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.
I'd vaguely
thought about audiobooks before, but since I don't listen to them, I knew nothing until Amy came here.
If you've been
thinking about an audiobook as a way to reach more readers, here are three important things to take into consideration.
It's best to start
thinking about your audiobook cover early in the process.
Not exact matches
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?
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 never
thought a lot
about how
audiobooks are produced which I need to now that I have a release in December.
This is the last in my series of RMFW blogs
about audiobooks, so let me leave you with these final
thoughts from acclaimed Author and Narrator Neil Gaiman:
I hope I've gotten you
thinking differently
about audiobooks and that you'll soon contact me or one of my fellow narrators
about starting production.
Does anyone else have a
thought about the audio version of this book in particular or
about audiobooks in general?
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.
Read
about why people keep coming back to
audiobooks, recommendations for great listens,
thoughts on narrators and more.
Once you start
thinking about creating an
audiobook, my curated list of articles and resources will help you quickly learn the language and landscape of
audiobook production.
Total costs involved for this book come to
about $ 5,000 (a big chunk of that of course is
audiobook narration and production, but I
think the costs are worth it to be in audio.)
I almost stopped this
audiobook again when I heard
about a plot point I
thought was very cool.
The ins and outs of
audiobook production, how the various compensation schedules work, how there's more out there than just ACX, and things to
think about BEFORE you dive into audio.
With Kobo launching their
audiobook subscription plan last week, where customers can get one
audiobook per month for $ 9.99, it has me
thinking about how ebooks and
audiobooks are treated differently.
I have a lot of experience producing audio voice tracks for commercials, and I
think many writers who want to create
audiobooks would benefit from learning
about the relatively simple audio production process.
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