And, many authors get the bulk of their sales from an ACX program which heavily discounts books cross-platform,
with audiobook sales as low as $ 1.99.
While we're on the subject of accessibility for blind readers would you mind signing the Reading Rights coalition's petition to convince publishers to stop blocking TTS from the Kindle Keyboard due to their paranoia that it might interfere
with audiobook sales?
I will also follow up
with audiobook sales updates as well, so stay tuned for that.
Not exact matches
According to the British PA, consumer ebook
sales rose 134 per cent in 2012, reaching # 216million,
with total digital
sales up 66 per cent to # 411million (encompassing ebooks,
audiobooks downloads and online subscriptions).
The Association of American Publishers said that
audiobook sales rose 30 % in January and 42 % in February compared
with the same period in 2015.
if they came up
with a nook that had a larger screen
with sound and the ability to listen to
audiobooks and do it before Amazon does I bet it will increase their
sales hands down
Authors, writers, publishers of eBooks,
audiobooks and short texts can... A) sell their eBook through their author page on XinXii - without author contract - in real - time, without technical skills -
with an own authorpage and online shop - enter all information such as description, tags, cover, price... - upload an eBook in one or multiple formats: PDF, ePub, mobi, doc, xls... - high royalties per download - consolidated real - time
sales reports - keeping full editorial and copyright control or B) sell their eBook through their author page on XinXii and additionally on major eBook retailers - we convert eBooks to the ePub and mobi format for free - we distribute to the leading eBook - shops all over the world for free - we provide consolidated
sales reports Readers have... - the opportunity to discover new titles in all categories and genres - an easy access to a huge variety of content - can instantly download after purchase - have the opportunity to rate and comment on eBooks
With Habit Stacking doing so well, I think you might be jeopardizing $ 1,000 + per month in
audiobook sales.
She's also been doing great
with the
audiobooks through ACX, recently passing 40,000 in
sales, so we asked her about what's led to her great success there.
Hook readers on
audiobooks by giving them away
with hardback
sales and by drastically lowering the price.
It means free copies of the
audiobook and ebook
with the
sale of every hardback.
With the IndieCommerce integration, the digital
audiobook appears on the IndieCommerce product page for titles available in that format; Libro.fm supplies the shopping cart and fulfillment via a store co-branded white label site, and the company is working to ensure that
sales tax is being collected in all relevant states.
Even though the ad is specifically for a reduced price ebook promotion, having nothing obviously to do
with the
audiobook, the
audiobook sales skyrocket.
They could wind up
with a pile of money if the
audiobook has outstanding
sales — or
with not much to show for a lot of work if it doesn't sell well.
Create a
sales page on your web site specifically for your
audiobooks, or add links to the
audiobooks along
with the print editions on your site.
Anthony Anderson of Select Music surmises that in 2017 «
audiobooks will continue to grow
with the commensurate increased revenues from digital
sales.
We're also looking at ways to increase our opportunities to engage
with our customers through the
sale of
audiobooks.
For a limited time, we'll be offering a sweet
sale of Cool Books for Hot Days — it's filled
with audiobooks at great deals that we think customers will love to listen to on the beach, while relaxing by the pool, or while getting fit for the summer.
In the first six months of 2016 —
Audiobook sales continue to boom,
with downloads increasing year - on - year by 24 % to # 6m
«Our team of expert judges debating the winner of the
Audiobook of the Year award must choose a single audio that combines the very best in narration and production quality
with significant
sales impact and marketing outreach to be the standard bearer of excellence for the format and audio publishing industry.
The global
audiobook industry is currently evaluated at $ 3.5 billion dollars and the United States is currently the largest singular market
with $ 1.8 billion dollars in audio
sales in 2016 and this was a 31 % increase from 2015.
Audiobook markets are far more developed in the US and Europe than in Japan,
with the products comprising around 10 per cent of book
sales in some countries.
With sales growing at an annual rate of 20 % if your book marketing package doesn't include
audiobooks, you could be missing out on a growing number of book fans.
He went on to say «We continue to sign new supplier agreements, and broke the 1 million mark for e-Books available for library
sale this year, along
with an additional 50,000 digital
audiobook titles.
And, check out our online
audiobook sales,
with adult and children's content priced down to as low as $ 5!
The
audiobook market is booming,
with 20 % growth annually for the last three years, expanding faster than and driving the demand for the
sales of print books, according to a recent Audio Publishers Association
Audiobooks Survey conducted by Edison Research.
Compare this narrow window
with the rise of print - on - demand physical book
sales, and the surge in the
audiobook market, which is open to all authors.
ales [of
audiobooks] in the U.S. and Canada jumped 21 % in 2015 from the previous year» and that «the surge is continuing in 2016... downloaded audio
sales were up 37 % in January and February compared
with the same period in 2015.»
Netlix style subscription for unlimited comics, books,
audiobooks and sheet music: $ 8.99 a month; there are individual texts for
sale too,
with varying prices
A recent article from The Wall Street Journal reports that «
sales [of
audiobooks] in the U.S. and Canada jumped 21 % in 2015 from the previous year» and that «the surge is continuing in 2016... downloaded audio
sales were up 37 % in January and February compared
with the same period in 2015.»
After publishing 19
audiobooks, we also developed a marketing plan to get the word out — and we share it
with you to help you get more exposure and
sales.
The problem
with this is that because customers can order the
audiobook without a cash transaction, my ad data can't show me whether any clicks on these ads are leading to
sales.
It provides channels for authors to contract
with narrators and produce their own
audiobooks, and the author gets a 40 % royalty of all
sales for exclusive distribution.
UK
audiobook sales have doubled in the last five years,
with audiobook purchases now accounting for 5 % of consumer book spending in the UK (Nielsen UK Books & Consumers» Survey, 2017).
You're not missing out on much in book
sales by giving the book away along
with an
audiobook version and it really adds to the reader / listener experience.
Audiobooks make up roughly 95 % of its business,
with the rest coming from e-book
sales.
Sales of e-books overtook those of audiobooks in the US in 2009, with sales rising more than 170 %, according to data published by the AssociatiSales of e-books overtook those of audiobooks in the US in 2009, with sales rising more than 170 %, according to data published by the Associatisales rising more than 170 %, according to data published by the Association...
Sales of e-books overtook those of audiobooks in the US in 2009, with sales rising more than 170 %, according to data published by the Association of American PublisSales of e-books overtook those of audiobooks in the US in 2009, with sales rising more than 170 %, according to data published by the Association of American Publissales rising more than 170 %, according to data published by the Association of American Publishers.
ALOP = This is a member
sale in which an Audible Listener purchased your
audiobook with a credit card.
This
sales profile also indicates to me that choosing to work
with established publishers — in this case Tor (for print and eBooks) and Audible (for
audiobooks)-- is a smart decision for me.
My own guess, based on watching my
sales profile over the years, is that print, eBook and
audiobook do not inherently cannibalize each others»
sales — it seems to me that for each there is a class of reader that is «native» to each — that is, there is a group of readers who strongly prefers print over eBook or audio, another group who prefers eBook strongly to the other formats, and a third group (correlated, I imagine,
with people who have long commutes) who strongly prefer
audiobook.
For Rights Holders residing in the United Kingdom, Canada, or the Republic of Ireland, Audible will provide you a statement of Royalties together
with a direct deposit in the amount of any Royalty due, on a calendar monthly net 30 day basis, commencing
with the first full month after the
Audiobook is first offered for
sale by Audible; provided, however, that payments to Rights Holders residing in Canada or the Republic of Ireland
with respect to
Audiobooks first offered for
sale by Audible in June of 2017 will commence not later August 31, 2017.
Anywhere from a 10 % -35 % royalty (this is 10 - 35 % of what they earn, not of the
sale price of the
audiobook) seems typical
with advances from the low hundreds to the low thousands (I'm basing these numbers on what I've seen for myself and what a handful of other authors, mostly science fiction and fantasy, have told me).
For Rights Holders residing in the United Kingdom, Canada, or the Republic of Ireland, Audible will provide you a statement of Royalties together
with a direct deposit in the amount of any Royalty due, on a calendar monthly net 30 day basis, commencing
with the first full month after the
Audiobook is first offered for
sale by Audible provided, however, that.
My agent wants this information, and it requires going to Amazon, Nook, Kobo, iBookstore, ACX for
audiobook sales, CreateSpace for physical
sales, my website for direct
sales, and then checking
with publishers.»
Typically, your ebook
sales will dwarf your
audiobook sales and still be your main bread winner since you're getting a much higher cut of each
sale, but there's nothing wrong
with adding some income on the side and being available and discoverable in more places.
For Rights Holders residing in the United States, Audible will provide you a statement of Royalties, together
with a check or direct deposit in the amount of any Royalty due, on a calendar monthly net 30 day basis, commencing
with the first full month after the
Audiobook is first offered for
sale by Audible.
For Rights Holders residing in the United States, Audible will provide you
with a check or direct deposit in the amount of any Royalty due, on a calendar monthly net 30 day basis, commencing
with the first full month after the
Audiobook is first offered for
sale by Audible.
You'll foot all the upfront costs, but you'll keep a bigger cut on each
sale (currently 40 % of retail
sales if you're exclusive
with them, which means you'll be in Amazon and Apple and 25 % if you're not exclusive — note, my first three Emperor's Edge
audiobooks were first published on Podiobooks for free, so I get the lower cut on those).
Whether you go
with a publisher or go on your own, you probably won't get rich off
audiobook sales, even
with an
audiobook that sticks for a while and sells well.