audio books
Stories you hear
Audio books are recorded readings of written texts, allowing listeners to experience books without reading them.
The format suits commutes, exercise, and other activities where reading isn't practical: I listen to audio books on my drive to work.
Professional narrators or sometimes the authors themselves perform the readings.
Also spelled audiobooks.
- listeningAttending to sound
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- spokenExpressed in words aloud
- full castAll actors in show
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
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Published physical reading material
paper books · e-books · reading material · Kindle books · silent reading