The New York Times had an article yesterday about audiobooks and whether it's "cheating" to listen to a book rather than read a hard copy. The prevailing opinion in the article seemed to be that it is cheating ... or at least something to be ashamed of.
I listen to books in the car all the time. I'm careful to get unabridged versions (because I'll admit I'm prejudiced against abridged versions), so I really feel that I've "read" the book. My mind may wander at some points, but that can happen when I read print books as well.
I don't understand how anyone can say that this type of reading doesn't count or is somehow "cheating." It's simply a different way of enjoying a book. Do people really think that a vision-impaired person who listening to an audiobook didn't read the book?
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