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Apple is offering a special iPod version that contains the 6 Harry Potter audiobooks, and has the Hogwarts logo on the back. I like the Harry Potter series, but I rarely listen to audiobooks and don’t particularly enjoy listening to them. I thought I might as well turn the topic of audiobooks into a poll question.

The last time I listened to one, it was an audiobook for The Tao of Pooh. I borrowed it from the library because the actual book wasn’t available. It wasn’t effective because I can’t remember much of what was in the book now. Another time I borrowed an audiobook which was about the environment and pesticides, and it was read by a well-known actress. The topic seemed interesting enough, but I didn’t finish that audiobook because I couldn’t stand the reader’s voice. Also, listening to another person’s voice is different from listening to the voice that’s inside my own head when I’m reading a book.

Other related questions (if you answer yes in the poll):

• What do you do while you’re listening to an audiobook? In the past I just sat and fidgeted, which was boring. I suppose if I listened to them while driving or exercising or eating it’d be less boring.
• What makes you decide to listen to an audiobook in the first place, instead of reading it?
• Do you only listen to certain types of books in the audio format?
• Do you find it faster to listen to an audio version of a book or reading a book?