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Unabridged Audio Book To Get The Full Story
By Calista Joyner
Audio books are more popular today than ever, in part because
people are so busy nowadays and being able to listen to a recording
of a book can be a great time saver. In addition, the ready availability
of digital versions of books to play on an iPod or other favorite
audio book player, makes them very convenient as well.
However, sometimes when people are shopping for a new audio book
to add to their collection, they are surprised to see both an
unabridged audio book and an abridged audio book version of the
same title.
The Unabridged Audio Book Is The Full Version
There are many people who don’t realize they might want
to look for the unabridged audio book version when they were looking
to review their options for buying a new audio book, but had simply
bought whatever was featured or listed as the most popular for
that particular title.
In fact, a very good percentage of all audio books on the shelves
of bookstores or available as audio book downloads are actually
the abridged version and many people purchase them without even
realizing that fact. Still, the question remains, what is the
real difference between the two types of audio books on sale?
The Abridged Version May Have Lots Of Editing
An unabridged audio book can be considered the full and complete
version of the original printed tome, word for word. Abridged
audio book versions have been edited. In some cases, the editing
is fairly minor and does not leave much out from the original
work, while in other cases the editing can be quite extensive.
Also, in some cases the author is the one who does the editing,
or the publisher might edit the work without the input of the
author if they have contractual rights to do so.
What this means is that an abridged work, whether in the form
of a printed book, an electronic ebook, or an audio book on CD
or MP3, does not contain the complete and original work of the
author.
The Unabridged Version Is Close To The Original Full Version
Of The Text
An unabridged audio book, on the other hand, will be read by
the author or by a voice-over artist and every single word in
the volume will be recorded as the audio book. Therefore, the
unabridged version will be as close to the original message and
intent of the author as one can possibly get without inviting
the author over for a personal reading.
This may bring up the question, why would anyone buy anything
except an unabridged audio book? There are many reasons for this,
but the primary reason is to make the recording shorter.
The Abridged Version Gives The Highlights
This allows the listener to listen to the audio book in less
time and when dealing with very long tomes, this can be a great
benefit if time is short and if the listener simply wants to be
able to get the gist or the highlights of the book by listening
to a shortened audio version.
One reason people seek out the shorter, abridged versions of
audio books on CD is so that they can use them as a review of
material that they have already read. This can be helpful to students
preparing for exams, or to a business man preparing for a presentation
based on a certain book, or even just to enjoy a quick refresher
of a favorite novel.
At the same time, many people are somewhat uncomfortable with
relying on an abridge version of a book because they feel that
if the author originally included more text, then there must have
been an important reason.
For people who are of that opinion, they should definitely get
the unabridged audio book and then they can listen to it and know
that they are hearing the complete story as intended by the author.
About the Author:
Calista Joyner has written a number of articles on Audio Books, Computers and Software including
Audio Book Club,
Audio Books Online,
Audio Book Rental,
Computers Help,
Computer Spyware,
Computer Spyware Removal,
Free Spyware Software.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
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