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Paper books are probably best for more serious study when deep learning is more important than convenience. Side note: I like digital search so much that when I do only have a paper copy (which is common with academic books / textbooks), I often use Google Book search to find the page numbers which have the info I care about. When I do book reviews, for instance, I often read over my notes and highlights to refresh my understanding, something much easier to achieve with digital.

Many books don’t have decent indices, and even when they do digital search is so much faster. This saves money, but also prevents me from forgetting about books I was recommended.Īlthough it’s not the feature most people need, I also find digital books to be much, much easier for searching. The ability to download samples has become my new approach to building a reading queue-every time I hear of a good book, I get the sample and only buy when I finish that. Being able to get books-on-demand helps me a ton in research, and for filling gaps when I don’t have any books I particularly want to read. Kindle, and eReaders in general, also have similar advantages. But, if the choice is between folding laundry without a book and folding laundry while listening to a book, you’re definitely learning more in the latter case.

Therefore, I don’t think this is a good approach if you’re studying. True, multitasking is likely to impair your retention and comprehension compared to complete focus. The benefit of audiobooks are obvious: you can do other stuff while you listen. I use all three formats to read, and I think the benefits of doing all is better than using just one alone.