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That "author" is obiously unhinged or, at the very least, cavalier about his craft. Or both.
As to the debate about audiobooks. I got addicted to audiobooks because of long commutes to grad school and work. Now I just have work but I still have a long commute. I get my stories in but I have a real hard time sitting down and reading now. I miss that because I do think I have much less recall of an audiobook than I do of a text book. Since I started e-reading, I have been able to read a few text books but less than I had hoped.
Neil Gaiman is excellent at reading his own work and gives good audiobook, by the way, and I really enjoyed, for example, the audiobook of Richard Matheson's Other Kingdoms, read by Bronson Pinchot, and George Guidall's readings of the Harry Potter books. However, I miss that ability to sit down and read. I always loved doing that as a kind and young adult. I know I am busier now but I think that multitasking while listening to audiobooks and the Internet have conspired to kill my attention span. I still get stories in but I get lost in them so much more if I am able to sit and read, rather than listen while driving/shopping/exercising/housecleaning.
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