Do you listen to audio books.

@thedaddym (1731)
United States
June 10, 2009 11:02am CST
My wife has one in her car going at all times, I like them when we are on long trips, but usually listen to the radio in the car. How about you? How do you feel about audio books?
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@hmkoct5 (2065)
• United States
22 Jun 09
I don't ever listen to audio books. It's not that I don't like them. I just kind of forget about them. We always listen to our IPod, which only has music on it. Audio books are pretty expensive as well. I usually think about going to the library and getting some before long trips, but then I forget to do that too. I guess I will never learn!
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
11 Jun 09
Yes, I definitely do. I love audio books. The music on the radio these days really stinks these days. I can't stand all that repetitive stuff. So I prefer to listen to audio books. I have one going in my car at all times. They are really great for traveling, you can listen to a whole story as you are going to where ever you are going. I like that.
• United States
10 Jun 09
It's an easy way to pass the time while driving, especially on long trips. Right now my cassette player isn't working but when it was I would borrow tapes from the library to listen to while driving. Actually I think I prefer the tapes to the radio...
@skim40 (60)
• United States
10 Jun 09
I would prefer to read the book but I have been listening to a lot of audiobooks lately. I have a very mundane job in the legal industry and all I do is file file file. Audiobooks really help with mundane jobs because there's a limit to how much music a person can listen to. Oh and some libraries offer free audiobook downloads. You should look into that in your area. Hope this helped.
@oyenkai (4394)
• Philippines
11 Jun 09
The only audio book I've heard is the one that teaches Japanese. I haven't finished it too because I can't concentrate on it when I'm doing something else. As for audio novel books, I never had one. I think I'll actually enjoy it if I could get a good copy of something. I'd probably listen to it while I'm jogging :D Thanks for the response on my discussion!
10 Jun 09
I think they are a great idea but not for everyone. Whenever I've tried listening to audio books I always feel like I have missed something that I get from reading the actual book. But I can definitely see how they are beneficial when you have long journeys to undertake.