DIN EN 62571:2011-10

This International Standard defines requirements and provides recommendations to publishers, software developers, content providers, and hardware manufacturers for the data structure, usability requirements, playback systems and delivery systems for audiobooks in digital file format. It should be noted that throughout the standard, the term "audiobook" is defined as an audio file or collection of audio files of primarily spoken word content that are played in a linear order or specified order. Therefore, spoken word audio with occasional music, a narration of newspaper articles, or other similar spoken word audio, would additionally be considered audiobooks under this standard. The responsible Committee is K 742 "Audio-, Video- und Multimediasysteme, -geräte und -komponenten" ("Audio, video and multimedia systems, equipment and components") of the DKE (German Commission for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies) at DIN and VDE.