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jaug44 · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 9:03 am Post subject: Audiobook Question

Hi all,

Thanks in advance for any responses! I'm getting ready to tackle a fairly decent size audiobook. Most of my audiobook work is business/marketing "how to" stuff. My question is in this particular book...there are a lot of references with 99% of the references being website links. Some of the links are really, really long and there is no way you could voice the entire link and have it make sense..here's an example:

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Visual-Storytelling-Visuals-Videos-ebook/dp/B00HSO0XDK/ref=s-
r_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415839308&sr=8-1&keywords=Visual+Content+marketing

So....would you just reference the www.amazon.com as the reference and you'd be good or does/has anyone had any experience referencing links within an audiobook project?? Hope this makes sense. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Karyn OBryant · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 11:20 am Post subject:

I don't have any particular experience with a web address that long, but I think your idea is a very good one. If you're able to contact the author and chat about it and come to an agreement, then I'd advise to do so. Listening to something like that would be awful, and your instincts are right to try to make it more listenable.
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Frank F · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:04 pm Post subject:

Karyn wrote it correctly - contact the author - period! In most cases when reading an audio book, you should read it as written. In this case, it is not what you want or feel is correct - "the customer is always correct" - so do as the author directs.

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todd ellis · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:48 pm Post subject:

wow.
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jaug44 · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:01 pm Post subject:

thx guys and gal. @ Frank...that's the first thing I did was contact the author. The problem is he didn't know either. That's why I'm here:-)
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Philip Banks · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:06 pm Post subject:

A book is meant to be read. An audiobook is meant to be heard. Reading a book does not make it an audiobook. Someone should be adapting the text to suit the medium.

One can look at Niagra Falls but it makes crap radio.

jaug44 · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:23 pm Post subject:

I think there is maybe a misunderstanding of what I'm saying?? The reference links are at the end of the chapters...as in giving credit to a source (like a term paper) for part of the content written. This isn't a novel with a story line per se, it's a book about social and content marketing. It's more instructional/how to rather than story/character as I mentioned in the first post. I was just wondering if anyone knows whether it's appropriate to read the entire referenced URL link in book that uses lengthy URL's as references
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Bruce · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:53 pm Post subject:

Suggestion, based on somewhat similar challenges in other books I've listened to:

Either the author or his publisher needs to set up a web page that has a clear description of these items and each is linked to the appropriate URL. Early in the book give the URL for the site a time or two or three. Then, each time you come to one of those links in the script, you'll read "and go to our site and click on 'Power Story Telling Visuals', to learn more"... or some such.

Very convenient for you and your listener.

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jaug44 · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 4:58 pm Post subject:

Thank you Bruce...excellent tip!
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richvoice · Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 11:34 pm Post subject:

Philip Banks · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 3:41 am Post subject:

Someone on the team needs to know and the person reading the book is not that someone.

Lee Gordon · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:48 am Post subject: