“Audit books”
I’ve never felt comfortable saying I read a book if I only listened to the audiobook version. It’s a valid way to engage with a text (and the only way I can get through some dry nonfiction without spontaneously napping) so no shade, but retention and engagement isn’t always the same. So I like Kevin Kelley’s casual use of “auditing” as a verb for audiobooks.
I’ll read anything Kevin Kelley writes. Recently, he wrote about self-publishing: “Everything I Know about Self-Publishing.
I think there is some survivorship bias at play here, so approach his advice aware of the audience he’s already cultivated.