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1465002

Anonymous Mon Jan 17 16:33:42 2011 No.1465002 [Reply] [Original]

If you guys have a problem with ebooks and ereaders, why don't you have a problem with audio books?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 16:36:42 2011 No.1465008 Actually, I feel the opposite. I only listen to audiobooks when I have to. I'm cool with e(readers/books).

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 16:37:42 2011 No.1465011 >>1465002 not the same medium bro

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 16:38:42 2011 No.1465012 >>1465011 herp a derp burp and slurp.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 16:38:42 2011 No.1465016 What is the connection? Being read aloud to and having a screen instead of page are entirely different experiences and concepts...

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 16:42:42 2011 No.1465024 >>1465016 People like the act of reading. The weight of the book, the smell, the individuality of each book, the page turning. In both audiobooks and ereaders you lose that.

>>	Mon Jan 17 16:42:42 2011 No.1465025 I love audiobooks. In fact, I always listen to audiobooks, instead of using just regular books.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 16:43:42 2011 No.1465026 >>1465024 Ok but if you're into paper then you obviously dislike both. I dislike e-readers but I don't mind audiobooks, never thought that was a hypocrisy.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 20:38:42 2011 No.1465632 I don't have a problem with either.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 20:42:42 2011 No.1465642 A friend's cousin got a Kindle this Christmas; didn't have a backlight. What a backwards-ass, crock of shit. I haven't seen the Nook yet, but an e-reader without a built-in backlight seems to be worth as much money as a real book.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 20:43:42 2011 No.1465646 >>1465642 your friend is just an idiot who wouldn't spend the extra $30-40 for a cover with a backlight

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 20:46:42 2011 No.1465661 Reading is reading. I don't give a fuck what medium or how they accomplish it by.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 20:49:42 2011 No.1465671 Audiobooks are a different experience. A reading is different than a text. Also, I don't think audiobooks have ever been considered a replacement for real books. More like a supplement or situational alternative.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 17 21:02:42 2011 No.1465705 I liek my kindle. I do not care for audiobooks

>>	Yuppie, Lover of Women and !TrapsNBTnA Tue Jan 18 02:38:42 2011 No.1466872 >problem with audio books It's too slow compared to reading.