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.

Of course it counts as reading the book. For most people I’m sure they essentially “read” the book to themselves when they read it anyway. And the end result is exactly the same.

Some people can get as much out of it listening as others can reading. I'm not one of those people. I need something to touch and see. I wish I had stronger auditory skills, but don't.

Due to my inability to read, I only use audiobooks, so yea.