Cool site, but for myself, I will stick with Audible because of the convenience. I have probably spent about $1000 on Audible books and I feel like that has been a good value, over many years.
Some advantages I have experienced:
When I read James Joyce "Ulysses" several years ago, it was somewhat difficult to follow the narrative. I then listened to it as an audio book with a half a dozen good actors reading the parts and the book came to life for me.
I have some arthritis in my hands, and any time not using a keyboard, holding a physical book, or an eBook reader helps.
When I am working in the yard, cleaning up the kitchen, etc. it is good to listen to a book.
The one thing that bothers me is the possibility of losing a large investment in Kindle and Audible books if I ever lost my Amazon account. I mitigate this somewhat by buying some eBooks and audio books on Google Play and on Apple's store. --> don't put all of your eggs in one basket.
If I could suggest on your last point, that if you are fearful of Audible ever going the way of the dodo, that you look into OpenAudible. I've used it to keep an offline Archive of my content.
Not sure what you’re criticizing. If you’re already spreading your eggs around to different baskets, this site just provides a few more baskets, a few more ways of obtaining audiobooks - mp3, free on Audible, etc.
Some advantages I have experienced:
When I read James Joyce "Ulysses" several years ago, it was somewhat difficult to follow the narrative. I then listened to it as an audio book with a half a dozen good actors reading the parts and the book came to life for me.
I have some arthritis in my hands, and any time not using a keyboard, holding a physical book, or an eBook reader helps.
When I am working in the yard, cleaning up the kitchen, etc. it is good to listen to a book.
The one thing that bothers me is the possibility of losing a large investment in Kindle and Audible books if I ever lost my Amazon account. I mitigate this somewhat by buying some eBooks and audio books on Google Play and on Apple's store. --> don't put all of your eggs in one basket.