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Audiobook narration and the business around it: ACX and royalty share, per finished hour math, book prep, recording workflow, and how narrators find and land titles.
Audible, the industry leader in downloadable audiobooks – introduces ACX – an online job exhange linking narrators with authors and producers. Voice actor Dave Courvoisier has Beta-tested the system and explains how to use it to get work voicing and producing audiobooks – and sharing in the revenue …
Pat Fraley, one of the top 10 performers of all time to be cast in animated TV shows, is not only one of the world’s top voice talents and teachers, but also one of most generous. He recently produced this 15-minute video, “Formula for Getting Audiobook Narration Work.” Listen and learn about the four critical elements …
When you narrate an audiobook, it’s key to know who you’re talking to. A recent survey of audiobook listeners’ attitudes and behaviors by the Audio Publishers Association (APA) finds much about your listeners to bear in mind. Especially good news: more than half of the survey repondents believe that some books are better experienced as audio than in print …
If you want a vocal lesson in how NOT to narrate an audiobook, take the New York subway, says award-winning audiobook producer/director and teacher Paul Ruben. The modulated sing-song style of vocal instructions there – “Stand clear of the closing doors” – is the opposite of effective storytelling, he says. An emotional disconnect. So how do you stay on the right track with readers?
Audiobooks are adapting to the digital age as eBook readers plummet in price and downloads rise in popularity, notes James Adams, founder and CEO of BeeAudio and a business trends pundit. Looking ahead, Adams offers a 10-point scenario that predicts a collapse of the CD market, and a demand for audiobooks with multi-media options. Actually, it’s already happening …
Voice Actor / Audiobook Narrator Ah! The joys of audiobook narration. Do folks out there in ListenerLand appreciate the homework that goes into an audiobook narration? Some books require hours…
Audiobooks – and particularly, fiction and unabridged audio geared toward adults – experienced sales growth in 2009, pushing the market to annual sales of about $900 million, says the Audio Publishers Association (APA). In reporting the results of its recent Survey of 2009 Sales, the APA says, “It was another strong year for audiobooks, with a 4.7% increase in unit sales.” However, overall revenue for the audio publishers dropped 12% as the publishers cut prices to attract more sales …
Narrating audiobooks takes talent. But so does getting that work in the first place. Multi-award winning narrator Johnny Heller will present a special VoiceOverXtra learning event, The New York Audiobook Narrators…
Audiobook Producer & Director Tribeca Audio Inc. April 13, 2010 On May 1 and 2, I’ll be conducting an Audiobook Narrators’ Workshop in Chicago, sponsored by Sherri Berger’s Voice Over U.…
Voice Actor & Audiobook Narrator Read Part 1 When recording audiobooks at home, it is extremely important to do it as efficiently as possible, as this will maximize your profit…