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i love audiobooks.
no, they don't count as reading.
And why not? Do you not enjoy the story on a similar manner?
Are you saying blind people have never read a book they’ve listened to before?
Better or worse could be argued, but they are not the same. I would have to find the source, but reading has a different retention process and neural response in the brain. When you read, you live the experience as your brain creates the characters/imagery/emotions/voices… etc. You are creating more of the story in your head. You also get better at reading as you do it more, not quite the same skill training as listening.