| Never given thought to seek out unabridged | | | | amount for the abridged version and earn more |
| selections in your audio book purchases? Unabridged | | | | profit without losing much from the story?.Or do |
| audiobooks can offer more listening experience per | | | | they? |
| minute for a lower cost. But what's the difference? | | | | As an example for cost and size I looked up one of |
| Unabridged audio books include basically any book | | | | my favorite titles by Mark Victor Hansen and Robert |
| recorded whole. Usually recorded as the author (and | | | | G. Allen, The One Minute Millionaire. The abridged |
| usually the editor) intended it published in its original | | | | version consists of three CDs that run 3 hours and |
| print form, they receive little or no editing. In other | | | | 20 minutes and costs about $24. The unabridged |
| words if the print version of the book contains 500 | | | | version offers 10 CDs that run for 12 hours 21 |
| pages, every word, sentence and paragraph from | | | | minutes and retails around $58. Although I haven't |
| those pages will transfer to an audio format. | | | | listened to the abridged version I have to wonder |
| On the other hand an abridged audio book works | | | | just how much information was left out and what |
| just the opposite. Condensed from its original form, | | | | possible important parts. |
| the author and or editor approve this version before | | | | Looking at the example I gave, for a little more than |
| production. Condensing may squeeze that 500 page | | | | twice the price you get almost four times the |
| book into 200 pages worth of recording. Often called | | | | listening experience and knowledge! The example |
| the "reader's digest" version in audio book form, you'll | | | | prices I gave are retail. By using an audiobook club |
| certainly find it much shorter than the original. As an | | | | such as SimplyAudiobooks or Audible that offers |
| example of this you might think of a movie | | | | titles for purchase or rental the savings could be |
| adaptation of a book as an abridged version of the | | | | much much more. |
| original work. | | | | To get the most enjoyment out of your audio book |
| Many times the reasons to abridge are to save | | | | selections look to see if an unabridged versions is |
| space. Where an unabridged audio book would take | | | | available. For the most cost savings join an audio |
| maybe twelve CD's, the abridged version might take | | | | book club and get unabridged titles whenever you |
| only four. The publisher can then charge a slightly less | | | | can. |