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Originally Posted by victauria
I absolutely count them as books read, both for my personal 2012 challenge and for anyone else with whom I might discuss any given book. No matter how the story or information, in the case of non-fiction, becomes part of my inner world, it is there. I could discuss an audio book or a p-book or an e-book without necessarily touching upon the medium used. No one would know, either, unless it came up as an interesting side note.
So count 'em, I say!
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I am currently listening to a nonfiction audio book--first one ever for me; I've listened to a few fiction audio books. This happens to be a biography, and although it is enjoyable with an excellent reader, I am very frustrated that there is no way to know what information is sourced and/or quoted, and what information is the author's interpretation or invention. If the reader says, "According to so-and-so ..." I don't know if the next bit is a paraphrase or a quote; I don't know where a quote ends. I don't know if there's a footnote or endnote.
I think this is a real limitation in a nonfiction audio book, and something I hadn't previously considered.