S1E38 - Reading in the Digital Age - “That may be the nerdiest thing that’s happened on this show”

In this episode:


We love to read, but the big question we get asked his what
we read. And how. Do we prefer ebooks to paper books, or
audiobooks to ebooks? So we talk about how our collections have
moved mostly digital for a number of reasons, not the least of
which is simply the clutter that buying tons of hardcovers and
paperbacks accumulate over the years.

We discuss the benefits of smartphone ebook apps, and how
between them and audiobooks, we can get through so many more
books than we would otherwise.

Speaking of audiobooks, we love them! We listen to tons of
different audiobooks. Void tends to use Whispersync on Kindle to
keep his place between the same book, but Beej listens to a
completely different kind of book on audio than he reads. It’s
like the formats work differently for each geek!

Void doesn’t like books set in the real-world, but Beej is
okay with them if they have good characters.

We talk a lot about comics in another podcast, so we gloss
over them here. We love to read them, but make sure you go back
and listen to our comics episode. It really needs some love.

And now...our favorite authors! People ask all the time, and
if we need to break it down more specifically, we will. We talk
about people like Brandon Sanderson, John Scalzi, and Patrick
Rothfuss. And more than that! If you want deep-dives into any
particular authors, let us know!

Can you guys also leave a ratings or review on iTunes? They
help a bunch, and we haven’t asked in a while. So thanks! We
appreciate it!

Remember that we’re having a Q&A show (AMA-style) sometime in
November, so send us your questions. Twitter and the subreddit
are the easiest places to get them to us.
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Weekly Geekery


Beej - Getting to meet R.L. Stine in April, New MacBook Pro!,
Overwatch Halloween event, Quitting my job

Void -  Early Voting / More Gamefly ( Uncharted 4 /
Attack on Titan / Battlefield 1 / Titanfall 2 ) / Civ VI



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