There is no question that authors delivering the work themselves is preferable. But that option is rarely available (only 20% of NYT Best Sellers have audio books read by the authors).
| "you’ll just end up moving this information from being locked in prose to being locked in sound"
I don't think that everyone shares this opinion. Your fellow YC Batchmates are very happy that Paul Graham's essays are now in audio format as an example. More than 1000 founders have subscribed to the feed.
| "you’ll just end up moving this information from being locked in prose to being locked in sound"
I don't think that everyone shares this opinion. Your fellow YC Batchmates are very happy that Paul Graham's essays are now in audio format as an example. More than 1000 founders have subscribed to the feed.