Audiobooks: Americans Are ‘All Ears’ As Sales Surpass $1 Billion, Says APA
Sept. 16, 2008 If you’re already voicing audiobooks – have you found a growing niche? Most certainly. Hang onto it! And if you’re thinking about training for this genre and…
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Audiobooks: ‘Listening Makes Perfect’ to Master the Subtleties of Narration, by Michele Cobb
President, Audio Publishers Association A good audiobook entrenches the listener in a new world created by the narrator. Audiobook fans often tell me that they’ve wasted gallons of gasoline driving…
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Audiobooks: If You Want to Be An Audiobook Narrator, Here’s How to Start, by Michele Cobb
President, Audio Publishers Association There’s no doubt that the audio industry is on the rise. Last year, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) estimated the size of the audiobook market at…
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Audiobooks: ‘But I Am the Poor Sap Who Has to Say All These Obscure Words Out Loud!’ by Scott Brick
Narrators of audiobook fiction have a challenge keeping characters, accents and other peculiarities in mind as they voice through the book. Audie Award winner and current nominee Scott Brick cetainly excels at this. But he…
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Podcasting for Fun and Profit – A How-To Guide for Voice Actors, by Frank Frederick
By Frank Frederick Voice Talent/Producer/Director/Author ©2007-2008 Legend Corporation, Park City, UT. All Rights Reserved. Hear Podcast In the voice-over business, we all do it – the “IT” being talk. Many of…
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Audiobooks: Growing Market Is Great News For Voice Talent, by Pat Fraley
Audiobook publishers need all sorts of talents and sounds. If you have struggled because you sound like you’re 16 or 60, guess what? There are audiobook projects out there that…