At what speed do you usually listen to your audiobooks? How often do you flip between the audiobook and the text, if both are available? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by dominiquec@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.world

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I'm relatively new to audiobooks and I noticed some of the defaults that I've fallen into. I like listening at 1.2x speed, and I'm finding that I like to use the audio version to get into the cadence of things. If I really like the work or if I'm in a hurry to get to the end, I'll switch to reading. How about you guys?

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[-] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I just listen at 1x speed, but I wish someone would make an ereader that plays audiobooks and syncs the written version with your place in the audiobook so you can switch between them!

[-] Neuron@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Newer kindles and audible can do this, but it's a little glitchy and expensive, and you have to buy both the audio book and the ebook. There is a discount buying them together, but still a lot.