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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.
Who purchases audiobooks, and why? Highlights from a recent consumer behavior survey conducted for the Audio Publishers Association finds audiobook usage continue to rise, and good news for narrators regarding purchase decisions …
CAN you be an audiobook narrator? SHOULD you be? And if so, how do you define success? Veteran narrator Tom Dheere takes those questions to the recent Audio Publishers Conference (APAC) in New York and shares with us the valuable insights he received from multi award-winning narrators Johnny Heller and Tavia Gilbert, and the Audio Publishers Association’s executive director, Michele Cobb …
We hope you’ve been following and gaining insights in the recent reports from VoiceOverXtra’s Audiobook Narrators Business Survey 2015. Links to those reports are here, and concluding next week are reports featuring the comments from 300 participants on: satisfaction with income vs. time spent on narrating/editing; their current situation and thoughts about the audiobook industry; and how to get work with the major publishers. Meanwhile, we’re off to New York to attend APAC – the annual conference of the Audio Publisher’s Association (APA) on May 27 – and the Audie Awards® Gala on May 28, also presented by the APA. Look for VoiceOverXtra features on both events …
Who doesn’t want to know what their audiobook narration colleagues are earning? We’ll tell – albeit anonymously – in Report #2 of VoiceOverXtra’s “Audiobook Narrators Business Survey 2015.” Also in today’s report, you’ll learn the variety of compensation methods that narrators employ, and note the overwhelming popularity of home studios for recording audiobooks, and the frequent use of outsourcing the editing …
Most audiobooks today are recorded in the narrators’ home (or personal) studio. And this trend, coupled with the proliferation of more and more titles and today’s compensation methods have a direct bearing on a narrator’s potential income. Why? Veteran narrator – voice talent/coach Jim Conlan’s analysis of responses and comments in our “Audiobook Narrators Business Survey 2015” continues …
Data and hundreds of comments from audiobook narrators in Report #1 of VoiceOverXtra’s “Audiobook Narrators Business Survey 2015” are analyzed by veteran voice actor/coach/narrator James (Jim) Conlan …
Sales of audiobooks are soaring year after year – but how are audiobook NARRATORS faring in this ever-evolving industry? Find out in this series of three reports from VoiceOverXtra’s “Audiobook Narrators Business Survey 2015” – in which 300 participants reveal what and how they narrate, how they obtain work, how they are paid, WHAT they are paid, and more … plus analyses and hundreds of comments. Report #1 …
What audiobook will be named 2015 ‘Audiobook of the Year?” The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced five finalists for this distinction, along with the judges comments …
Audiobook publishers and producers look for and listen to narrators’ works on Audible.com. Here’s a tip from narrator/publisher Karen Commins on how to ensure you make a good first impression …
Wouldn’t it be cool to hear more audiobooks narrated by both male and female voices, interacting in dialogue with each other? Well, narrator/indie publisher Karen Commins thought so too – and found a four-book project to be both expensive and time-consuming …