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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I consider audiobooks reading, but I also think that reading print and listening to an audiobook are two different skills. They both need to be developed to work for the reader, though most people probably have one that suits their learning style better. 
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The only thing I feel is that it would be sad for us as a culture to lose the ability to read the printed word in long form, something I think our society is moving towards. I think that deep down that's the fear that drives some print readers to rail against audiobooks[/b]. [/quote]

I read over 100 books a year, all in hard copy book form, and I make a point to purchase most of them specifically because I worry that within my lifetime we will see a full transition to digital reading and publishers will stop printing books. So not the same as your audiobook vs printed word argument, but the same idea.  I fear non-digital books will be phased out so I do my part to encourage printing of them. [/quote]

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