Paper Books, Kindle, or Audiobooks: What’s the Best Way to Read?

Paper, digital, audio: which type of book is best? In this video, I look at which format has the edge depending on your reasons for reading. 📺 Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.app/videos/thomasfrank-digital-vs-physical-books 🛠 COURSES AND RESOURCES: Notion channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasFrankExplains Free Notion templates - https://thomasjfrank.com/templates/ Learn Notion - https://thomasjfrank.com/fundamentals Productivity and Habits courses - https://thomasjfrank.com/courses/ 🦙 SPONSOR: 🔥 The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare:https://skl.sh/thomasfrank11211 📃 ARTICLE VERSION: https://collegeinfogeek.com/physical-digital-audiobooks-compared/ 🐦 SOCIAL STUFF: Instagram ➔ https://instagram.com/tomfrankly Twitter ➔ https://twitter.com/tomfrankly Podcast ➔ https://www.youtube.com/TheCollegeInfoGeekPodcast Music Channel ➔ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmqK2G-3AL_WP5KffH_wqAA Spotify Study Playlist ➔ https://open.spotify.com/user/thomasfrank09/playlist/4ETfiRPHVmUFLF6q0g8Fux?si=IPfx3dAgQ1SIUwhh5YEQMQ ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - 4 Reasons Why We Read 01:36 - Reading for Fun 03:29 - Reading for Knowledge 05:00 - Reading for Research and Reference 07:07 - Reading for Deep Understanding 🔗 VIDEO LINKS: Comparing Comprehension of a Long Text Read in Print Book and on Kindle: Where in the Text and When in the Story?: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6384527/ Does Modality Matter? The Effects of Reading, Listening, and Dual Modality on Comprehension: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244016669550 👐 BUSINESS: Please contact my agent at thomasfrank@standard.tv 🎞 SPECIAL THANKS Video clips supplied by Getty Images 💰 I'm fortunate enough to work with great sponsors who support my work, so I don't use Patreon or any other crowdfunding service. However, if you'd like to support a worthy cause, consider donating to help more children get access to a high-quality education: https://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/fundraiser/1489730