Blinkist vs Audible vs Books
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2019
- Find the best productivity tools with our site: toolfinder.co/ Today, we chat about productive reading. Are Audible, Blinkist or physical reads the best way to go? And how do they all differ and compare. We discuss the pro's and con's of Blinkist, Audible and Reading.
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Keep Productive Reading physical books for me takes the price which I can also do when using public transport. But when I’m driving I prefer Audible or podcasts.
However, if I had to choose one it be physical books
Audible. I find it hard to find either the time or the calm to sit down and read. However audible I can listen to a book when I work out or drive my car etc. I’ve got over 100 books so far in it.
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Witch is...?
@@rafikgourari2776 to write "which"* correctly
Great video! I love to have the Audible and Kindle version of all non-fiction. Kindle is great for highlighting my notes and sending them to EverNote for later review or sharing.
Lately everytime I enter RUclips to search for a review you have it! You are great thanks
I personally recommend Scribd. It's like Netflix for books/audiobooks.
Can you please tell me more about its features and why you like it ? Have you tried any other apps ?
Our public libraries have audible books and written books you can check out for free.
Thx for the review 👍
Thanks, Francesco---good food for thought. Not sure what country offers Audible for $7.99/month, but here in the US it's $14.95/month.
I thought immediately the same. Like what! $7.99?Maybe he meant £7.99
I am now confused. He said dollars over and over. Not pounds.
What is this?
Where is audible going for $7.99 dude?
Life Pro tip. Get a subscription in India if you want save money. It costs around $3/month
Same here. I remember the price being too high from checking it out a year ago. I have to double take when he said that.
it sounds ridiculous when you say it, like one cup of capuccino is 5 dollars, and your subscribption is just 3 cups of it.. cmon! knowledge is precious!
justwor ship05 but is it really as precious as 3 cups of coffee?
When you buy the books online where do they are saved? Audible library or your device?
Thank you for comparison. I would say the Blinklist is good for books when you aren't sure if you should read it or not ..you can get some overview and decide according to that ... and I still have problem with audiobooks cuz I dont know if I can count it as "read" if I just listen to that haha .,. anyone is the same?:)
According to science you absorb the information equally as well though listening. So unless your getting a trophy for "reading" the book, I wouldn't worry about it.
If you have trouble sitting down distracted to read I think audible is a good alternative. Problem is I keep picking detail-heavy books and re-listening to parts...probably would be better with a kindle version! I'm terrible at reading and likely on the dyslexic scale.
I am considering picking a book in both audible and electronic format then read/listening simultaneously to see if I can retain more information "reading it twice". I realise this is a costly prospect going forward if I think it was a successful endeavour but the idea is to spend money but save time.
Yes, and I tend to absorb and be able to think through information better if I get it visually. I have blinkist, so where necessary, I go to the "text" page to read it. I wouldn't say that I had "read" the book, but that I'd got a good summary of it. I always fall asleep when listening to full audiobooks so I never get through any. Certainly I'd be happier to read a printed-out book.
(I also have Scribd, I like it because I can read the books on screens, but I found its app difficult to use and don't like the UI on its website for ebooks.)
@@ktee6370 if I listen to audible books I make a point of doing it when I'm quite awake or doing something requiring me to be awake but with not an awful lot of mental stimulus most of the time. Like motorway driving. I can always pause it using the steering wheel controls should the situation around me change.
Although if you have a habit of nodding off during them that probably shouldn't be a recommendation on my part :D
That is true, it'd be dangerous. Luckily I don't drive 😄
I'm doing research on the field of literary studies, so I tend to mull over texts and words, expressions and sentences. Reading consists of a lot of re-reading, and that includes flipping to previous chapters and passages to ascertain the relevance of what is currently being read.
That is probably why my brain turns off when I'm listening to audiobooks: My mind is aware that it isn't possible to rewind the file a gazillion times, so it probably just chooses not to engage.
Thus the falling asleep.
But when insomnia hits, I have a tried-and-tested antedote 😂
I love the idea of audiobooks; being able to do other things while “reading” at the same time. Sadly, it doesn’t work for me. I’ve listened to a couple of books on Audible but at the end of it I don’t remember absolutely anything. What I actually read stays with me way better. So, it doesn’t matter to me if at the end of the year instead of 50 books I read only 25. At least I remember those. :)
The problem is you do something else while listening, you still need to really listen it.
It's more grammatically correct to say " I remember absolutely nothing" or "I dont remember anything". Maybe English isn't your first language , I just thought it might be helpful :)
ISH ISH Thanks. And you’re right. My first language is Spanish.
I will read the book while listening to the audio book of the book
I will read the summary while listening to the summary of the book :)
Blinkist offers a free book to listen to for 24 hours everyday no sub required. I use it to see what a Book is like if it’s seems really good then I end up buying a physical copy because I like to take notes so I’m not just listening but applying and practicing what I read.
I mostly use Libby now and surprised not to see it in the comparisons mentioned considering it's free.
Kat Y thank you so so much, you’ve really saved me. Libby is just amazing!
I was listening to Read To Lead Podcast to help direct my library so that I wasn't randomly buying books that I might be disappointed in, but then found Blinkist. I use Blinkist to go through the Blinks. If I find the blinks lacking in any way and want to dive deeper into the book, then I will purchase on Audible (or use a credit). If I really enjoy the Audible version, I will purchase the physical book so that I have the ability to write in the margins, give to subordinates/colleagues, and keep for posterity to evaluate how my notes and thoughts on the subject have changed or evolved. Now that I am getting into Zettelkasten, maybe Blinkist and Audible will suffice... TBD.
i dont do this but this was my exact thought i was while watching the video. do you have an example?
Thanks for the common sense responses.... Really helpful.
I prefer Kindle app. Although Audible is good at helping me fall asleep at night xD The sleeping timer is quite helpful.
I use Blinkist for non-fiction books, and read physical fiction books. Audio books don't work for me that well.
I’m confused as to why you would not have mentioned the option of reading through Kindle, Kobo or Apple Books
Because he's comparing Blinklist and Audible like the title says.
What do you think of Headway vs Blinkist? :)
Sweet...I like this. Thanks for sharing...
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Shocked when you said "I am 25"!
Aha. I probably look 30+ aha.
Francesco.
3:43 Unless it's a graphic referenced book then you're screwed. Same with ebooks. If a text book refers to images and the images are worse than a bad 90s xerox copy... you're screwed. 😕
Audible is great for reading non-fiction books, reading physical or digital books is great for fiction or short reads. I've tried Blinkist but it didn't fit me and how I read.
I'm a serial note-taker, and I often put write things in the margins or nooks and crannies of books (marginalia), or highlight stuff in Kindle/iBooks. Reading non-fiction books really puts me into overdrive on note-taking, and most of the time I spend more time getting off track on certain things being mentioned in the books rather than focusing on finishing the actual reading. On one hand, this may be very useful time for thinking, but on the other sometimes it's just make me overthink or over-analyze sections, which then gets resolved by reading the next chapters of the book. Listening to non-fiction really allows me to make space in my mind to think and visualize, while not get bogged down writing or noting stuff. Plus, it's great for your walks or commute, truly handy. (In the same way this is why I like listening to non-fiction podcasts as well.)
For fiction books, nothing beats (for me) the suspense of reading it with your eyes. You can pace yourself, you can allow yourself to ruminate with certain passages, and it demands your full attention. Reading fiction is also easier for me than reading non-fiction, so I guess I can make time to read a good book in a day or two. Lately I've been very busy day-to-day, but I've allowed myself to read at least 30 mins of fiction everyday.
Blinkist is good when you're trying to evaluate reading something, or even summarizing what you've read. While its summaries may be really good and even entertaining, I feel there's a lot you're missing if you don't get on with the book.
Audible is also quite cheap, but of course if you want to build a physical library you won't be able to do that with a digital subscription. I've lost many of my books two years ago due to termites, and that experience really taught me how to divorce myself from physical books, and really just focus on what's in them. That said, it'd be actually more expensive to buy a physical book a month than get one from audible. Except of course if you frequent second-hand and thrift bookshops, where you can get a lot for cheap. (Though I usually read it in the shop, if I can!)
I'm the opposite, I find Blinklist far superior for non-fiction (Self help, motivation etc) and audible decent for fiction.
When you were done with Blinklist, did you feel like you had a grasp of the knowledge from the books you read
I had blinkist but used only for few months, the voice of the lady from most books really irritated me. I liked the voice of the guy from history books though.
Which one do you think the Globglogabgalab would prefer?
Headway app looks like Blinkist
I have not tried Blinkist but don't think I'd like the condensed format. I LOVE Audible and have been listening to it for past couple of years. I spend a lot of time commuting in my car and Audible is perfect for that. I mix it up between non-fiction and fiction books and really find it to be a good value. I do also spend a good amount of time reading paper books as well as I enjoy it, and also to keep my professional skills up to speed. Some of the education books I read are not available on Audible so paper is the only way to go, but I do also enjoy spending some downtime with a good paper book as often as I'm able to.
Now audible has a vast library included in the membership,exponentially better now.
Storyshots app
Imagine thinking that reading made you lazy.... oy vey....
Anyhow 15 minutes just seems too short to me I mean that's really not much tinder at all. Big fan of Audible though.
I cant take information out of something by just hearing it
Dude, take notes!
For this money you can buy one book every few months, and after it can be read by your kids in several generations... every family must have their paper books from grandpa
In my experience, the book being read by the author is very hit or miss, and usually miss. Authors are good at writing, not necessarily voice acting. Stephen King is my favorite example of this. He's an engaging and prolific writer, but man does he stink when it comes to trying to read his own material!
Audible is clearly the badest for me
wisecrack > blinkist
isn't audible $14 a month?
$7.99 a month
@@keepproductive I think we're both right. When I signed up, the only option they had was the $14 one. Now it looks like they have a $7 option as well
Hahae so good
in the future they will burn and bury the knowledge.
Totally agree. Blinkist is a rip-off.
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