I've been listening to audiobooks recently on my ipod. A friend got all in my face about it saying it's not 'reading', it's lazy, and not exercising my brain blah blah blah...
Here's my take on the situation - Who gives a shit.
I read all day long while working. It's not a 300 page book but I'm reading boards, articles, blogs, tutorials, whatever. So listening to an audiobook is awesome while I'm in the car or some place when I can't normally read.
If you're an audiobook fan, you should check out
http://www.audible.com/