Audio Book FAQ

What are audio books ?

An audio book is a recording of a normal book onto cd, tape or download. The book is read aloud in a studio so that the user can hear the book being spoken rather than have to read it, especially useful in cars or to the blind.

What format is avaliable in audio books ?

Audio books come in avariety of formats, mainly cd, tape, download and mp3. These audio book formats are changing with technology and public demand. Tapes are no longer as popular and mp3 download formats are increasing.

What titles are avaliable in audio books ?

Titles in audio books are increasing every day with many of the newly published books being avaliable in audio book format. Many categories both fiction and non fiction are avaliable, including business, self help, cooking and may others in both abridged and unabridged. The New York Times' best sellers are mostly all avaliable in audio and can be downloaded. Also avaliable are daily newspapers, magazines and journals

What is an abridged audio book ?

An abridged audio book is a shortend version of the printed book cutting out some unnecessary parts of the book.

What is an unabridged audio book ?

  Unabridged audiobooks are the complete book -- word for word as written by the author

What is a mp3-Cd ?

An MP3-CD looks, sounds and feels like a regular CD, but the content files are more compressed. Mp3 uses compression to remove all sound signal parts that the human ear doesn't hear. The result is that Mp3 shrinks the original sound data without sacrificing sound quality.  A regular CD holds a maximum of 74 minutes of audio, where as the MP3-CD's storage capability is up-to 16 hours, an ideal choice for audiobooks.