I really don't mind either one, sometimes when I read a book I can feel more of a understanding

I find I retain information better if I do both. Sounds strange but I listen to the audiobook and follow along with the book. Since doing that my memory on what I read have improved.

I prefer reading a book as opposed to listening to it. If I don’t understand a passage I can always go back easier than rewinding to find the spot I need repeated. 

Reading of course. And also reading the ACTUAL physical book and not some e book or pdf shit online. It will never be the same thing than touching a book, smelling a book... its just amazing.

Audiobooks don't click with me, I greatly prefer reading. One thing I like about normal reading is that you can just stop at any point and think/reflect for a moment. Nothing is hurrying you along, you can just pause for a couple of seconds to digest what you've read. If you feel like you missed something in the last page, you can easily just go back to the start of it. If you want to double-check something from 100 pages ago, you can take a break and do so within seconds.

I find this impossible to do smoothly with audio books.

Gillian I also very much prefer physical books as opposed to ebooks / a tablet or whatever, though I find that one more difficult to pin down / explain.

I haven't read a book in what feels like forever. I used to be a huuuuuge bookworm. If I were to get back into books though, I'd definitely prefer reading them myself. I have a hard time trying to comprehend spoken words sometimes without subtitles, so it'd just be a bunch of repeating things over and over unless I was reading along :P

Need to read the book. I've tried audio books, but a lot of voices don't scratch my ear the right way, and the cadence of reading feels off a lot of times. Also, audiobooks are way too fucking costly.

Honesty if you have Spotify premium they've just added books to it. Which may get me back into listening to them, at least while I'm working. 

Georgette

Thanks for the info. I can get the appeal for listening to them when you're doing something else. Might be the only arguing point to get me to try them. But other than that, reading a book feels more... lively? Like, I can picture the stuff in my head better when I read vs. listening.

Oh yeah I 100% will still read while commuting or at home, but at work when trying to block out office noise? Might try that instead of Music for a bit, since I can listen at 2x speed and get through a book a week while in. 

And if I stick to autobiographies or history then there won't be accents and such, so easier to tune out slightly if I need to focus more on work things. 

Ps. the only audio book I would suggest over a physical book is World War Z. 

I usually like more reading. I feel the audio of books and stuff it's usually too slow, and read with too much emphasis.

I really want to go into listening them audio books, but I have a feeling that I will not retain any information at all, am I the only one? I have a feeling I will listen for 2 hours and then figure out I zoned out hours ago, am I the only one? Any tips?