Thread: Do you prefer physical book, ebook or audiobook?
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Old 06-01-2026, 03:11 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by CAFlanny View Post
I prefer ebooks and audiobooks together. Most audiobooks tend to be slow, so I will turn up the speed to just below where it sounds too fast, usually 1.15x or 1.2x. Then I follow along in the ebook. I also listen to the audiobook in the car and then find my place in the ebook when I get home. I will occasionally read a pbook, if the ebook isn't available, but I only get these at the library. I don't buy pbooks anymore.
1.25x is my default. But I have been known to up that to 1.4-1.5 if the book is super long. It depends on the narrator, too. I've run into more than a few who read waaaay too slow for me to enjoy at normal speed.
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