{"id":7088,"date":"2022-10-07T07:06:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T11:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?p=7088"},"modified":"2022-10-07T07:06:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T11:06:59","slug":"paper-books-e-books-audiobooks-it-really-doesnt-matter-which-just-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/10\/paper-books-e-books-audiobooks-it-really-doesnt-matter-which-just-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper Books, E-books, Audiobooks\u2014It Really Doesn\u2019t Matter Which, Just Read"},"content":{"rendered":"

MRI<\/span>s<\/span> show what we have learned over the millennia\u2014reading has a positive impact on <\/span>brain health<\/span><\/a>. The National Institute on Aging recommends reading books and magazines to keep your mind engaged as you grow older. Good news for me<\/span>\u2014<\/span>I\u2019m a bookworm. <\/span><\/p>\n

I enjoy books in every format. I listen to books on audio, I read books on my Kindle and I have paper books from the library. I\u2019m not a speed<\/span>–<\/span>reader, but I read consisently and am never without. I often research what I\u2019ll read next when I’m not reading. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a discussion with someone unfamiliar with the wide world of audiobooks, he imagined that I was trudging through computer text-to-speech. Nothing could be further from the truth! Some very talented folks narrate audiobooks\u2014sometimes several artists on one recording, and the books become almost theatrical to hear. (Tom Hanks made <\/span>The Dutch House<\/span><\/i> seem as if he grew up there.) I have a Bluetooth-capable radio to play audiobooks from my phone. I have a subscription to Audible, where I can choose from a wide selection of trending titles. I have other apps for free audiobooks, like my library app, though I may not be able to get a best seller immediately. (That can be said for hardcover best sellers as well). I can even ask Alexa to play the book of the day and go seamlessly between car and home. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re reading for pleasure, consume books in a way that\u2019s most accessible to you. <\/span>Researchers conducted a study in 2019 in which they used neuroimaging to see how written words and heard words are processed in the brain. Participants read or listened to the same stories for several hours. The researchers found that language is processed similarly by the brain whether you listen or read with your eyes. One difference: if you\u2019re <\/span>studying for a test, you might be better off with print<\/a>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a bit of magic and comfort in being read to, especially when the author is the narrator. A narrator’s accent adds authenticity if the story takes place in a foreign land. Or, in the case of an autobiography, the author\u2019s voice comes through with such honesty.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, if your friends are talking about the newest <\/span>best seller,<\/span> and you think you don\u2019t have time to read it, give the audiobook a try. Plug in your earphones and take a walk or fold laundry with the author, and in no time, you\u2019ll be a bookworm like me.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MRIs show what we have learned over the millennia\u2014reading has a positive impact on brain health. The National Institute on Aging recommends reading books and magazines to keep your mind engaged as you grow older. Good news for me\u2014I\u2019m a…<\/span><\/p>\n

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