AudioFile (magazine)

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AudioFile
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EditorRobin F. Whitten
Categories Literary magazine
FrequencyBimonthly
PublisherAudioFile Publications, Inc.
Founded1992;31 years ago (1992)
CountryUnited States
Based in Portland, Maine
LanguageEnglish
Website AudioFile
ISSN 1063-0244

AudioFile is a print and online magazine whose mission is to review "unabridged and abridged audiobooks, original audio programs, commentary, and dramatizations in the spoken-word format. The focus of reviews is the audio presentation, not the critique of the written material." [1] AudioFile is published six times a year in Portland, Maine. [2] [3]

Contents

Launch

The publication was launched in 1992 as a 12-page black & white newsletter containing about 50 critical reviews of audiobooks, focused on new releases. [4] In 1997, it switched to a 36-page color magazine format containing about 60 reviews per issue and interviews with authors, readers, and publishers. [5]

Online

In 2000, AudioFile launched an online database of past issues. [6] Current issues were offered online beginning in 2001. [7]

Earphones Awards

AudioFile bestows Earphones Awards to presentations which are deemed to excel in the following criteria: [8]

SYNC Audiobooks for Teens

AudioFile sponsors the SYNC Audiobooks for Teens, a "free summer program for teens 13+." The program provides subscribers with two free and complete audiobook downloads paired thematically each week during its summer season. The season varies in length from 10-16 weeks. The audiobook files are delivered via the OverDrive Media Console. [9]

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