We are open to suggestions, flexible with rules and policies, and try to satisfy your every desire, whether for titles or delivery schedules. Our rental titles are available for purchase. For prices, simply subtract the rental price from the purchase price. Abridging books is a funny business. Some of our most avid customers listen to abridged and unabridged readings, others won't listen to any title where a word has been cut, and some won't listen to anything but abridged titles.
Most publishers introduce an unabridged audio book with the title, author, reader, and publisher.
What initially seemed a straightforward issue gets more and more complicated. Any recording of that book with less than x zillion words is not unabridged. Many titles in the self-improvement section fall into this category. Ten years ago it was difficult for us to find anything unabridged, and almost all titles were published on two cassettes, about three hours of listening. Now, we not only have access to several British companies who produce only unabridged titles, but US publishers are increasingly coming out with complete titles.