Why I always read books and never listen to them

Lots of people I know swear by audible books and don't read them any more.

A number of my readers do likewise.

Why don't I?

One reason: when I read I often stop to think about a word or a phrase or the possible meanings of something that's not initially clear.

Sometimes I write something down to look into later.

Or I start daydreaming or its ilk.

Sure, if you're listening to a book you can pause it anytime to do all that stuff — but you don't.

Because you'd get annoyed with the constant starting and stopping and lose the train and power of the narrative.

Thus you're stuck, without the freedom and power to control the text without mechanical intervention.

To me, that's a huge negative.