1. KCMLIN/YA Workshop October 25, 2012 Kaite Mediatore Stover Kansas City Public Library kaitestover@kclibrary.org

2.  Unabridged and abridged  Single narrator, full-cast, multi- voiced, etc.  Audio original

3. Standard appeal factors  Pacing  Characterization  Story Line  Frame Audible Presentation (Listenability)

4.  Unabridged vs. Abridged  CDs, Playaways, MP3-CDs, MP3 file  Length  Listening location

5.  Summary  Voice quality  Pronunciation & Accents  Production quality  Sound effects & music  Chapter breaks, narrative bridges and book- marking  Packaging

6.  Technical abridged, unabridged, dramatization, full-cast narration, multi-voiced, partially voiced, straight read  Voice sounds: breathy, dry, gluey, juicy, lip smacks, mouth clicks, throat swallows  Production terms: woofing the mic, sibilants, plosives, mushy, peaky, hot sound  Voice descriptors: sparkle, lilt, sonorous, plummy, craggy, gravelly, smarmy, majestic, husky, lyrical, melodious

7. Read On…Audiobooks Audiobooks for Youth Audio Books On the Go Books Out Loud Audiofile Awards—Audies, Grammys, The Odyssey Award, Booklist Voice of Choice, The Listen List Websites--Audio Publishers Association & AudioFile Magazine

8.  Barbara Rosenblat  Tom Stechschulte  Neil Gaiman  Stephanie Daniel  Kate Fleming/Anna Fields  Simon Vance  Scott Brick  Jim Dale  Charlotte Parry  Robin Sachs  Emily Grey

9.  Cover  Jacket blurb  Length  Listen  Extras  Appeal and audibility

10. Kaitestover.pbworks.com

11.  Circulation  “The Book is Dead!”