The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Adam Smyth (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
988 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives is an audiobook by Adam Smyth: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Adam Smyth, released May 28, 2024, on the World and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Adam Smyth
- Released
- May 28, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781668642450
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives as an audiobook?
The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives?
The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives is narrated by Adam Smyth.
Is The Book-Makers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.