The Author's Guide to AudioBook Creation

The Author's Guide to AudioBook Creation

by Richard Rieman
The Author's Guide to AudioBook Creation

The Author's Guide to AudioBook Creation

by Richard Rieman

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Overview

Should you have an audiobook version of your book? How do you do an audiobook? And most importantly, how do you make money with an audiobook? This guide to audiobook creation and marketing will also help you decide whether to voice your own book or hire a great narrator. The Author's Guide to AudioBook Creation includes the critical details of audiobook self-publishing on Amazon's Audible, iTunes, and beyond.

Over $2 billion dollars in audiobooks were sold in 2015. This is how you join the Audiobook Revolution!

EDITORIAL REVIEWS
If you are considering creating an audiobook, whether you are the voice or you hire a professional narrator, The Author's Guide to AudioBook Creation is the essential companion you need. You will get the critical elements on what steps you need to take; how to engage a narrator (and what to avoid); what costs to expect; how to produce your audiobook; a variety of resources; how to work with Amazon and ACX and other providers; and of course, plenty of tips and tricks of the trade. Get ready for the next evolution of your book, and join the audiobook revolution. --Dr. Judith Briles, The Book Shepherd

Finally...FINALLY! Someone has written an easy to understand, no nonsense primer for authors to help them navigate through the unknown waters of audiobook production! Richard steers this course by answering the myriad questions that writers have, concerning the journey of turning their work into a recording. BRAVO! --Sean Pratt, Acclaimed Audiobook Narrator (850 books and counting!) and Acting Coach, SeanPrattPresents.com


Product Details

BN ID: 2940152869088
Publisher: Richard Rieman
Publication date: 03/07/2016
Sold by: Smashwords
Format: eBook
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Richard Rieman is an audiobook self-publishing expert, an audiobook narrator, producer, and coach specializing in helping first-time audiobook authors. Richard has narrated dozens of titles on Amazon, Audible, iTunes and more, including Steve Snyder's "Shot Down" and Nancy Geise's "Auschwitz #34207." He also produces audiobooks for authors voicing their own audiobooks, including Judith Briles' "The Crowdfunding Guide for Authors & Writers." Before his audiobook adventures, Richard was a news anchor and reporter at the RKO Radio Networks in NYC, WTOP in Washington DC, and WLS and WMAQ Radio in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - The AudioBook Revolution
• Telling Your Story
• Why You Should Grab Your Readers by the Ears
• 10 Crazy (but True) Things About AudioBooks
• The Top 10 AudioBook Genres

Chapter 2 - Getting Started
• Demand Your (Audio) Rights!
• The Different Worlds of AudioBook Publishing

Chapter 3 - Narrating Your Own Book
• Should You Be a "Do-It-Yourselfer?"
• Narration Tricks of the Trade
• Recording Studio Tips and Etiquette
• Creating Your Own Low-cost Home Recording Setup

Chapter 4 - Step-by-Step Guide to Amazon's ACX
• Stage One - Registering Your Book on ACX
• Stage Two - The Deal with the Narrator
• Stage Three - Producing the AudioBook
• Stage Four - Review, Approve and Pay

Chapter 5 - Giving Your Book a Voice
• The 10 Best Ways to Find the Right Narrator
• The 10 Worst Ways to Find a Narrator

Chapter 6 - Going Outside Amazon's ACX
• The World Beyond ACX
• Selling Outside ACX/Amazon/Audible/iTunes
• Giving Your AudioBook Away

Chapter 7 -Making Your AudioBook Profitable
• How Much Will Your AudioBook Sell For?
• How Much Will You Make?
• Crowdfunding Your Book

Chapter 8 - Promoting Your AudioBook
• 12 Ways to Go into "Promo Mode"
• Bounties
• Promotional or "Gift" Codes
• AudioBook Blast
• Facebook Group Promotions
• Best Promotional Advice from Experienced AudioBook Authors

Chapter 9 - AudioBook Resources
• Blogs
• Social Media
• Equipment
• Technical Advice
• ACX Cover Specs
• Video and Audio Promo Production
• The Storytellers

Bonus Tips - 12 Bonus Tips for an Author's AudioBook Success

Acknowledgments
About the Author
How to Work with Richard Rieman
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