I Was a Snob About Audiobooks. Not Anymore.
'About Face' is a column about how someone changed their mind.
When it came to reading, I had always been a traditionalist. E-readers were fine, but I preferred the feeling of a book in my hands. I'd listen to audiobooks occasionally, but only on long car trips and only lighter fare: ghostwritten memoirs by celebrities, biographies of rock bands, thrillers.
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I Was a Snob About Audiobooks. Not Anymore.
'About Face' is a column about how someone changed their mind. When it came to reading, I had always been a traditionalist. E-readers were fine, but I preferred the feeling of a book in my hands. I'd listen to audiobooks occasionally, but only on long car trips and only lighter fare: ghostwritten memoirs by celebrities, biographies of rock bands, thrillers.
