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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.
Award-winning audiobook producer/director Paul Ruben interviews YOU – your script’s co-director – to seek actable clues in the copy. It’s Part 2 of this humorous and insightful series …
Audiobook producer/director/coach Paul Ruben finds the quality of narration performance not keeping pace with the growing demand for competent narrators. As a narrator, what to do? Why, have this conversation with your text, of course …
Using the finger-snap method to note narration mistakes on the wave form when recording an audiobook results in tedious editing, says narrator George Washington III. Using Sound Forge software, he found a way to speed up the process with “punch and roll” …
Prepping the printed book before narrating an audiobook is essential, says director/coach Paul Ruben. But what to prep? Studying just the text can create an emotional disconnect for the listener, he warns. Look for the author’s emotional subtext …
Imagine what book authors – from any century – seated around a table, would tell their audiobook narrator(s), if given just one sentence. Producer/director Paul Ruben believes they’d plea in unison …
If you’re an audiobook narrator hoping to schmooze with publishers – especially at APAC, the Audio Publishers Association Conference in NYC June 4 – prepare a ‘Performance Dialogue,” advises top director Paul Ruben …
Create an original video that promotes audiobooks in three minutes or less, and you can enter the Audio Publisher’s 2012 Viral Video contest to win the $5,000 first place cash prize. Second place is $2,000. Third is $1,000. Here’s what to do …
Audiobook narrator’s dilemma: Impress listeners with vocal and storytelling skills, or try to reflect the author’s emotional intent? Award-winning producer and teacher Paul Ruben has no doubt about what you should do, or how …
Narrating audiobooks presents you with unique challenges, especially on the production side, even when the producer is handling your edits. This checklist from voice actor Tom Dheere helps you stay on track …
Great news for audiobook narrators: The audiobook business continues to soar. A new survey from the Audio Publishers Association finds sales up 10% in 2010, publishers producing more – much more – and downloads edging out CDs as the most popular formats to purchase …