My personal reading philosophy ✌️ Talking and comparing ebooks, audio and printed books 

Thanks Angela for an interesting and informative video. We are definitely “on the same page”.

❤️📚📚❤️ Great discussion! I don't own an eReader or Kindle. I love holding and reading a physical book! I listen to audio books on Libby. It also makes me feel like I'm back in early grade school being read to. Those times were what turned me into an avid reader. Also, it allows me to stay immersed in a story when it's impossible to hold my book. I am listening to the Bible right now. It is very helpful!

I enjoy e-books, audio, and printed books (hardcopy, paperback, trade paperback, etc.). I check out many from our local library, buy from used book stores, new book stores, and am able to sell & donate books when it's time for me to thin the stacks. Have collected some antique books (some from the early 1800's) and have learned how some things stay the same even as we grow more & more modern. Like the importance of fashion, for example. That said, I had no idea that businesses were able to change the wording in the e-books. Good to know. Thanks for that!

Thanks so much for researching this topic and presenting it so well! I never knew the "licensing" of e-books and the ability to take back or edit it as the provider sees fit. This information has helped me to resist buying an e-book reader of any brand. I have always preferred physical books and will stick with it! Thanks so much, Angela!

Thanks for a great conversation! I so prefer reading and holding an actual book. I have listened to a couple of audio books while commuting to work and really enjoyed them. But I'm not good at listening at home , too easily distracted. I use the library extensively and have found books to read online that I couldn't find a hard copy of. However, having a tactile book always wins for me. Thanks Angela for all your suggestions of books and hard work putting these videos together. I look forward to them every week!

Great conversation! I love the act of holding a physical book and touching its pages, I feel more a part of the story somehow. I do buy kindle versions of books I want to read but not necessarily own, I usually wait until they are on 99p offer though. I struggle with audiobooks as I easily lose the thread and have to constantly rewind😳

I was put off digital purchases years ago. My son had a credit card payment declined on Apple iTunes. Instead of just not giving him access to that purchase they blocked him from accessing his whole music library until that payment was sorted, effectively holding it to ransom! I’m all for a physical library where no one can change the rules on you!

FYI, you can download your purchased audiobooks from Audible if you are on a computer - so you do actually own them! There's a download button right next to each book on your library page. You can also download your purchased kindle books, but they make it a lil complicated. I probably read 95% of my books in digital format (ebook/audio) and maybe 5% in print (b/c they are not available in digital format) - and the majority of these are from the library! I like the ability to read multiple books at time, the ability to read in bed w/ the lights off when my partner goes to sleep, the ability to highlight and define words right on my device, and I do a lot of commuting/working out so the multitasking w/ audio is my friend. Ironically, print books do absolutely nothing for me except get dusty on my shelves! To me, reading is ultimately just storytelling. And the original form of storytelling was oral - so yes, audiobooks count :) Enjoyed listening to your thoughts!

I love physical books and the sensory and imaginative experience that goes with reading them. I also see reading as a solitary endeavor...and so although audio has it's value ..I don't consider it "reading". I also do not want to be on electronic devices all the time ..and so physical books are my love and my life. Thanks for this conversation❤