book on tape
Spoken word recording
A book on tape is an audio recording of someone reading a book aloud, originally distributed on cassette tapes.
The format has shifted to CDs and digital files, but the phrase persists: I listen to books on tape during my commute.
Now often called audiobooks.
- narratorOne who tells events
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- playRecreation or staged drama
- play buttonInitiates media playback
- storyAccount of events
Walkman · accessibility · voice · CD · fiction · multitasking · background noise · voice actor · voice acting · full cast · Discman · chapter · unabridged edition · rewind · commuting · long drive · road trip · abridged
- narrationfirst person, second person, third person, voice-over, narrator