Chameleon's Blog
May 25, 2015
May 10, 2015
Authors' Cave Sci-Fi Edition May eZine
Here are some great reads to satisfy your craving for Sci-Fi adventure! Read up on the authors, watch the video book trailers, hear the audio excerpts, and read the chapter excerpts. These offerings are sure to keep you entertained for several hours!
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Enjoy!
Click the eZine to enlarge and you will also gain a small control panel to enlarge further if you need it.
Enjoy!
Authors' Cave Fantasy, Suspense, Mystery and Horror May eZine Edition
On the lookout for a good mystery or suspense novel? How about some fantasy, or downright gripping spookiness? We've got it right here! Check out the author bios, video book trailers, and chapter excerpts. You are bound to find something that will grab you!
Click on the eZine to enlarge and you'll gain a small control panel to enlarge further if you need it.
Enjoy!
Click on the eZine to enlarge and you'll gain a small control panel to enlarge further if you need it.
Enjoy!
Authors' Cave eZine May Romance Edition
Looking to discover the next great romantic read? Maybe one with a sprinkling of suspense, adventure, or even tragedy? Have a look in our latest eZine for May. Read up on the authors, see their book trailers, and chapter excerpts. These authors are determined to entertain you!
Click to read, and you'll have a small control panel where you can zoom in if you need to.
Enjoy!
Click to read, and you'll have a small control panel where you can zoom in if you need to.
Enjoy!
March 26, 2015
An Untapped Market for Authors
Audio books are hot sellers for many genres, and I was surprised to learn how few authors were aware of this market, or who had been hesitant to try it. When our Facebook group administrator reported the recent sales for her audio books, many in the group were eager to hear more about it. Audible.com makes this a fairly easy process, in fact, your hardest decision will be which voice actor sounds best reading your book out loud.
Amazon gets 60% of the retail price, and you'll get the highest amount of actors competing for your job if you offer a 50-50 split of the remaining 40%, but that still leaves you with significantly more than the percentage you get from the sale of a book. There is no category for horror books, as of this writing, but there probably will be in the future. Some genres are probably easier to get actors for than others, but I have yet to hear of anyone that didn't get at least 2 readings offered to them.
If this was something you thought about in the past but hesitated, you really should reconsider it!
NOTE:
An actor may reject your book if it is not edited properly. If you have unnecessary commas, typos, dropped words, and bad grammar, your book will not get an offer. You should make sure your book is nice and clean prior to submitting to Audible.com
Although horror is not listed as a genre, if your book could just as easily be placed in suspense, you should give it a go. If it is more ghostly, or hack and slash...maybe not.
It costs you nothing to try, no out of pocket money. The actor gets paid when you do. This makes it a pretty attractive product, and the ability to post an audio excerpt of you book to tempt potential buyers makes this an incredible marketing tool!
Amazon gets 60% of the retail price, and you'll get the highest amount of actors competing for your job if you offer a 50-50 split of the remaining 40%, but that still leaves you with significantly more than the percentage you get from the sale of a book. There is no category for horror books, as of this writing, but there probably will be in the future. Some genres are probably easier to get actors for than others, but I have yet to hear of anyone that didn't get at least 2 readings offered to them.
If this was something you thought about in the past but hesitated, you really should reconsider it!
NOTE:
An actor may reject your book if it is not edited properly. If you have unnecessary commas, typos, dropped words, and bad grammar, your book will not get an offer. You should make sure your book is nice and clean prior to submitting to Audible.com
Although horror is not listed as a genre, if your book could just as easily be placed in suspense, you should give it a go. If it is more ghostly, or hack and slash...maybe not.
It costs you nothing to try, no out of pocket money. The actor gets paid when you do. This makes it a pretty attractive product, and the ability to post an audio excerpt of you book to tempt potential buyers makes this an incredible marketing tool!
March 9, 2015
Authors' Cave Sci-Fi Edition e-Zine for March
Here is the Authors' Cave Sci-Fi Edition eZine for March. Read up on these great authors, see the video trailers, and hear the audio excerpts. Be intrigued by the hooks and grabbed by the blurbs! Your next great story is waiting inside!
Authors' Cave Horror Edition eZine for March
Here is the Authors' Cave Horror Edition eZine for March. Read up on these great authors, see the video trailers, and hear the audio excerpts. Be intrigued by the hooks and grabbed by the blurbs! Your next great story is waiting inside!
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Authors' Cave Fantasy Edition eZine for March
Here is the Authors' Cave Fantasy Edition eZine for March. Read up on these great authors, see the video trailers, and hear the audio excerpts. Be intrigued by the hooks and grabbed by the blurbs! Your next great story is waiting inside!
Authors' Cave Romance Edition E-Zine for March
Here they are finally! the March eZines for Romance, Fantasy, Horror, and Sc-Fi. Read up on some great authors, see their video trailers, hear audio excerpts, be intrigued by their hooks, and grabbed by their blurbs! Your next great story is waiting inside! See the next posts for the Fantasy Edition, Horror Edition, and Sci-Fi Edition!
December 1, 2014
Authors' Cave E-zine December Issue
The Authors' Cave December E-zine is now available! Inside:
Author Spotlight: Celia Kennedy, author of Venus Rising and Charlotte's RestrainedThe 2015 Author ChallengeThe latest Free and 0.99 eBooksThe Authors' Cave Book Club picks for the month, with author videosWe unmask Santa Claus!Tasty treats to put your holiday entertaining over the top!Tidbits from The CaveAnd More!
Author Spotlight: Celia Kennedy, author of Venus Rising and Charlotte's RestrainedThe 2015 Author ChallengeThe latest Free and 0.99 eBooksThe Authors' Cave Book Club picks for the month, with author videosWe unmask Santa Claus!Tasty treats to put your holiday entertaining over the top!Tidbits from The CaveAnd More!
