• whatsisface@sh.itjust.works
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    “Amazon must have recognized the potential success, as 73% of people listen to audiobooks daily.”

    Well that’s a lie. They even posted a reference for the statistic but clearly didn’t bother to read it.

    The number their source gives is 45% (for US and no mention of daily), with 73% of those people listening during their commutes.

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      Also, that “Fresh” audiobook statistics article is from 2021, but they slapped “(2025)” onto the title to preserve the freshness.

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      I can’t deal with audio books as they are spoken much slower than I like to read. If they spoke as fast as I read, however, it would sound awful.