audiobook

noun

au·​dio·​book ˈȯ-dē-ō-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce audiobook (audio)
: a recording of a book or magazine being read aloud

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Limits on library e-book contracts This year, lawmakers gave full passage to a bill designed to address the high costs libraries incur when buying electronic and audiobooks by banning them from entering into contracts with e-book publishers that contain terms that some lawmakers call restrictive. Gabby Debenedictis, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025 Read reviews of Vikas Adam’s audiobooks on AudioFile’s website. Behind The Mic june 13, Literary Hub, 13 June 2025 The brand’s latest product launch is the Peace Pillow Speaker, a bone-conduction device that’s been designed to help light sleepers and insomniacs enjoy music, podcasts and audiobooks without disturbing their slumbering partner. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025 This is a first for Spotify, which has never offered its video and audiobook features on an airplane platform, United said in a press release. Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for audiobook

Word History

Etymology

audio- + book entry 1

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of audiobook was in 1942

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“Audiobook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audiobook. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.

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audiobook

noun
au·​dio·​book ˈȯd-ē-ō-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce audiobook (audio)
: a recording of a book being read
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