| AudioFile | |
| Editor: | Robin F. Whitten |
| Category: | Literary magazine |
| Frequency: | Bimonthly |
| Publisher: | AudioFile Publications, Inc. |
| Language: | English |
| Issn: | 1063-0244 |
| Country: | United States |
| Based: | Portland, Maine |
| Website: | AudioFile |
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]
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]
In 2000, AudioFile launched an online database of past issues.[6] Current issues were offered online beginning in 2001.[7]
AudioFile bestows Earphones Awards to presentations which are deemed to excel in the following criteria:[8]
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]