Retirement Answer Man discussion

What is your favorite book type?
Hard copy, ebook, or audiobook?

Mine is Hard copy

Same for me Dennis!

Hard copy but not opposed to ebook.

Physical books though I’ve never tried a dedicated e-book reader like a Kindle. Why buy yet another electronic device that will become obsolete? Shelves filled with physical books also serve as comforting home decor. IKEA Billy bookshelves are cost effective and will never go out of style.

agree about books as home decor, nice touch

Depends. Physical copy preference is 100% Hardcover. However, I love audiobooks for when I’m running. Plus, certain book series have a great narrator I enjoy.

definitely the narrator makes the difference

I prefer a hard copy but I also love my e reader for traveling. I’ve had the same one for years and severely mistreated it but it is still ticking.

I try not to collect books so I try to get them from the library whenever possible. I only buy them if I think they are so good I would loan them out to someone.

I prefer hardcopy. That's what I use most of the time. I'm a big library user. I want to switch to electronic, because I think the Kindle devices look cool. But there has been nothing pushing me to do so.

I decided to build a physical book collection earlier this year. There is just something about possessing, tagging, highlighting and writing in books.

I consume more books by using the Libby app and listening to audiobooks. I almost always also have a hardcover book that I read before bed.

Physical book is probably my preferred, but I just bought a Kindle and it’s growing on me. Audiobooks for working out and in car. Like to get most from the library.

I went to all e-books or audiobooks about 12 years ago and have never looked back. I find e-books easier to read than hardcovers (thank you variable font size) and easier to transport and store for future reference. I generally read e-books for fiction, and audiobooks for business and non-fiction, although I do occasionally buy both if I want to take a bunch of notes.

I prefer e-books. I tend to borrow e-books from my local library - huge e-book catalog! Much larger than the physical book catalog. And traveling with hundreds of books on my Kindle means I can switch books as the mood strikes me.

E-Books since I can increase the font, and read at night with the lights out. I can also get them from the Philadelphia free Library. I listen to a number of audio books while running. For in depth non-fiction I do prefer hard covers for highlighting and taking notes.