Let’s hope the industry moves in that direction. At 80+ books per year that adds up fast - $1,280 is getting pretty steep.īut there’s no reason why Overdrive and the library can’t do the same, especially if they get a little help from publishers. That puts the total cost at $16, versus, say, $0 if the book was available from the library for Overdrive. I figure the value of Audible credits is about $12, and adding the narration typically adds another $4 (if it’s available, and if it’s priced that way). On the whole Immersion Reading is an excellent feature, but there is a down side: Cost. It’s easier to share Facebook quotes in written form (more likely to be read by a friend if it’s words rather than an audio clip). It lets you save part of the narration, and it works great, but I think the highlighting of Kindle ebooks is better. Now, the Audible app does have a “Clip” feature. In addition to clearing that up, you can also highlight a noteworth passage, and see if other readers have highlighted it too. With Immersion Reading if you hear something that raises a red flag you can quickly open your smartphone, back it up a smidge, and see how it’s spelled, or how a phrase is written out. (This is why Asha, a character in the Iron Islands, got a name change in Game of Thrones, since it sounded too much like Osha, a character in the North.) Also, sometimes the narrated versions of names look very distinct in printed form, but in verbal form two names may sound very much alike. It’s not just a mattter of knowing how a location or person name is spelled, it’s also important for understanding that location or person’s meaning and movitvation. Often with scifi and fantasy the worldbuilding is really deep, and audio listeners can get lost pretty quickly. I didn’t really find that feature (by itself) to be very useful. Movie subtitles when you already understand the language are a distraction, right? However, it does address a really interesting problem that I think a lot of fantasy and science fiction readers in audio format are familiar with, which is the comprehension of strange terminology and worldbuilding.
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