AdvertisementThe last time this hit me, though, I discovered immersive reading. How immersive reading cured my reading slumpImmersive reading, if you didn’t know, is when you listen to an audibook while reading a physical or digital copy of the book at the same time. Why does immersive reading work? For me personally, when I’m listening to an audiobook, I treat it like a podcast. “Customers who currently listen while reading along are among Audible’s most engaged users, consuming nearly twice as much content per month as audiobook-only customers.

Source: Huffington Post February 27, 2026 14:01 UTC