There's something psychologically traumatic about falling behind schedule — and even worse, behind deadlines —
on an audiobook production schedule.
Richard also produces audiobooks for authors voicing their own audiobooks and consults authors and independent book publishers
on audiobook production.
In this post, I've asked both Mark Waters, the director of my audiobook division (sounds so much better than «my husband who pushed me into audiobooks») and Jennifer Reilly, the producer and voice artist of Earth - Sim to share some of their insights
on audiobook production.
Producers (narrators, editors, and other studio professionals): Producers can engage narrators or other studio professionals to perform services
on an Audiobook Production Contract they've entered into through ACX.
These days, he concentrates
on audiobook production, voice - acting for video games, and writing science thrillers.
Since many indie authors and smaller publishers are new to the world of audiobooks, I thought you might like to have a quick overview of the 7 players
on an audiobook production team:
Not exact matches
Every quarter major publishers have acknowledged that
audiobooks have the highest growth rate and that they are doubling down
on production.
Each
audiobook is
on average around 12 hours, which costs
on average $ 300 and $ 400 an hour for a
production studio and narrator.
He is very bullish about
audiobooks and said they are doubling down
on production and ensuring that all of their new titles are converted to digital audio, to meet demand for the product.
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Audiobook Production Services — You may request a full refund
on an order for our
Audiobook Production Services up to the time we begin providing the service.
This is creating a new opportunity for young people to break into the industry, whether it's being a professional voice actor or just learning how to construct an
audiobook on a
production level.
Audio book narrator Michael Burnette is graciously giving away five copies of his book - The Independent Author's Guide to
Audiobook Production: A Professional Narrator's Secrets for Success
on ACX.
If you haven't done so already, I encourage you to read ACX 101: The
Audiobook Production Process, which provides some very useful background information on the process of making an audiobook, and which I will refer to during many of these
Audiobook Production Process, which provides some very useful background information
on the process of making an
audiobook, and which I will refer to during many of these
audiobook, and which I will refer to during many of these articles.
In answer to our question, Cobb says that it does seem that more
audiobooks are produced nowadays with «
production elements,» as in radio drama — sound effects, multiple voices, music such as the New Zealand - based Booktrack «s Paul Cameron produces, and so
on.
Based
on the considerations detailed in Part 4 of
Audiobook Production for The Indy Author — «Who Will Narrate?»
Nhys, I think your comment about the speed at which the publishing world is changing is right
on — there was a time when I thought that the non-fiction niche I'd carve out for myself in the indy publishing world would be around
audiobook production and promotion, but it would be a full time job just to stay
on top of that quite narrow area!
I've been doing everything I can think of to promote / market the
audiobook (the first one just went
on sale 2 weeks ago, the second one is in
production).
The novels are all available to purchase in e-book, paperback and
audiobook formats
on the Amazon store (Dark Skies is currently in
production), as well as in selected independent bookshops.
The cost of doing an
audiobook will be based
on factors including the length of your story and
production and editing costs.
The Audie Awards are presented by the
Audiobook Publishers Association and puts the spotlight
on production, narration and aids listeners in discovery.
More good options for
audiobook production is always a good thing, I'll be contacting Findaway to see how they are handling royalties for their authors, as that information is not easily located
on their website anywhere.
If an author wants to go through the rather steep learning curve of
audiobook production on their own, they can browse and listen to more than 4000 narrators and send messages to as many as they wish.
Many of leading publishers have been doubling down
on production and are willing to take risks because
audiobooks are quickly becoming a multi billion dollar industry.
While it wasn't
on a site aimed solely at voiceover talent, it prompted me to write about the time required for
audiobook production.
One author said
on - line that she had «lost money» because she hadn't recouped her costs of
audiobook production within a year.
Since ACX is open to authors, I thought a narrator's perspective might help you decide whether to list your title
on ACX for
audiobook production.
If the word count you provide underestimates or overestimates the actual length of the Book by 20 % or more, the Producer you engage to produce the
Audiobook may terminate the Producer's ACX
Audiobook Production Agreement with you based
on your inaccurate word count in accordance with the terms of your ACX
Audiobook Production Agreement with the Producer.
The Swedish publishers who saw what was about to happen in audio early
on, and who increased their
audiobook production at the beginning of 2014, have seen huge growth.
In the event no
Audiobook is completed within 4 months after the date the Audiobook must be completed under the ACX Audiobook Production Agreement for reasons other than your failure to abide by your obligations under the agreement, nothing in this Agreement will prevent you from re-posting the Book on ACX and making it available again for production as an audiobook on ACX or removing the Book
Audiobook is completed within 4 months after the date the
Audiobook must be completed under the ACX Audiobook Production Agreement for reasons other than your failure to abide by your obligations under the agreement, nothing in this Agreement will prevent you from re-posting the Book on ACX and making it available again for production as an audiobook on ACX or removing the Book
Audiobook must be completed under the ACX
Audiobook Production Agreement for reasons other than your failure to abide by your obligations under the agreement, nothing in this Agreement will prevent you from re-posting the Book on ACX and making it available again for production as an audiobook on ACX or removing the Book
Audiobook Production Agreement for reasons other than your failure to abide by your obligations under the agreement, nothing in this Agreement will prevent you from re-posting the Book on ACX and making it available again for production as an audiobook on ACX or removing the Book
Production Agreement for reasons other than your failure to abide by your obligations under the agreement, nothing in this Agreement will prevent you from re-posting the Book
on ACX and making it available again for
production as an audiobook on ACX or removing the Book
production as an
audiobook on ACX or removing the Book
audiobook on ACX or removing the Book from ACX.
To learn more about me, my narration, and
audiobook production, please check out my comments and interviews
on other sites:
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From the time you start the
production process, we estimate that it will take about 6 to 12 weeks to complete the
audiobook, depending
on the length of the book and the Producer's schedule.
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