If you've been thinking
about an audiobook as a way to reach more readers, here are three important things to take into consideration.
Not exact matches
As someone who has read (well, «
audiobooked») the first three entries into the Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) series, «A Series of Unfortunate Events», I could easily start off this review by complaining
about the ill decision to combine the first three books for purposes of the movie.
Whether it's the stand - alone
audiobook players or the US Navy - specific NERDs (Naval E-Reader Device) that came loaded for shipboard deployment use for
about 300 ebook titles, parent company Findaway has been meeting unique needs that the industry
as a whole has overlooked for quite some time.
Tonight we chatted with fantasy author Abigail Hilton
about making money from Patreon,
audiobooks, and web comics
as well
as full - length novels.
And overall,
about 70 % of US fiction sales are online
as either
audiobooks or ebooks.
In 2011, she says,
about 7,000
audiobooks were released; by 2015, releases numbered around 35,000,
as publishers put out recordings of new books
as well
as audiobooks from their back catalogs.
Authors can do this too; many authors do book trailers, but have you ever thought
about offering your
audiobook for free on YouTube
as a giveaway?
They work directly with the drama departments at those Universities to organize events in which Audibles producers, joined by seasoned narrators, offer a presentation
about the challenging and creative medium of
audiobook narration, how to find work
as an
audiobook narrator, and performance tips.
As a result, I have never heard a single author complaining
about what
audiobooks have done to his or her story — quite the opposite, in fact.
AudioGO, formerly known
as BBC
Audiobooks, «owned about 10,000 audiobooks published by the broadcaster, including works by Graham Greene, Arthur Conan Doyle and J.K. Rowli
Audiobooks, «owned
about 10,000
audiobooks published by the broadcaster, including works by Graham Greene, Arthur Conan Doyle and J.K. Rowli
audiobooks published by the broadcaster, including works by Graham Greene, Arthur Conan Doyle and J.K. Rowling,»
I was under the incorrect assumption (yes I know all
about what «assumes» spells) that I could just use my book cover to be used
as my
audiobook cover, but ACX has it's own very specific image requirements.
I can merely give you some numbers
about the
audiobook market in Germany
as it is right now:
Part Two contains 4 more ways to promote your
audiobooks and includes some very specific tactics on 5 social media sites (Goodreads, Twitter, Soundcloud, Facebook, YouTube) such
as instructions
about adding the audio edition to Goodreads and subscribing to my Twitter list of
audiobook reviewers and bloggers.
Seamlessly browse through thousands of top
audiobooks including instructional audio books to teach you a new language, religious, spiritual and motivational
audiobooks to help you self - improve
as well
as educational
audiobooks to help you learn more
about a particular subject.
I can merely give you some numbers
about the
audiobook market in Germany
as it is right now: In 2013, the overall market share of
audiobooks of the total book market was below -LSB-...]
The
audiobook market share is
about as big
as the ebook market share in Germany (around 4 % in 2014), but most indie authors haven't entered the
audiobook market yet.
Part Two contains 4 more ways to promote your
audiobooks and includes some very specific tactics
about several social media sites, such
as instructions
about adding the audio edition of your title to Goodreads and subscribing to my Twitter list of
audiobook reviewers and bloggers.
This page will give you lots of ideas
about audiobook promotion, but you can use them to promote the other editions
as well.
As I've talked with authors
about producing
audiobooks of their work, I've noticed that many are new to the format and ask similar questions.
Data from OverDrive's global library network will be made available to participating libraries and publishers, and includes information
about eBook and digital
audiobook title circulation, book demand, and holds
as well
as web traffic and general demographics.
«
As a publisher, Hachette Book Group strives to make authors» content as widely accessible as possible, and the NLS program is the perfect channel to reach fans of our books and audiobooks who otherwise may not have the opportunity to experience those works,» Anthony Goff, Hachette's VP of Audio and Large Print Publishing, said in an announcement about Hachette's support of the NL
As a publisher, Hachette Book Group strives to make authors» content
as widely accessible as possible, and the NLS program is the perfect channel to reach fans of our books and audiobooks who otherwise may not have the opportunity to experience those works,» Anthony Goff, Hachette's VP of Audio and Large Print Publishing, said in an announcement about Hachette's support of the NL
as widely accessible
as possible, and the NLS program is the perfect channel to reach fans of our books and audiobooks who otherwise may not have the opportunity to experience those works,» Anthony Goff, Hachette's VP of Audio and Large Print Publishing, said in an announcement about Hachette's support of the NL
as possible, and the NLS program is the perfect channel to reach fans of our books and
audiobooks who otherwise may not have the opportunity to experience those works,» Anthony Goff, Hachette's VP of Audio and Large Print Publishing, said in an announcement
about Hachette's support of the NLS.
As we continue to explore the world of
audiobooks, we bring you our newest Bookreporter.com feature, «Sounding Off on Audio,» where we interview listeners
about their love of
audiobooks.
The 2017 survey asked
about voice - enabled wireless speakers (such
as Amazon Echo or Google Home) for the first time, with 19 % of all listeners reporting using them to listen to an
audiobook in the last year.
I've been thinking
about creating my own
audiobook version via podcast, because Audible appears like too much trouble, and I find Amazon's prices rather extreme
as a listener, especially when there are Library services that provide books for free.
«This new print line will feature
about one book per month and will be released simultaneously
as an e-book and an
audiobook,» continued Ron Formica, Director of Rights and Acquisitions for Tantor.
Then
as part of the redesign of the app, add a section
about audiobooks and then have the book app highlight
as the
audiobook reads (similar to the Kindle app.)
As the leading curator of information
about the
audiobook industry (i.e., the «Queen of Links»), I am happy to research an
audiobook - related topic and send you up to 3 pertinent links
about it.
You can easily see the number and type of
audiobooks they have recorded,
as well
as listener ratings and comments
about their performances.
As stated above, making an
audiobook isn't
about speaking into a microphone.
According to the AuthorEarnings report,
as of January 2016, Amazon alone was selling roughly 119,000
audiobooks a day —
about $ 2,100,000 worth — which were generating $ 204,000 a day in author earnings.
I'd love to know what you think
about audiobooks in the comments below,
as this is a very new part of the business for authors.
Stacy Juba, author of Fooling Around With Cinderella 1/5/17 part 1
about me
as a person 1/7/17 part 2
about the
audiobook production process
Amy Metz, author of Murder & Mayhem in Goose Pimple Junction 10/14/16 part 1
about me
as a person 10/20/16 part 2
about the
audiobook production process
Torrent, the first
audiobook I did through ACX, wasn't quite
as daunting price-wise, since it was
about 9 hours for the complete book.
You can find everything I know
about making money
as a writer in the updated edition of How to Make a Living with your Writing available in ebook, print and
audiobook formats.
Especially telling has been the invisibility of free titles for
about a year now — if you do a search, for example, for JET, you will find all the paid books listed, including the
audiobook of the first title, but not the free book — you have to select the
audiobook to then see it in six point script listed
as free.
When I recently inquired via iTunes Provider Support
about direct uploads (
as it's now possible to do with iBooks — Apple's e-books app), a member of their team replied: «
Audiobook distribution isn't included in the iBooks contract, and audiobook contracts are currently not a
Audiobook distribution isn't included in the iBooks contract, and
audiobook contracts are currently not a
audiobook contracts are currently not available.
We're traveling the world this year to meet
as many of you
as possible, talk
about audiobooks and the publishing industry, and learn
as much
as we can.
«
As of January 2016, Amazon was selling roughly 119,000
audiobooks a day —
about $ 2,100,000 worth — which were generating $ 204,000 a day in author earnings.»
There's been a metric ton of electronic ink spilled in the past few months
about audiobooks, their merits, and whether listening to one is the same thing
as reading a book.
In the list below, you will find current deals on Kindle ebooks,
as well
as information
about special offers on Amazon subscriptions: Kindle Unlimited (ebooks, comic books, magazines), and Audible (
audiobooks).
You may just earn
as little
as $ 5 per
audiobook, but if you sold one a day, that's
about an extra $ 150 / month or $ 1,800 / year.
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.
All my books are available on Audible and iTunes
as audiobooks, which is something that just finished happening
about a month ago.
There is an even better way to get your kid excited
about audiobooks — smart speakers, such
as Amazon Echo, Google Home, or Apple HomePod.
If you'd like more information
about our services, please see the menu above,
as we have dedicated pages on the site that can tell you more
about anger management (be sure to check out our page on my book, Navigate Anger, available in print, ebook, and
audiobook format), couples counseling (I emphasize working on communication issues and having each person in the couple focus on their influence in the relationship and what they can change), and anxiety / depression issues (my focus is on taking a look at unhealthy thought patterns and helping my clients learn skills to change those patterns).