eBooks, Audiobooks, or the old fashioned book ?!

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Empirically speaking the presence of all things digital has really impacted on the way in which people interact with the world. There are many reasons that people opt for eBooks or audio-books over printed books. A personal example that I can think of would probably be of my travels to Cape Town last year in December. I took three books with me, they took up a lot of space on their own, but I could not decide on whether to leave "The Picture of Dorian Gray" or "Good me Bad Me". Fast forward to Cape Town, turns out I am not the only person that enjoys reading even when I am on holiday. However I noticed a huge difference between my printed books safely packed in my suitcase, which took up the potential space for an extra T-shirt or two; and the ever so handy Kindle. Now don't get me wrong I am not trying to get you to favor one over the other we all have our preferences for different reasons. I just realized that travel-wise a Kindle would be perfect, no need to have the tough decision of which novel to leave behind, cheaper books, choices are endless. I must say though I am a sucker for the old fashion book, not sure if its my bad eye sight or the genuine fact that I love the smell of books, the feeling of the pages, so tangible, so rustic. I am not opposed to what the digital era has given us, but every now and again I like to retreat to the warm fuzzy feeling of turning the pages of my favorite reads. I am yet to try out an audiobook, however I have met many people who have expressed the lack of time in their day for reading, so their solution is audiobooks. Its simple really all it requires is playing the disc in your car on your travels; It's sheer genius if you ask me. Unfortunately not every book is available in audiobook form. I think we can agree and conclude that we have so many options! What do you prefer? New School or Old school?

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