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Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah!
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Resetting the timer every time does seem a bit much...
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Yes, it is a bit much. I can't believe this is the way it is suppose to be either. I just wondered if I should return it, but it would have to go through the mail. I was hoping it was an operator error
![]() My Sony PRS-505 was so user friendly, and so was the Sansa Fuze, and the Insignia Pilot. Guess I am not an Ipod Nano fan if this is how the sleep timer works. I do fall asleep and it is hours before I am able to turn the player off and it sometimes wakes me if they speak louder. |
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For me its both. OVERALL I prefer Paper Books. Especially for sci fi. I have an extremely vivid imagination and it seems to function better when I read. Though I have enjoyed a good audio book.
For Knowledge based stuff I prefer audio books (I am reading "linked" now 7 hour audio book VERY good so far) one of the problems with audiobooks is that it has to be WELL DONE. more like television it has to be a production. otherwise it can be very dry and boring. I read Darwin's Children from audible and LOVED IT. I tried to read Lucifer's Hammer and would rather dig the ears out of my skull and ear them than listen to 21 hours of that guy. He was utterly horrible. I swear I thought it was COMPUTER READ till I confirmed it was actually a person reading it. I mean 5 minutes in and I was ready to murder myself than listen to another minute. OK I am exaggerating but you get the point. production and presentation are CRITICAL in an audiobook. Done well and its a great experience. One feature I ALWAYS WANT which is always lacking is an AUTO PAUSE feature. I used to have this on my pocket pc phone where it would STOP after 15 minutes and I had to tap the screen to continue for another 15 minutes. this was awesome since once I fell asleep I would never be more than 10 or so minutes from where I last remember. in a many many hour audiobook this is a MUST if you goto bed listening. so I pretty much just listen in the car where I am not going to fall asleep :-) I wish more players had this feature. |
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After a lifetime of reading paper books every chance I got, I'm crazy about ebooks. It's a little shocking - thought I'd just use my Kindle for travel - but I don't miss paper books or paper newspapers at all.
So far I've only listened to two audiobooks - both mysteries while I was driving - and found that the voices and inflections were different than the ones I imagined when reading. Maybe it just takes some getting used to. |
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Oh I love my paper books. There is something to be said for POSSESSION and OWNERSHIP two things that are never truly "possible" with an ebook.
If we lived in an idea society ebooks would be fine. alas we do not. Without physical ownership we lose our property rights in the sort of society we live in today. Plus I just really love OWNING the books to put on my actual shelf. I just bought the probability trilogy by nancy kress on ebay in hard cover! nice! (from the reviews I think I will like the series) I have found probability moon for my sony reader in my collection but I have yet to find a pdf txt ot rtf etc.. download of probability sun and space. Will keep looking. also snatched the hard cover of greg egan's incandescence which sounds fascinating! I LOVE my ereader. but I also LOVE my books :-) |
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I love my physical books too! I have a big library - but I'm determined to pair it back, and digitize some of them. It was very costly moving them all when we emigrated to Canada. The more I can streamline before we move to another house, the better!
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