Thread: Listening is the new reading
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Old 11-29-2017, 04:18 PM   #265
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Originally Posted by Catlady View Post
I've just finished an audiobook, and after the final credits, the narrator intones, "... and thank you for being a Recorded Books reader." Yes, READER.

The word had never struck me before, and I even wondered if it was something new-ish. But I spot-checked a few other of my Recorded Books titles, and even back in 1999, the tagline was the same--Recorded Books has been referring to those who listen to their audiobooks as readers, not listeners. READERS.
My current audiobook is billed as "Phineas Finn performed by Timothy West." Since I obviously can't read a performance, I must be listening to it.
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