In order to listen to the classic young adult novel, The Outsiders, for free, you will have to violate the author's copyright by obtaining an illegal file share of an audiobook. Sometimes, these may be available on torrent websites (there are hundreds of these on the World Wide Web). Since The Outsiders is a published novel, it cannot legally be reproduced, since the publisher and author hold the copyright; therefore, any free audiobook (unless given away by the publisher, Viking Press, in a contest or promotion) will be in violation of the author's copyright.
If you own a Kindle or other e-reader with an audiobook "voice" function, you may be able to find an inexpensive copy of The Outsiders to listen to; often, these Kindle e-books or other e-books are sold on Amazon, and at other popular Internet retailers, such as Fictionwise or Omnilit. In some cases, you will have access to a long free sample that may help you to decide if you want to buy the entire audiobook of The Outsiders. If you do pay for the book after enjoying a free sample, you will be following the law and rewarding the author for all of her hard work. The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel that was also made into a popular film, starring C. Thomas Howell and Diane Lane.
Authors spend years working on novels that are designed to educate and entertain. Then, they must undergo rewrites and changes through several rounds of editing. At this point, a book will be published, and it will appear in bookstores and at online audiobook retailers. The author will split the royalties between his or herself, and his or her publisher; usually, the royalty split is 60/40, in favour of the publisher. This means that an author won't receive anywhere close to the sales price of a paperback or audiobook. This is why many authors who don't sell a lot of books have to do other jobs to make ends meet, and write in their free time.
If you own a Kindle or other e-reader with an audiobook "voice" function, you may be able to find an inexpensive copy of The Outsiders to listen to; often, these Kindle e-books or other e-books are sold on Amazon, and at other popular Internet retailers, such as Fictionwise or Omnilit. In some cases, you will have access to a long free sample that may help you to decide if you want to buy the entire audiobook of The Outsiders. If you do pay for the book after enjoying a free sample, you will be following the law and rewarding the author for all of her hard work. The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel that was also made into a popular film, starring C. Thomas Howell and Diane Lane.
Authors spend years working on novels that are designed to educate and entertain. Then, they must undergo rewrites and changes through several rounds of editing. At this point, a book will be published, and it will appear in bookstores and at online audiobook retailers. The author will split the royalties between his or herself, and his or her publisher; usually, the royalty split is 60/40, in favour of the publisher. This means that an author won't receive anywhere close to the sales price of a paperback or audiobook. This is why many authors who don't sell a lot of books have to do other jobs to make ends meet, and write in their free time.
