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Kazuto February 4th, 2014 2:08pm

Inspired but firefly: do you like to download a book to listen to it/read it, or do you prefer a paper book that you can hold and read?

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Zod Above Pugetropolis
02/04/14 11:54 pm

Ebook on the Kindle. Much more convenient than old-timey books.

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beanD California
02/04/14 11:20 pm

Audiobooks. If you get a good narrator, they're heavenly. And even if you don't, they keep my attention better than the written word.

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Kazuto originally animefanZ
02/04/14 11:42 pm

Who's your favorite author?

beanD California
02/04/14 11:45 pm

Orson Scott Card. The narrator for Ender's Game is sooo good. My favorite narrator of all time is the guy who does Richard Peck's "The Teacher's Funeral." Even though it's a kids book, it's one of my favorites ever, and the narrator does...

beanD California
02/04/14 11:46 pm

...a fabulous job with it. It's hilarious.

Kazuto originally animefanZ
02/04/14 11:49 pm

I loved Enders game I'll have to look other ones up.

beanD California
02/05/14 12:13 am

The Teacher's Funeral is about as different as you can get from EG. It's a comedy that takes place in a small farming community in Indiana in 1904.

Kazuto originally animefanZ
02/05/14 12:21 am

Sounds good so far I think I'll have to pick it up :)

susanr Colorado
02/04/14 8:09 pm

An audiobook is *not* a "fake book."

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Kazuto originally animefanZ
02/04/14 8:26 pm

Lol I know I was rushing when I made this poll also I was half asleep. Now that I'm wide awake I know I had a brain fart

susanr Colorado
02/04/14 9:05 pm

Good, because it's my favorite way to read. I actually think a great narrator can make a good book even better.
=:-)

TomLaney1 Jesus is Lord
02/04/14 1:57 pm

As a retired English teacher, I love physical books. But as one who is legally blind, all I can comfortably read now are e-books. At the largest font size and in "Night Mode" (white on black), I can read comfortably again.

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Kazuto originally animefanZ
02/04/14 2:06 pm

Aw and what do you like to read?

TomLaney1 Jesus is Lord
02/04/14 2:44 pm

OMG, Kaz! Are you sure you want to hear all this? I have a very diverse reading tastes. I taught British Lit in high school, and I love Shakespeare and books about who really wrote his works (it was actually Edward deVere, the Earl of Oxford). I also

TomLaney1 Jesus is Lord
02/04/14 2:49 pm

love all the works of Stephen King, and on them all in hardback. I love the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz, and the as-yet-unfinished Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. I love Tolkien and CS Lewis and Frank Herbert's Dune books. I love

TomLaney1 Jesus is Lord
02/04/14 2:51 pm

Tom Clancy, Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series, and James Patterson's Alex Cross series. I love poetry too. That's a small sampling for you. :o)

Kazuto originally animefanZ
02/04/14 2:52 pm

Aw you and my girlfriend have the same tastes in books I'm glad you shared that with me :)

TomLaney1 Jesus is Lord
02/04/14 2:57 pm

I've gotta meet this girl! You'd better hang on to her - she sounds like a real prize!

Kazuto originally animefanZ
02/04/14 4:06 pm

Aw thank you she means so much to me. I'm still talking her into joining she's so shy.

firefly5 the verse
02/04/14 7:16 am

For nighttime or traveling, ebooks are fantastic. for sitting in a coffeeshop reading, paper books can't be beat.

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firefly5 the verse
02/04/14 7:16 am

and thanks for the shout out.

Kazuto originally animefanZ
02/04/14 9:26 am

You're welcome :)