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The life of the audiobook star: As the business booms, narrators talk tricky accents, lonely shifts and tackling 100 pages a day

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  1. aymm
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    My mom is extremely into audiobooks, so I tried them a couple times when I was younger. I just couldn't get into it. Listening to them while doing something else distracted me from the book so I...

    My mom is extremely into audiobooks, so I tried them a couple times when I was younger. I just couldn't get into it. Listening to them while doing something else distracted me from the book so I had to rewind every couple of minutes and doing nothing while listening to them felt like wasted time - I could just read the books instead and I'd be faster too! Then I got into podcasts which were perfectly fine to listen to for me (missing a couple words or sentences isn't as big of a deal with them), and I kinda got used to listening to something while running errands. Now I can concentrate enough on what I'm listening to and still do whatever I'm doing. (Excluding things where I have to concentrate on the task like coding, reading articles, etc.). My audiobook usage has spiked since then! Additionally, moving out, getting a job, and working out has left me with less time than I'd like to read, but doing chores, grocery shopping, cooking, and pretty much anything I do sports wise (with the exception of going for a swim) works perfectly with a voice in my head

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  2. envy
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    It's amazing how an audio book can be made or broken by the narrator. If the narrator doesn't do distinct accents and talking styles, a fictional book is almost impossible to follow, as there are...

    It's amazing how an audio book can be made or broken by the narrator.

    If the narrator doesn't do distinct accents and talking styles, a fictional book is almost impossible to follow, as there are no other audible clues to when one person stopped talking and the other one started.

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