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Katsunami · 01-30-2016, 04:43 PM

I can't believe this. Audiobooks are easily 2-4 times the price of the paper equivalent. I'm not even factoring in the often lower price of e-books (especially when combined with coupons), and the second hand market.

Two people I know are big on audio books, disdaining reading, which is 'too much work'. These people are also big on downloading stuff from Torrents and newsgroups. "I listen to two or three audio books a week", they proudly say. Yeah, downloaded ones, because in The Netherlands, an audio book easily costs €20, and I know for sure they don't have the funds to spend €200 a month on audio books alone.

On top of that, I also question if they have the time. I estimate that the average 400 page novel will take 8-10 to listen to (I don't know; just guessing here), and spending 30 hours a week only listening to audio books is a lot of time.

01-30-2016, 04:43 PM	#7
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	I can't believe this. Audiobooks are easily 2-4 times the price of the paper equivalent. I'm not even factoring in the often lower price of e-books (especially when combined with coupons), and the second hand market. Two people I know are big on audio books, disdaining reading, which is 'too much work'. These people are also big on downloading stuff from Torrents and newsgroups. "I listen to two or three audio books a week", they proudly say. Yeah, downloaded ones, because in The Netherlands, an audio book easily costs €20, and I know for sure they don't have the funds to spend €200 a month on audio books alone. On top of that, I also question if they have the time. I estimate that the average 400 page novel will take 8-10 to listen to (I don't know; just guessing here), and spending 30 hours a week only listening to audio books is a lot of time. Last edited by Katsunami; 01-30-2016 at 04:49 PM.