An older child may enjoy reading a book quietly; a younger child might
prefer listening to an audiobook.
37 % of readers today say that
they prefer listening to audiobooks, with the number increasing every year.
Not exact matches
I suppose that I could
listen to some
audiobook while doing chores, but I
prefer listening to music while doing chores.
I
prefer to read on my NOOK and Kindle except where I want an
audiobook companion then I use my iPad for then I can use whispersync
to listen and read at the same time which a feature that does not exist yet on the new Kindle Oasis.
So, as you can see, people are liking it — which is why I am happy
to announce the book is now available in a professionally - narrated
audiobook version — opening the ability for those who
prefer to listen to their books the chance
to enjoy the story!
And consumers tell the APA that they
prefer the unabridged editions of books they
listen to: 96.3 percent of
audiobooks sold in complete editions.
The launch of
audiobooks at Kobo in late summer of 2017 and some of the things they learned about the types of books people
prefer reading in eBook format versus
listening to
She also shares how
audiobooks have come a long way since she started
listening, and the one genre she
prefers to read.
A proportion of
audiobook consumers actively
prefer audio and would pay for the privilege of
listening to a quality recording.
Historically,
audiobooks (aka «recorded books» or «books on tape») have provided a format for those who
prefer to listen to their books rather than read them.
Meanwhile, most
audiobook listeners
prefer to borrow their
audiobooks; just one in three
audiobook listeners (32 %)
prefer to purchase
audiobooks they want
to listen to, while 61 %
prefer to borrow them.
Among device owners who
listen to audiobooks, 39 %
prefer to purchase their
audiobooks, compared with 32 % of all readers.
In contrast, most
audiobook listeners
prefer to borrow their
audiobooks; just one in three
audiobook listeners (32 %)
prefer to purchase
audiobooks they want
to listen to, while 61 %
prefer to borrow them.