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Reading For Fun Is Plummeting in The US, And Experts Are Concerned (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] limer@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I now prefer audiobooks myself. I don’t know if this counts as reading though

[–] False@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Article is counting audiobooks:

For the purposes of the study, it was considered reading for pleasure if participants read a book, magazine, newspaper, or e-reader, or listened to an audiobook, for their own personal interest.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago

Yes I know some people count it as reading ; but I use a few different parts of my brain when listening, instead of seeing words.

So whatever I am doing may be different enough to not be the same.