I spend a lot of time driving, audiobooks are the way to go

Paper for sure. For a novel, I just find an E-reader too impersonal. A paper book is much more cosy.

Also, if the book's ending sucks, I can throw it across the room. I did that when I read Crichton's Sphere.

I also can't do audiobooks. My attention just drifts too much and I miss important things. I do listen to radio dramatizations though. The BBC does lots of them and many are on the Internet Archive.

me: audiobook.
Wife: E-reader.

Ereaders, because I can get classic works for free from public archives.

My tech dream. Imagine a blank book. Pages look, smell, and feel like paper. Insert a disc into the cover, and text appears on the pages. You can change the text as many times as you want.

Niche item, I know, but I can dream.

My preference is Hardback > Paperback > Ebook as a last resort.

Audiobooks are my go to. I work with my hands all day and having an audiobook is great for non-stop listening.

When I get super into a series I'll end up reading ahead on my phone from royal road or patreon.

If I have the time, I'll do an e-reader or a book. They're about even.

I usually read an epub file on my phone while listening to the audiobook at the same time.

I can't read book on my phone or tablet so I need paper books but I like audio books when I can't read and just want to listen

Paper. I don't fuck with pdfs and audio books are a crime against nature

Whichever one lets you read the most, which for me can change

ebooks first. i'll text-to-speech it most of the times but the text being there helps so i can attach my annotations. if the book is brilliant, i'll buy a physical copy and install it in my growing library. this year though, i got a little risky and bought my first quarter of the year TBR all paper books. EXPENSIVE!

I read ebooks because they're more portable, I can read them on my phone instead of doing the old social media counterpoint all day. I have signed up for several digital library cards with fake addresses so I can access more books, lol, and I also buy ebooks with survey money, so all the free books! I read about 10 books a week.

Osmosis

Audio books let me capitalize on the strengths of my ADHD.

I prefer paper books but listen to more audiobooks because commute time is down time already.

I prefer paper but I’m happy to have my kobo while traveling!

i like all three. do i have to pick?

I apologize if I haven't seen it in another comment, but there is a category missing (sort of, let me quickly explain).

I like reading books from my phone with a dark theme (inverted colors). It's not exactly an e-reader, though it is electronic.

I don't claim it's the best way, it's just very convenient because of (former Reddit)/(now Lemmy) addiction to using my phone to read about cool stuff.

It's particularly handy before sleeping or when commuting

Edit: added last sentence

Paper, but I love the convenience of e-books on my phone; I'm never without a book.

Edit: And since my phone is waterproof, I can read in the bath, or while washing dishes!

E-books and e-readers all the way! All my teenage years I was reading on a e-reader.

I broke mine couple of months ago and I will probably buy an replacement with my next paycheck.

I fuckin hate reading. Audio books all the way.

Audiobooks allow me to stoll through the park while drinking coffee and listening to the story. Or for fantastic visualization, driving across the country with an audiobook offers little visual distraction. Basically they let me do mundane but necessary things while "reading".

I want the physical book for the shelf but I read the ebook on my smartphone. Way more convenient for me.