Audiobooks are reading, just like using an ebook reader, a bound book, an app, or any other format is still reading.

Don’t be elitist, just✨let people enjoy things✨however works best for them.

Plus, if it’s a big book and there’s a cat on your lap, it’s tiring to hold the up all the time. Or sometimes the cat lays on the book.

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@la_marteau @bookstodon when I am tired or unable to focus listening to a book 📖 is such a pleasure. I think it brings back the feeling of being read stories in childhood, even when the subject matter is fully adult. I have favorite narrators I look for. It really is ableist in several ways to snob on audio. Don't people listen to NPR?
@CaroCrow @la_marteau @bookstodon Who are your favorite narrators?
@owlislost @la_marteau @bookstodon Ah. I have a couple of favorites... Joy Nash, Stephen Dexter, Chris Brinkley, Simon Prebble, Rosalyn Landor. Just a few. Dexter does an amazing job with local accents and vernacular. 🎧🎤