If you listened to the audio version of a book do you say you read the book?

No, you'd say that you listened to the audio book.

Listened to it.

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If you listened to the audio version of a book do you say you read the book?

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If you told me you read a book I don't need to know if it was paperback, hardcover, audio book etc.

Just let me know what it was about and if it was good.

Audible has immersion reading where you can swap back and forth between reading the book and listening to it, do I need to break down which chapters I read and which ones I listened to?

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In an academic context, no. In a social context, I don't think the distinction is important. And I say that as someone who has never listened to an audio book in my life.

Now, with one caveat: if you "listened" while doing other things, then no, I wouldn't really consider that person as having done any more than the equivalent of skimming the book.

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If you listened to the audio version of a book do you say you read the book?

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Yes. I've had an Audible subscription for 10 years and I've "consumed" over a hundred books. I tell people I've read them and I can have a conversation with anyone else who read the book.

I usually say listened. Weird brag, but I've listened to over 12 months of audiobooks on Audible lol.

I say I listened to the audiobook. I see no reason to represent otherwise

Yep. I do. What ya gonna do about it .

I imagine most audiobook listeners are pretty big readers

And only people who rarely read would care about taking credit for reading a book like it’s completing an Ironman or something