http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/08/02/is-listening-cheating/ The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/08/02/is-listening-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-10477 Ed E Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:15:34 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/08/02/is-listening-cheating/#comment-10477 Listening cheating? if it is, I wish the copywrite laws would reflect that. . . I don't consider it 'cheating' and I'm glad that listening is available.......... it's a safer way to read and drive. Listening cheating? if it is, I wish the copywrite laws would reflect that. . . I don’t consider it ‘cheating’ and I’m glad that listening is available………. it’s a safer way to read and drive.

]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/08/02/is-listening-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-10476 Sue Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:57:10 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/08/02/is-listening-cheating/#comment-10476 How is this cheating? When I listen to an audiobook, I often "read" more than if I were holding the print book in my hand. It is much easier to skim or skip over portions of a printed book than it is to skip portions of an audiobook. How is this cheating? When I listen to an audiobook, I often “read” more than if I were holding the print book in my hand. It is much easier to skim or skip over portions of a printed book than it is to skip portions of an audiobook.

]]> http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/08/02/is-listening-cheating/comment-page-1/#comment-10474 srah Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:35:07 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2007/08/02/is-listening-cheating/#comment-10474 I may be mistaken, but I feel like there are more unabridged audio versions of books than there used to be. Reading or listening to an abridged version does seem like cheating, but hey - if all the words are there, I'm cool with listening. You do miss out on the opportunity to flip back a few pages and say "Wait, what happened there again?" or to remember what the page looked like where X happened, so that you can jump to it when you're looking for it later. I may be mistaken, but I feel like there are more unabridged audio versions of books than there used to be. Reading or listening to an abridged version does seem like cheating, but hey – if all the words are there, I’m cool with listening. You do miss out on the opportunity to flip back a few pages and say “Wait, what happened there again?” or to remember what the page looked like where X happened, so that you can jump to it when you’re looking for it later.

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