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Old 12-05-2011, 04:37 PM   #89
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Originally Posted by sun surfer View Post
I personally have never listened to an audiobook, but I don't see a huge difference from reading. I don't think using your eyes to scan words on a page is somehow intrinsically better than listening to someone speak the same words.
Listening is passive. Reading is active.

It's similar to the difference between going to the theater and seeing a live performance, and sitting at home watching a video of the performance on PBS, for example. Even though the content is exactly the same, the experience is completely different.
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