audio book
Story you hear
An audio book is a recording of someone reading a book aloud.
Once distributed on cassette tapes and CDs, audio books now come primarily as digital downloads.
They range from simple single-narrator readings to full productions with different voice actors and sound effects: I listened to the audio book on my commute.
Also spelled audiobook.
- full castAll actors in show
- dramatic readingsExpressive oral interpretations
- literary adaptationWork transformed across media
- voiceoverOff-screen recorded speech
- serialized fictionStory released incrementally
narrator · volume · oral storytelling · bedtime · falling asleep · abridged · spoken word · novel · radio play · text to speech · commute · long drive · sound design · listening · radio theatre · podcast · story · download
- assistive deviceswheelchair, glasses, wheelchairs, eyeglasses, walkers
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- media contenttelevision, radio, podcast, webcast, broadcast
- videovideo, AVI, clip, footage, film
- language learningvocabulary lists, lessons, acquisition, basic vocabulary, grammar books
- school materialstextbook, workbook, notebook, coursebook, reader
format/medium
audio bookpaper book
Non-digital bound publication
hardcover · paperback · e-book · PDF · manuscript