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Old 01-31-2016, 12:44 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by Catlady View Post
I feel just the opposite. I don't read self-help, so I'll give you that one, but for most biographies or memoirs, I hate missing out on the photographs (though I have seen Audible offering an extra pdf download of photos with some books). And for histories, I bemoan the absence of bibliography and footnotes. Plus if I want to retain information, seeing is better than hearing.

For fiction, though, I find audiobooks can't be beat.
I agree with you about the drawbacks of listening to non-fiction, but I still alternate fiction and non-fiction audiobooks. Histories and biographies are still good enough that way and in the long run, I get through more content.

I never will know how to spell some proper names, though!
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