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Originally Posted by sealbeater
Sure. However, I think it's a decent indicator. Absent handicap, if you prefer audiobooks to reading, I think that's because you aren't that versed in reading and you should probably go practice some more. That's just me, not trying to be inflammatory, just the facts. If you would rather listen to someone else read to you, well....
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Lol! A truly ignorant statement. I have no handicap as it relates to reading. I enjoy both reading and listening to books. There is no relationship whatsoever to being able to read and whether or not one would enjoy audiobooks.
There likely is a subset of “people who enjoy audio books” that for some reason can’t read (illness, problems with their site, never learned to read in the first place). But those are not the only people who appreciate audiobooks...and Imsincerely doubt if they make up that big a percentage.
Audiobooks EXTEND my ability to read books. Yes, I am intentionally abusing the term read. I’ve enjoyed reading books since I was a kid. As an adult, there are times I’ve found it difficult to find/make the time for reading books.
What a joy it was to discover audiobooks when I used to drive more than an hour each way to work for a job I had for 7 years. I read lots and lots of books during my commute. Of course it was listening...but the enjoyment was the same. It was still stories.
Now I don’t commute so much, but I listen to books when I walk my dog, or when I’m cooking, or when I’m driving long distances, or flying on a plane.
I keep track of all the books I’ve read and I put a book on the list when I’ve finished reading or listening to it. Because, for me, it is the same.