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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.
When you narrate non-fiction audiobooks, is your delivery deadly dull? Some narrators think that’s the way to go, but award-winning narrator Sean Pratt says “Nothing could be further from the truth.” Long ago, when struggling with his own deadly dull moments, Sean developed these “Four Voices of Non-Fiction Narration,” which today flow seamlessly through his work …
Beware of “Howard Copeland” (probably a fake name) who copied the book covers and voice samples of 94 audiobooks and posted them on a YouTube channel for download. Voice actress/audiobook writer and narrator Tracy Elman’s son discovered this blatant online copyright violation, and Tracy shares how she alerted others and got that channel blocked …
Last January, audiobook narrator/coach Sean Pratt narrated a book by Jack and Suzy Welch, and Tweeted about it. The Welches picked up those Tweets – and now Sean finds that he booked 24 additional books this year from authors who follow Jack and Suzy Welch on Twitter! If you’re narrating audiobooks, start Tweeting, too. And Sean offers 11 examples …
Are you discouraged by current income from audiobook narration? Innovate your way to earn more, advises Dana Detrick-Clark, a veteran voice actor and audiobook narrator/editor/producer. Here’s your three-step plan …
AUDIOBOOK NARRATORS SURVEY – REPORT 5From ‘Slave Labor’ to ‘My Passion And Love,’ Audiobook Narrators Rant And Rave …September 10, 2015See Report 1: Levels Of Experience, What And How They…
If you narrate audiobooks, you might want to see if you agree with comments about what’s good and bad about the audiobook industry – and learn what other narrators are experiencing – in a report to be posted on Wednesday (September 9) by VoiceOverXtra. And you can review previous reports – including what narrators earn – here …
The audiobook industry’s rapid expansion continues, with nearly 26,000 titles published in 2014 – an increase of nearly 20% over the prior year – pushing sales to more than $1.47 billion, reports the Audio Publishers Association (APA) in highlights from its annual sales survey. Digital downloads are helping that growth …
In the VoiceOverXtra Audiobook Narrators Business Survey 2015, we asked participants whether they narrate for major publishers – and if so, how did they obtain that status? Now you can read and learn from highlights of their responses and the actual comments from survey participants on their successful paths to the majors …
Respondents to the VoiceOverXtra Audiobook Narrators Business Survey – 2015 made these comments to Question 14: How satisfied are you with the earnings you make narrating audiobooks, vs. the time you put into them?
VoiceOverXtra’s Audiobook Narrators Business Survey 2015 – conducted earlier this year – found more than half of the respondents to be dissatisfied with earnings vs. the amount of time they put into narrating and editing the books. However, another 40% are “somewhat satisfied” or at least “neutral” about it, and the remaining 3% are quite happy with what they’re taking to the bank. What’s behind all this? Read analysis and scores of comments …