Not exact matches
We have just gotten through the
Audiobook version of Keto Clarity which is a brilliant way for those who are short on time or just don't like reading, Jimmy makes a great
narrator.
Freeman, as is his wont,
does a lot of explaining; he's not a character so much as the
narrator of the
audiobook of your stereo instructions, telling an audience (and, subsequently, us) how the brain works, what it
does and doesn't
do, and why dolphins have amazing abilities based on their usage of 20 % of their brains.
When it comes to
audiobooks and ACX, are you better off paying up front or
doing a royalty split with a
narrator?
The first half of the show is all about finding a
narrator and getting your
audiobook produced using Amazon's ACX platform (we also covered equipment and potential pitfalls you should be aware of if you want to
do it yourself).
I will say that I
do think the
narrator of an
audiobook becomes an incredibly important part of the experience.
I don't regret getting into the
audiobook business nor
do I regret paying for the
audiobook production cost up front versus going down the royalty - split option with the
narrator.
I've seen authors argue that
narrators shouldn't be making as much on an
audiobook as the author — who spent months if not years writing —
does.
When the
narrator has uploaded the entire
audiobook production and clicked the «I'm
Done» button, you have the chance for a final review.
Your
narrator wants you to be thrilled and promote the
audiobook with gleeful shouts from the mountaintop when it's all
done.
That is an
audiobook production, which some people
do — but
audiobooks are usually just a straight read with one
narrator.
There's no up - front fee to ACX for using its services to connect with a producer and create your
audiobook, but you will obviously have to pay the
narrator / producer, and there are two ways to
do that.
I chose to enjoy it as an
audiobook and really found the
narrator to be engaging and charming, she
did a fantastic job of keeping Penn's writing lively.
Many authors and
narrators don't realize that you have the power to choose the top 3 categories for your
audiobook from...
What else can I
do to help my
narrator and promote the
audiobooks?
Too many authors fall in the dual traps of A) thinking the
narrator will help promote the
audiobook, and B)
doing little to no promotion of it themselves.
Before you
do anything toward actually becoming a narrator, my first question to you is: Do you actually LISTEN to audiobook
do anything toward actually becoming a
narrator, my first question to you is:
Do you actually LISTEN to audiobook
Do you actually LISTEN to
audiobooks?
To a
narrator, though, a royalty share contract looks like the author doesn't have confidence that her
audiobook will sell enough copies to earn back the costs of production.
Philip Jones, editor of The Bookseller, said: «The
AudioBook of the Year prize will enable us to showcase the brilliant work
done by
narrators and publishers of
audiobooks at a pivotal movement for the format.»
Recently, several
audiobook narrators discussed in a Facebook group how we
do our pronunciation research.
In addition to US publishers, you can
do research to find Indian
audiobook production companies who accept demos from
narrators.
Oh and yes narrating takes a LOT of time and work, and because of that, most
narrators (including myself) really prefer per finished hour if we can get it, especially if the authors don't market the
audiobooks!
In fact, some
narrators have been able to make a career out of
audiobooks and Humphrey Bower has undoubtedly
done just that!
I had a new - found respect for
audiobook narrators and could understand why many authors
did not narrate and record their own books.
As the demand for
audiobooks increases, so
does the need for talented
narrators.
«How to self - publish
audiobooks with ACX,» «Working with a
narrator,» «Narrating your own book,» if you fancy
doing that, as I have
done with one of mine, so far, «Audio programs, and how to sell direct.»
Once you've chosen your
audiobook narrator, you may feel as though your side of the work is
done.
I have recently contracted with a
narrator to produce the first Reed Ferguson mystery, This Doesn't Happen In The Movies, and as I've read more about this move by ACX, I've wondered about how viable it will be for me to move into more
audiobook creation.