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'''An audiobook is a book read by one or more narrators.'''
'''An audiobook is a book read by one or more narrators.'''

==Release Title==
The release title should be the title of the audiobook. The usual guidelines for release titles apply.

==Release Artist==
The release artist should be the author(s) of the book being read.

==Track Title==
Tracks titles should be based on the following guidelines:

===Releases split into chapters===
If the release has tracks based on chapter boundaries, then each track should be named:
*''Chapter X, "Chapter Title"'' if the track contains a complete chapter.
*''Chapter X, "Chapter Title", Part X'' if a single chapter is split over multiple tracks.
*''Chapters X-Y'' if a multiple chapters are contained in a single track.

===Releases with no chapters===
Any release which doesn't split tracks based on chapter boundaries should have tracks named ''Part X''.

===Releases containing multiple books===
Releases which contain several books should have the book name added to each beginning of each track title:

*''"Book Title", Chapter X, "Chapter Title", Part X''
*''"Book Title", Chapter X, "Chapter Title"''
*''"Book Title", Chapter X-Y''
*''"Book Title", Part X''

Revision as of 21:34, 21 January 2013

An audiobook is a book read by one or more narrators.

Release Title

The release title should be the title of the audiobook. The usual guidelines for release titles apply.

Release Artist

The release artist should be the author(s) of the book being read.

Track Title

Tracks titles should be based on the following guidelines:

Releases split into chapters

If the release has tracks based on chapter boundaries, then each track should be named:

  • Chapter X, "Chapter Title" if the track contains a complete chapter.
  • Chapter X, "Chapter Title", Part X if a single chapter is split over multiple tracks.
  • Chapters X-Y if a multiple chapters are contained in a single track.

Releases with no chapters

Any release which doesn't split tracks based on chapter boundaries should have tracks named Part X.

Releases containing multiple books

Releases which contain several books should have the book name added to each beginning of each track title:

  • "Book Title", Chapter X, "Chapter Title", Part X
  • "Book Title", Chapter X, "Chapter Title"
  • "Book Title", Chapter X-Y
  • "Book Title", Part X