[latepaul]

I just finished a book where I had the audible version and the ebook. I was reading and listening at the same time which is something I like to do occasionally.

I was surprised to find there were quite a few differences between the text and the audio. At first I put it down to the narrator being a bit lax. The first one I noticed was the narrator substituting (as I thought) a stronger swear word for one that was in the text. Then I noticed he skipped phrases or sentences changed.

I think what must've happened is that in order to release the book and the audiobook at the same time, they give the final draft to the audiobook producers, only for the author/publisher to squeeze in some final edits to the text.

Has anyone else noticed this? Is it common? Are there are egregious examples you have come across?

The book was Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch (book 4 in the Peter Grant/Rivers of London series).