The same reason why I’m not interested in podcasts, youtube or Rumble channels, etcetera.
I process information faster than people talk. I find it much easier as well as faster to read a transcript than I do to pay attention to someone talking who has no feedback from me, and all video does for me is demand my eyeballs as well. If there’s a reason (for instance, videos of disputed events), fine. Otherwise it’s slowing me up.
I drive a lot. But when I drive, I listen to music, not people talking. Why? Because I’m paying attention to the road and my vehicle and what’s going on. My mind will ‘cut away’ from distractions automatically and pay attention to what’s important, a legacy of twelve years spent as an air traffic controller. But it means I may miss critical moments, or receive them garbled.
When I’m reading, my mind is on the material and if there are important distractions, I can put it down until I’ve dealt with those distractions. A much more comfortable situation.
Finally, creating an audiobook is more expensive than creating any kind of printed material (e-book, paperback, or hardcover). I’m willing to do it if there’s enough demand, but so far I’m not seeing anything like enough demand to justify the expense.
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