing the lawn (an hour or two on the tractor), cooking, working in the studio, etc. Usually with one ear bud so I can hear what else is going on.
ps- I was piling up credits on Audible so I stopped the subscription until I clear out the credits I accumulated
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Post by slacker 🐨 on Jan 3, 2024 12:49:25 GMT -5
My wife listens to them all the time. She puts in her earbuds and listens while she's doing mundane stuff like house cleaning, laundry, etc. I'm not against the idea, but I don't have the schedule for it. My work requires too much concentration to be able to work and listen to the book. My commute isn't long enough to get going on one and I almost never drive anywhere far by myself. This means that road trips require that we all listen to the same thing (assuming I want to follow the law and not drive with my ear pods in).
I tried to do Harry Potter audio books when I took the kids on a road trip (when they were younger), but for reasons I can't recall I never quite got it working right. That was 15 years ago on an iPod before I had a smart phone.
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Post by funkykikuchiyo on Jan 6, 2024 11:11:11 GMT -5
Slacker's wife sounds like she's doing what I'm thinking. Dense fiction or something wouldn't be good, but a medium sized non-fiction sounds nice. I'm thinking a step up from podcast.
I got onto Audible and was ready to give it a shot... but their payment thing is sooo confusing. There's a subscription but also prices on books, but the prices are only for one subscription, also there's some sort of token system... and then I glazed over because I was afraid I'd end up with way more bills than I realized. I'll give it a shot eventually.
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