audio-books
Literature you hear
Audio-books are recordings of books being read aloud, allowing people to listen rather than read.
They range from unabridged versions narrated by professional voice actors to abridged readings by the authors themselves.
Once distributed on cassette tapes and CDs, audio-books now come primarily as digital downloads: I listen to audio-books during my commute.
Also spelled audiobooks.
One who tells events
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- performanceCarrying out a task
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
intonation · cadence · diction · expression · inflection · accents · dramatization · dialogue
New and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
thriller · romance · fantasy · sci-fi · biography · self-help · classics · bestseller
Remote-to-local data transfer
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- mp3Compressed audio encoding
- podcastEpisodic digital audio series
- playbackReproducing recorded media
metadata · bookmark · subscription · app · Libby · overdrive · iTunes · Spotify
narrator
One who tells events
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- performanceCarrying out a task
characterization · intonation · cadence · diction · expression · inflection · accents · dramatization · dialogue · pacing
novel
New and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- memoirWritten personal recollection
mystery · thriller · romance · fantasy · sci-fi · biography · self-help · classics · bestseller · series
download
Remote-to-local data transfer
playback · metadata · bookmark · subscription · app · Libby · overdrive · iTunes · Spotify · sample
headphones
Wearable speakers for ears
rewind · pause · commute · multitasking · bedtime · exercise · walking · chores · hands-free · immersion
audio-booksprinted books
Published physical reading material
paper books · hardcovers · paperbacks · reading · silent reading