For me it's both. Listening to an audiobook while I otherwise do a mundane task (cleaning, commuting) it makes it possible to get through books in situations wh

For me it's both. Listening to an audiobook while I otherwise do a mundane task (cleaning, commuting) it makes it possible to get through books in situations where I normally would not. But some books I need (or want) to concentrate on to get the full experience. And then I don't want to spoil it by half-listening while doing something else. At the same time, I'm not really able to just sit in the couch doing nothing but listen. So then I prefer a book to actually read, otherwise I end up never getting through it.