Unabridged Audio Book: Getting the Complete Story
9 February 2008
Unabridged audio books are in reality word for word reading of an entire book and differ from the abridged version in that they do not have text that is edited by an abridger. The audio book may be fully dramatized and may even have a complete cast music accompanied also by sound effects. In this regard, there are given Audio Awards every spring that select top nominees for performance as well as production excellence in many different genre categories. Before the advent of downloadable audio books it was not possible to get the benefit of having unabridged audio books, and one had to make do with abridged versions of one’s favorite authors that were chopped and cut into bits and pieces. Thanks to advances in technology, those evil memories are a thing of the past and with the services of the best readers as well as voice recording to match the highest standards, one can now get the unabridged audio book to provide everything contained in the book, including music.
Everything Contained In the Book, Including Music
The increasing popularity of the iPods as well as MP3 players have made audio books more sought after as well as accessible, and has resulted in a boom in the creation of free audio books that are available from public domains. However, these do require volunteers to read out the books, instead of professional readers doing the job. With the help of multitrack audio recording high technology, one can get high definition audio quality and packaged with excellent graphic covers, the unabridged audio book as we know it today, is the product of careful mixing and recorded to output the best in audio sound.
The unabridged audio book can be especially useful for blind as well as visually impaired library patrons and can be enjoyed on PCs as well as Windows Media Players. The contents may also be ported to a portable CD or MP3 player to provide complete listening pleasure. Unabridged audio books are also a boon for major publishers that can sell them simultaneously with publications of hardcover editions.
The audio book is also a valuable learning tool, and unlike traditional books, audio books and unabridged audio books in particular, can be listened to while doing other chores, and are especially useful when performing mechanical tasks that do not require much mental thinking. There are also facilities to replay parts of the book as well learn from, especially in the case of unabridged audio books, while also following along simultaneously in an actual book. Words can be learnt which would otherwise have been impossible without such means.
