Does listening to an audiobook count as reading it?

Answer 1

I guess I disagree with most of the other answers. Listening to audiobook in my opinion absolutely does count as reading it. I believe as a listener I get more out of the audio book than I would from reading it. Inflection and cadence of the narrator add something extra that I can't get from traditionally reading it.

Answer 2

No. I think they're completely different brain process with different benefits. Personally, I enjoy the feeling of churning through a book and creating a whole mental world with nobody but the words' help more, but listening to audiobooks can lead to captivating, gratifying roadtrips.

Answer 3

Yes it does, study after study shows that the same parts of your brain are being used when you are reading a book as well as listening to a audiobook. Also people who have dyslexic, ADHD, etc. are greatly benefited by this as they can comprehend books in a whole new sense with works for them! They are no longer feel left out of the book scene and can have these amazing experiences and benefits anyone else has when reading! It really is just a life changing thing for them, it's like having the keys for a door that used to be locked! Not even mentioning the education aspect of this. Even for people without these conditions audiobooks can help reading comprehension, speed, memory and almost every other aspect of reading! With that said it all depends on the person, if you think you get more out of reading a physical book, read a physical book! If you think you get more out of listening to audiobook, listen to audiobook! But yes, overall reading and audiobook are most definitely equal!

Answer 4

No, I don't think so. Audiobooks are great, you are still absorbing the story while able to multitask by walking the dog, doing chores, etc. , But I think reading a book and listening to a book are two different experiences.

Answer 5

In my own opinion, it doesn’t because when you read an audio book, it’s hard to understand the book if you can’t see it for yourself.

Answer 6

No, because you are listening, an aural process, not reading, a visual process. However, since most of the books were composed through writing, you are still engaged with writing, even though you are not reading it.

Answer 7

yes, you still get the same information even though you arent reading it with your eyes. you still know what happens and you find out the same story line and ending. I myself can't follow along very easily with audiobooks so I prefer physical reading. but do whatever works for you.

Answer 8

In my opinion, No. You aren't using the same type of brain function while listening to something, as you are, when visually seeing the same thing. Reading comprehension and Listening/Verbal comprehension are completely different methods of learning.

Answer 9

If you can answer questions about the story after hearing it on an audiobook just as well as you can if you read the text, then it counts as reading it. As long as you have understood the story and can remember things about it, you've 'read' it. Some people actually remember things better if they hear them than if they read them. When I act in stage plays, for example, I record my lines and the lines of others that come before and after my lines, into a digital recorder. Sometimes, if the play is really short, I'll read all of the lines and record them. Then, I'll listen to it several times a day. By the time of dress rehearsal, I have my lines and those that lead up to them memorized and can focus on the actual acting itself.

Answer 10

In my view, the audiobook version is similar to the printed version. Today, we have very busy lives and don't have time to read books. The audiobooks make us able to have incredible literature you'd otherwise never have time for.