physical book, audiobook, ebook on phone or ebook on ereader?

Which do you personally prefer and why, even if you don't consider yourself a 'reader'

I do not read a lot, but I have read more this year than the previous years (~5 books), and so far I consider myself to have no particular preference in terms of physical or ebook on phone because I thin the pros and cons of both even out. I have been considering an ereader, mainly to save space and because I have heard that having dedicated devices can be better for focus than, for example, one device that does everything because it can distract you more. Also e-ink is apparently good for your eyes.

Usually, I just read fanfics XD

But for actual books, then I most likely would prefer a physical book over anything digital! I find myself able to focus more on just reading without the distractions on my devices, and besides, the bright lights start to hurt my eyes if I read something for too long online.

It depends on the context (e.g. I listen to a lot of Star Wars books on audiobook, they have such great narrators)! If I can get a hard copy from a library/half-price books, I will; otherwise, my default is an eReader. eReaders are great for travel, but there's something about the tactile feel of paper that adds to the experience.

If there's a fantastic cast reading (e.g., The Chronicles of Narnia- I can't remember the exact release), I'll try it out! This is definitely anecdotal, but Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, I saw the movie, read the book, watched the movie again, and then listened to the audiobook. Very different experiences each time (the ending is fairly different from the film).

I like shows better but in my opinion I think Audiobook then Book then EBook

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I do my reading digitally but on an eink reader because trying to read books on a tablet hurts my eyes

i prefer reading physically tbh, its a good break from the screen and i dont get sidetracked whenever i get super invested in a book, plus i have a weird habit of sniffing the papers of it so that's fun :P

but there's one audio drama that reads like an audiobook that i really like which is 'Project Super Crush'!!!

https://linktr.ee/pasteliaent (hopefully the link works)

and omg whenever there's a new ep im like SO fucking invested dude yaoi is that serious to me

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I don't read nearly as much as I should... but I got an e-ink tablet recently that'll probably lead me to be more inclined to read ebooks on there vs paper books.

I personally wouldn't buy a tablet just for the sake of reading, but that's just because I'm not such a big reader. I know a lot of people who do have one, though, and they use them all the time.

I would LOVE to get an ereader, however I am broke x_x

That being said, I love a good physical book and prefer it to reading the ebook version on my phone!