![]() When I do book reviews, for instance, I often read over my notes and highlights to refresh my understanding, something much easier to achieve with digital. ![]() Many books don’t have decent indices, and even when they do digital search is so much faster. ![]() This saves money, but also prevents me from forgetting about books I was recommended.Īlthough it’s not the feature most people need, I also find digital books to be much, much easier for searching. The ability to download samples has become my new approach to building a reading queue-every time I hear of a good book, I get the sample and only buy when I finish that. Being able to get books-on-demand helps me a ton in research, and for filling gaps when I don’t have any books I particularly want to read. Kindle, and eReaders in general, also have similar advantages. But, if the choice is between folding laundry without a book and folding laundry while listening to a book, you’re definitely learning more in the latter case. Therefore, I don’t think this is a good approach if you’re studying. True, multitasking is likely to impair your retention and comprehension compared to complete focus. The benefit of audiobooks are obvious: you can do other stuff while you listen. I use all three formats to read, and I think the benefits of doing all is better than using just one alone.
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