| Do you know the answers to these audio | | | | formats, CD formats and MP3 formats |
| book FAQs? | | | | which can be played on cassette players, |
| Audio books are rising quickly in | | | | cd players or MP3 players respectively. |
| popularity. More and more people are | | | | >>> What is an MP3 audio book? MP3 is |
| taking advantage of the modern MP3 | | | | simply a compression technique that |
| techniques and iPods. Yet there are | | | | makes it possible for reduction to be |
| still many questions unanswered in this | | | | made to audio books so that they use |
| area. Find out what these are.... | | | | less space (sometimes as little as 80%) |
| Do you know the answers to these audio | | | | compared to that of cassettes or CDs. |
| book FAQs? | | | | >>> How can MP3 audio books be played? |
| In as much as the audio book phenomenon | | | | MP3 audio books can be played on any new |
| isn't too new, there are still lots of | | | | version of CD players that support the |
| people that don't know certain things | | | | MP3 technology - mostly those that can |
| about it. | | | | accept a 4.75 diameter disk. |
| I must confess that I was also ignorant | | | | They an also be played on any PC that |
| about certain aspects of audio books | | | | has Microsoft's Windows Media Player or |
| myself. | | | | other related software. |
| During my early days of audio books, I | | | | >>> What is an unabridged audio book? An |
| had to ask certain questions and today I | | | | unabridged audio book is one that was |
| hear a lot of people asking the same | | | | narrated word for word. In such an audio |
| such questions. | | | | book, nothing was removed from the |
| Who knows, you might also have such | | | | printed book. It has the exact content |
| questions and you really want to find | | | | with that of the printed book, albeit in |
| the answers to them. | | | | audio format. |
| If yes, then below are some of these | | | | >>> What is an abridged audio book? An |
| questions and their answers: | | | | abridged audio book is one that is |
| >>> What is an audio book? An audio book | | | | shortened and doesn't contain the exact |
| is simply a book in audio format. | | | | word for word narration as the printed |
| Instead of receiving a physical | | | | book. |
| hardcover or paperback book that you | | | | >>> What is a dramatized audio book? A |
| have to read, you will receive a CD, | | | | dramatized audio book, as the name |
| cassette or MP3 version of the book. | | | | implies, is a dramatized "play-life" |
| >>> What formats do audio books come in? | | | | version of the printed book, with usual |
| Audio books come in normal cassette | | | | full cast, music and sound effects. |