Ebooks. Kindle has a nice display showing how much is left in the chapter. It has a warm light back light, and i can take multiple books with me on a trip (i have some unfinished books).

I can put down the kindle without losing the page, or having to bookmark it. And i can sideload the books for free.

Physical books are tempting too as i can get them free at a library and very cheap second hand, but i know i would still prefer to read it on kindle where i can choose the font size I like.

I prefer physical books for the most part but I have a hard time justifying their cost when I own an ereader.

I like listening to audiobooks when I’m out and about but I find I’ll occasionally miss the odd sentence when I get distracted or forget to pause when I take my headphones off which leads to me skipping around trying to find where I was at.

I usually read on my Kobo (epub format) but I like buying pretty paper editions (hardcover or not) to show them off in my room!

Audiobooks are good for doing yard work and for the books that I want to check out but find to be a bit of a slog. There are also some great narrators who really bring something extra to the story.

e-books for the last 10 years or so. Some books can be large and/or thick and are a hassle to cart around. My e-reader is slim and lightweight - very easy to take with me when I’m out and about. Also like being able to tap a word and have a definition popup. E-books are also cheaper and have great sales regularly.

Never liked jacketed books, they are silly things.

Nice, thick, heavy hardcover, thick, textured pages, no jacket.

eBooks because the device is lighter and I can read in the dark room while my wife & 1year old daughter sleep in the same room.

I prefer ebooks because it’s more portable, and I can have a bunch of books on hand. Recently, I have a new habit of highlighting sentences that stick out to me or points that I want to remember. I would never do this with a physical book because I would feel like I’m messing up my book. I do buy a physical copy if it’s a book I love though. I absolutely cannot do audiobooks because I will tune them out and focus on other things. It’s in one ear and out the other. I find it easier to focus on written media, so I generally prefer to read. I’m not a podcast fan either.

I’ve never tried audiobooks, but lately have grown to love, maybe even prefer, e-books. The ability to tap on a word and instantly see its definition or translation is amazing! I also like how I can read in the dark, turn on dark mode, and shrink/enlarge the font size.

e-books. I listen to podcasts while I do chores though. Usually about History.

The Kindle is just so much more convenient - I can carry some 1500 page fantasy book in my hand and it weighs very little as well.

I think all formats complete one another. I do most of my reading on an e-reader because it’s practical. I live in a developing country where it’s so difficult to get books I want unless I pay a lot in shipping and taxes. I am so grateful for e-books for allowing me to access books I otherwise wouldn’t dream of reading

I want to like audiobooks, but there are two me-problems holding me back:

1. I feel like a lot of eBooks are distributed at a very low bitrate. Somewhere around 64kbps I think is pretty common, which I know is enough for voice-only, but to me I think most sound pretty bad.
2. I cannot stop my brain from wandering off and doing other things…

So I tend to prefer reading with my eyes instead of my ears, with a preference towards eBooks due to form factor and the ability to change fonts, font size, margins, etc. if I don’t like the publisher’s choices. Though from time to time, I’ll get a book from the library, a second hand store, or will buy one I really liked which I read digitally. I also have a much easier time choosing a book to read from the library or a second-hand store, probably since there are relatively fewer choices, and having a physical thing to pick up.

eBooks for sure.

Don’t get me wrong - absolutely nothing beats the feeling of paper. But if I have my Kindle, I read everyday. If I need to worry about carrying and taking care of a physical book… I read sometimes.

I’m also spoiled by having quick dictionary access, saving quotes, etc.

If it’s a very special book I’ll buy the physical edition though, just for having it on my shelf.

I prefer ebooks. I like to be able to carry my library around with me. Also, I rarely reread books so they end up collecting dust after I read them.

When I was younger…well, there were only Palm Pilots back then, so it’s a bit unfair, but I’d prefer physical books, and if I were doing active reading then it’d usually be with a physical book.

Reading digital books now requires using a device that often has access to Youtube or something else that’s shorter and snappier and yet pulls hours upon hours out of my life.

And as I’ve gotten older…I haven’t read read a book in years. Is it a lack of attention span? Yes, which makes me feel sad and ashamed and so fucking frustrated because I could, I could read long books as a kid and now…I can’t.

It’s also that I have more to do: laundry, cleaning, work, cooking, errands, exercise… So there’s less time to sit down and read, or if I do, it feels increasingly hedonistic and therefore wrong to just do one thing at once. If I can multitask then shouldn’t I?

Audiobooks are both a godsend and a curse. I can actually consume books again! But I’m locked into the ease of it.

Actively choosing to doing just the one thing, for myself, is far harder than it ought to be.

I started listening to audiobooks for my commute, and that’s mostly what I stick to these days. The right narrator can make all the difference though!