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Books In Every Format Have Their Place In My Life

Don’t ask WHICH type of book to keep. Decide WHEN to use each type.

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3 min readDec 18, 2024

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Left: pair of glasses on pile of three books. Center: woman lying on grass with ereader. Right: pair of earphones hugging a book.
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Alex Kelaru echoed my thoughts on the debate between print and ebooks in eBooks vs Audiobooks: is there a middle ground?

I don’t champion digital books, nor do I oppose paper ones. What I advocate for is fostering a love for reading and ensuring easy access to it.

Ebooks provide me with easy access to reading. I can read in sunlight, and the print size is adjustable. The sheer volume of free public domain ebooks exceeds imagination! I’ve purchased many ebooks on Amazon for less than $2 using Bookbub. Every Monday, I get emails listing deals for books in the genres I’ve checked off.

Paper book vs. Ebook vs. Audiobook: A personal perspective

Linh Ngo — Linh Ngo

“I care that you read, not how.” This quote by Ann Patchett was my favourite part of Linh Ngo’s article Paper book vs. Ebook vs. Audiobook: A personal perspective. In it, she examines what each format is…

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Written by kit_carmelite

Married 25 years. Retired SAS programmer from Statistics Canada. Member of Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites since 2008. Love chess..

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