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Originally Posted by Catlady
And when you stop reading a page for a few minutes because something comes up, when you return to your book, you eyes instantly find the exact spot where you stopped? You don't ever need to reread a paragraph or search for where you were when you were interrupted? You never ever lose your place or need to go back and refresh your memory?
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I agree with him though. It's a lot harder to track back in an audiobook than it is with an ereader or paperbook. I can have Alexa take me back 5 minutes, or to Chapter 5, but I can't have her find the section where Hawk first interacted with the Weatherman*. If I was reading the book in paper or even ebook, it would be a lot easier to find (I can even use SEARCH), which yes, i can do when my title is Whispersync (in this case, yes). This isn't just Alexa, of course. The same problem occurs no matter what method you use for playing an audiobook.
For what it's worth, when I listen to an audiobook the next day, I often go back 3-5 minutes for a refresher as to what was going on. I rarely did that with paper books. In my case, it appears reading memory isn't the same as audible memory.
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Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks