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On a related note, over at goodreads, there are members of a monthly "book" club. I've noticed a frightening number of participants don't actually read books ... they listen to them.
Yes, it's an alternative and, no, it's not the same thing as reading.
I suppose one could argue they are equally "consuming" books (as in, getting through the words) but surely books are meant to be read just as plays are generally meant to be experienced in performance.
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Before books there were storytellers and when books became available there were not that many people who could read.
I learned to read by sitting in my grandmothers lap while she read to me.
If people of any age prefer to be read to or enjoy listening to a book while driving or doing a monotonous task it seems like a good thing. I've even read to children and adults without feeling I was damaging their developement.
Some people have a hard time reading on their own and some prefer not too. Some people like to cook and some buy take-out.
Helen