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I know it’s been asked before but do audio books count towards your goal?

I know it’s been asked before but do audio books count towards your goal?

Freya #questionnaire #audio book

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Jean

Yes they do.

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FreyaQuestion author

I think so too. I was just curious

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Jalane

I hope so.

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Jan-Hendrik

No

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Judith

Yes

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Jennifer

Yes

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Megan

Absolutely. They’re books. Science agrees! https://www.thecut.com/2016/08/listening-to-a-book-instead-of-reading-isnt-cheating.html

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Irene

Yea why not?

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Kak

It should

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Vivian

Of course, they’re books you take in through your ears instead of your eyes or fingers.

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Jade

yup

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Jennifer

Yes, in my opinion

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Heather

I add them in. I still experienced the book

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Brenda

Yes

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Valerie

Of course they do. It’s about understanding. Comprehension.

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Jenny

Yes

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Rita

Absolutely

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Rita

I asked Joe Hill about this when I met him and he went on a 10 minute rant about how it’s ridiculous that people don’t consider audiobooks to be as good as reading

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Heather

I love Joe Hill so much.

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Heather

There was an interesting article recently about Owen. He said his first job was making audiobooks for his dad.

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Rita

@Heather yup Joe talked about that too!

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Jennifer

If you could not see, you’d have to use your fingers or your ears. It doesn’t matter how the text gets into you, just that it does.

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Tina

I always count them

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Kate

Yes

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Theresa

Absolutely!

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Tiffany

Yes they do

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Nicole

If you want them to! It’s your goal!

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Jessica

I live by that, I work six days a week 8-12 hour shifts. It’s the only way I can read since I’m allowed to wear headphones at work

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Tona

That’s almost all I do, so yep

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Shecca

for me, audio goes toward my goal but not rereads

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Haley

I suppose it’s personal preference.. but I consider them books, so I say yes.

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Tracey

I think they should.

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Julie

I count them. It may not be reading in the traditional sense, but it’s still someone reading the book to you, and you hearing the story. It’s a great way to hit your word count, because most audio books are between 6-12ish hours of listening. You can get through a book in a day, or two, while you are doing other things, like dishes, or laundry, or driving.

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Manda

A book is a book, of course, of course ?

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Rae

I add them to my read list but not towards my goal. I’m a little picky about my goal though. I say, if you want it to count, then it counts ?

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Denise

Yes I count then toward my goal.

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Rikke

They count!

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Kaitlin

They’re books, aren’t they? 😉

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Sonja

I’ve considered it

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Kathryn

yes because you still know every word that was said in the book. movies don’t count

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Beverly

Yes

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Marcy

Of course

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Landon

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/07/31/is-listening-to-a-book-a-cheating/?sw_bypass=true&utm_term=.ce8b0a2f8818

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Tara

Why not?

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Judith

If we count information received to the brain by our eyes, why not information received to our brain by our ears?

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Kelly

I don’t count audiobooks.
I only count books I read as Books Read.

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Sophiene

Of course, a book is a book whether read or listened to

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Melissa

Absolutely

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Imran

Never been able to follow through with the audio ones

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Madeline

Why wouldn’t they?
I guess if someone is a stickler for traditional ways. It really helps me read often with my long drive to and from work. Also, because of that, I read more often in the book or kindle version

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Laura

100% they do

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Bobbi

I never counted them until this year (2017). My library has so many books that are only available on Overdrive or Hoopla that you can’t get in a paper book. I love them as I don’t have to mess with CD’s in the car. Download them to my tablet and listen while I drive.

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FreyaQuestion author

That’s what I am doing!

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Katarina

Yes. Absolutely!

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Tina

I wish there was a separate category on Goodreads. I track them myself but there needs to be a checkbox so you can search for them.

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FreyaQuestion author

That’s a genius idea! That way you can track both physical copy/ebooks and audiobooks

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Matt

Always. I retain the story the same whether I read or listen (unless the narrator sucks then it ruins the book).

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Barb

I sure hope so. I add this to my reading total.

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