I expected that if they continued to grow, audiobooks' and written books would undergo speciation.
Books are a medium. Audiobooks are a different medium. Film may have dabbled in being recorded theatre... but it didn't remain there for long. No one watches recorded plays. Audiobooks have, mostly, stayed just audio versions of the book.
It's just surprising that audiobook listeners haven't developed a distinct taste apart from book readers.
Even though it has gotten huge... the audiobook industry is mostly byproduct and afterthought.
Imagine how lame a podcast version of time magazine would be, with an audiobook-like, minimalist adaptation. About as good as watching a recorded play.
I expected that if they continued to grow, audiobooks' and written books would undergo speciation.
Books are a medium. Audiobooks are a different medium. Film may have dabbled in being recorded theatre... but it didn't remain there for long. No one watches recorded plays. Audiobooks have, mostly, stayed just audio versions of the book.
It's just surprising that audiobook listeners haven't developed a distinct taste apart from book readers.
Even though it has gotten huge... the audiobook industry is mostly byproduct and afterthought.
Imagine how lame a podcast version of time magazine would be, with an audiobook-like, minimalist adaptation. About as good as watching a recorded play.