I respect audio books, and I enjoy them. It’s great that others listen to them too, but it isn’t the same as reading. It’s a different experience.
Listening to a recording of someone reading a book isn’t the same as reading a book yourself, just like listening to a recording of someone using the bathroom isn’t the same as using the bathroom yourself.
Listening is not reading. If you disagree, try this. Start your favorite audiobook where you left off. Now, go back two chapters and “read” the second sentence of the fifth paragraph. Do it by feel because you’ve listened to it before.
I respect audio books, and I enjoy them. It’s great that others listen to them too, but it isn’t the same as reading. It’s a different experience.
Listening to a recording of someone reading a book isn’t the same as reading a book yourself, just like listening to a recording of someone using the bathroom isn’t the same as using the bathroom yourself.
Listening is not reading. If you disagree, try this. Start your favorite audiobook where you left off. Now, go back two chapters and “read” the second sentence of the fifth paragraph. Do it by feel because you’ve listened to it before.