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Audiobook Reading in Australia report released

Thursday, 2 July 2026    Books+Publishing
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A new report, Audiobook Reading in Australia, by Millicent Weber, ARC DECRA fellow (audiobooks and digital book culture) and senior lecturer in English at the Australian National University, has found only 40% of Australians consider listening to an audiobook to “count” as reading. The report is based on a survey...

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