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Originally Posted by pidgeon92
I find audiobooks very helpful for my insomnia. Listening to 10 or 20 minutes will generally lull me to sleep.
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I also find audiobooks great to fall asleep. Hadn't thought about using books I've already listened to, but that's a great idea. In my case, I fall into an "almost sleeping" state. So the book content registers just enough to be familiar if I listen again, but not clear enough in my mind to be comfortable going forward the next day without backtracking. Even worse, I never know at what point I've slipped from conscious listening to slumbered listening, so I don't know where to go back to. A familiar book should fix that!
Also, with regard to PW vs backlit (in my case a phone), I found a PW puts out too much ambient light into my eyes and even into the room, so it was useless for me at night. But my phone with black background and red letters in night mode is great. I use FBReader which makes it easy and I don't have to worry about bright bits around the edges. Unfortunately, the bookmarks don't appear to be fully customizable colors so I end up getting too much light with the bookmark highlights as well as from the "goto page" popup when I try to see what page I'm on. Still, it's the best solution I have and works great if the book isn't too addictive.