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By the Book by Amanda Sellet

By the Book: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the By the Book audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Laura Knight Keating (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Romance (Teen & YA)store shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 64% of the 4,186 Romance (Teen & YA) audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

By the Book is an audiobook by Amanda Sellet: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Laura Knight Keating, released May 12, 2020, on the Romance (Teen & YA) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Laura Knight Keating
Released
May 12, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Romance (Teen & YA)
ISBN
9781980077855

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the By the Book audiobook?

By the Book runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.

Is the By the Book audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates By the Book?

By the Book is narrated by Laura Knight Keating.

Is By the Book worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.6 hours, saving 3.3 hours.