What are abridged and unabridged audiobooks?

Do you have an inclination for picking an Abridged or Unabridged book or you are an individual who doesn’t completely comprehend the distinctions? We will talk about abbreviated and unedited books as an organization that is normally applied to book recordings.

What are Abridged Audiobooks?

It is a short and simple version of all the work which is originally done by the authors. It is denser or compressed we can say but it consists of the idea of original work. 

What are Unabridged Audiobooks?

Audio Books which are unabridged consist of all the original work which is done by the author. It comes with more details unlike abridged which is very short and simple. It basically represents the true intent of the author. 

I often remember when I used to read the biography of the authors forcefully. I never found that interesting. Content which is short and sweet is preferable.

The given below table:

Abridged vs Unabridged Audiobooks:

Abridged audiobooks	Unabridged audiobooks
Abridged audiobooks consist of the content which is original. It truly represents the story which an author wrote. You will feel like you are living his life while reading.	It retains the sense of the original book but it is very short and simple. It is not more thero as compared to Abridged audiobooks.But being a short a simple content represents every single thing with depth.

• Many people don’t prefer Unabridged versions of audiobooks as they are more decisive so they don’t want to prefer a content which makes them feel something is left out . They feel like they are missing some parts of the context. So they prefer Abridged audiobooks.
• Some people prefer Unabridged versions of audiobooks including me . Because at certain points one can get bored of reading the whole context. So short and simple content covers every point not in detail but it’s okay for the readers’ preference who have chosen to read the Abridged version of audiobooks.

Price Difference between Abridged and Unabridged audiobooks:

Abridged audiobooks	Unabridged audiobooks
The price of abridged books is lower as compared to Unabridged audiobooks.	While the price of Unabridged books is comparatively higher to abridged audiobooks.

Time Difference to finish both the books:

Abridged audiobooks	Unabridged audiobooks
Abridged audiobooks take more time to finish because they are way too lengthy as compared to Unabridged audiobooks. Also they are boring because of their lengthy nature.	You can finish Unabridged audiobooks in very less time as compared to Abridged audiobooks because they are very short and simple in length and also they are not that boring.

Types of books we’ll be able to see or we can say various kind of books available as Abridged –

You will be able to find a wide range of categories in abridged audiobooks few of them are as follows –

1. Novels 
2. Reference books
3. Audiobooks.

The main intention of making this type of book is more readable so that it becomes more marketable. This has the higher chances to increase the purchase rate of people. As it becomes very short and accessible for the reader. One who is reading will feel more easy and convenient. This same rule is applied when it comes to broadcasts and TV shows.

If any particular sentence is not carrying the story forward, then just drop the sentence – These words were said by Stephen King.

Differences in Editing Abridged books and Unabridged book – 

Process of Editing an Abridged book –

Here are the few steps how actually editing of Abridged books take place :

1. An editor who decides the context of the story decides which narratives, notations, elements and paragraphs can be eliminated .
2. Anything which is superfluous can be eliminated from the story without creating any difference in the story.

Process of Editing an Unabridged book –

Unabridged audiobooks do not require much editing work as they are already kept short and simple from the beginning. 

Here is one of the common reason why editing is must when it comes it audiobooks 

In case the length of audiobooks is too long it may take lots of hours and this demands editing of audiobooks. Production costs of the audiobooks which are Unabridged are relatively higher. 

Now let us understand the differences in merits and demerits of Abridged audiobooks and Unabridged audiobooks

Merits and Demerits of Abridged audiobooks :

1. They are relatively cheaper. Story of the context may be pulled or twisted when it is compared to the original one. 
2. Maybe it can become more enjoyable and readable as the story can be altered by keeping the same tone. This makes the intent of the story very quick and faster.
3. It becomes more accessible for the audience on a wide scale due to its common attributes. 
4. Those books who are considered as hard copies can also be abridged , most knowingly textbooks.

Merits and Demerits of Unabridged audiobooks :

1. An unabridged book is a true book which is soo original without any alteration in it. While going through it you will be feeling that you are listening to the book like the way the author wants a person to listen.
2. You will be having more time to listen to the books which are Unabridged as you won’t be wasting your time reading lengthy context for weeks and months. 
3. Though you have read the book but you will feel like listening to it this time.

Difference in the summary of Abridged and Unabridged audiobooks –

Abridged audiobooks	Unabridged audiobooks
Summary is very common in all forms of media.	It’s not that common as compared to Abridged audiobooks.

Abridged audiobooks covers all the streams of media mainly includes podcasts, films and TV.

Almost every category of media includes biographies, non-fiction, fiction, etc. 

Difference in Genres of Abridged and Unabridged audiobooks publishing formats  –

Abridged audiobooks are a vast majority when Biographies, business and money, classics, religions, spirituality, memoirs, self-help are browsed on the internet. While reading or going through them feels like it is reading the state of mind of the person who is reading the books. 

Unabridged audiobooks formats are offered by most of the categories like – Thrillers, fiction, literature and Mystery. These are three types of novels which offer character development and  thick plots.

So we can conclude that people who are fond of genres format will be less likely to pick up Unabridged books from these genres. 

Reasons why you have to listen or we can say prefer Unabridged audiobooks or Abridged audiobooks –

Reasons to listen Unabridged audiobooks :

1. While reading to Unabridged audiobooks you will feel like you’re listening to a book like the author wants you to listen. 
2. After reading you will be able to define what or which part was unsuitable or it was supposed to be added.
3. You have plenty of time to listen to Unabridged audiobooks because unlike other audiobooks it won’t take months, weeks for you to complete as it is not that lengthy.
4. You have completed the reading but now you will feel like listening to it.
5. You are planning to listen to a book that considers classic literature but indirectly your all interest is in the story.
6. You don’t have that enough time or patience to sit and read, listen and read every part of the context . So you would rather prefer to hear the short verse of the story.

Reasons to listen Abridged audiobooks :

It totally depends on you which version you have to choose. Whichever version you choose it doesn’t matter. All that matters is the pleasure of reading. Outcome you gain from reading. Ultimately you are going to learn something and enjoy whether it is an Abridged or Unabridged audiobook.

Differences in rectifying both the books –

Some people even after knowing every small thing about abridged and Unabridged audiobooks will face problems with how they can recognise Abridged audiobooks and Unabridged audiobooks.

Here are the few steps you can very easily recognise abridged or Unabridged audiobooks :

1. An abridged book is very short and simple and also it is more condensed. 
2. It represents the original version
3. However the original full form is called an unabridged version.
4. While reading the abridged version of boom you are going to miss some of the part because it is very short .
5. But most of the people prefer the Unabridged version of books.

So from the whole text we can conclude that it’s not about the length it’s all about the pleasure which we gain while reading. It’s a personal choice of the reader what he/she has to prefer. All that matters will be knowledge and productive morale after reading or listening.