andrewducker: (Default)
andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2018-04-16 12:00 pm

Interesting Links for 16-04-2018

heron61: (Default)

[personal profile] heron61 2018-04-16 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Why more authors are going audio-only

From my PoV, that's horrifying, because I have absolutely no use for audio books, I find the format distracting and vastly inferior to print for anything longer than a very short story.
franklanguage: (Default)

[personal profile] franklanguage 2018-04-16 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Also, how is it searchable? I'm sure there's a way of marking a "page," but even an e-book can be searched—and can also speak itself if you choose that. I also see audiobooks as being full of limitations.
heron61: (Default)

[personal profile] heron61 2018-04-16 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Definitely. In part I see this as related to the (from my PoV) deeply annoying trend for web-pages to include video or audio links rather than text. Video is essential for some purposes, and exceptionally useful for others, but for most informational purposes, I vastly prefer text + illustrations and graphs, in part because my reading speed is considerably faster than my listening speed. Audio formats are obviously good for blind people and people with serious dyslexia or similar problems. However, focusing more on audiobooks, podcasts, and similar formats because too many people don't enjoy reading seems like an issue that could be better solved by finding ways to encourage people to enjoy reading more.
channelpenguin: (Default)

[personal profile] channelpenguin 2018-04-17 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
yup, me too
snippy: Lego me holding book (Default)

[personal profile] snippy 2018-04-17 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
A lot of print books aren't available in audio, or are very expensive compared to a paperback book (even new, let alone used).

I read and also listen, depending on how capable I am. Sometimes I can't process text, but audio works.