AudioFile (magazine)

*AudioFile*
Editor	Robin F. Whitten
Categories	Literary magazine
Frequency	Bimonthly
Publisher	AudioFile Publications, Inc.
Founded	1992; 32 years ago
Country	United States
Based in	Portland, Maine
Language	English
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]

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]

Narrative voice and style
Vocal characterizations
Appropriateness for the audio format
Enhancement of the text

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]

References

^ "About: AudioFile's Mission". AudioFile.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^ "About". Audiofile.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^ "Book Review Magazines". Book Market. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ Katz, Bill (November 15, 1992). "Magazines". Library Journal. 117 (19): 110.
^ Bryant, Eric (February 15, 1997). "AudioFile". Library Journal. 122 (3): 167.
^ Rosenblum, Trudi M. (April 3, 2000). "Audio bits". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 247, no. 14.
^ "AudioFile". School Library Journal. 47 (6): 83. Jun 2001.
^ "June 2020 Earphones Award Winners".
^ "What is SYNC?". Audiobooksync.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

External links

Official website

[1] "About: AudioFile's Mission". AudioFile.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

[2] "About". Audiofile.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

[3] "Book Review Magazines". Book Market. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

[4] Katz, Bill (November 15, 1992). "Magazines". Library Journal. 117 (19): 110.

[5] Bryant, Eric (February 15, 1997). "AudioFile". Library Journal. 122 (3): 167.

[6] Rosenblum, Trudi M. (April 3, 2000). "Audio bits". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 247, no. 14.

[7] "AudioFile". School Library Journal. 47 (6): 83. Jun 2001.

[8] "June 2020 Earphones Award Winners".

[9] "What is SYNC?". Audiobooksync.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

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