Devious Web responds to trends with an audiobook version
Everand's State of Reading Report issued earlier this year included interesting stats on how readers like to discover and read book content.
The report showed that people want options, with the majority enjoying reading in a variety of formats. 50 percent of respondents prefered a mix of physical and digital books, and 57 percent consume both audiobooks and ebooks. Only 14 percent said they prefer only reading physical books.
And interestingly, 61 percent of readers say they rely on their ebook/audiobook provider to find their next read.
With those kinds of stats, as an author I'm listening. Now my book, Devious Web, is available in audiobook format as well as print and ebook versions.
The narrator for Devious Web is Justin Smallbridge, an amazing voice talent from Vancouver, B.C. Justin was undaunted by the fact that the book has 18 lead and sub-characters, both male and female, requiring a range of accents including Canadian, southern U.S. (Georgia and North Carolina), and Irish!
It was great fun for me as the author to ‘meet’ my characters when they came to life for the first time as Justin narrated chapters. I would often say, “Now I can’t wait to hear from Miriam”—or another character in the book. And each time a character was introduced, it was a delight to listen to Justin’s interpretation that so closely matched my concept of them.
My favorites are characters Detective Jason Liu and Chief Finance Officer Winston Wilson. The ‘only the facts m’am’ detective is portrayed perfectly, and just a light touch of Winston’s Atlanta accent comes across well in the audio recording.
For others tackling producing an audiobook, it is not as easy as it looks to produce a quality product— so be prepared to invest significant time and effort. Because the recording must perfectly match the print version, many hours of scrupulous listening and tweaking were invested by myself and Justin.
Ultimately, I'm looking forward to the storyline of Devious Web reaching more readers via yet another platform!
The report showed that people want options, with the majority enjoying reading in a variety of formats. 50 percent of respondents prefered a mix of physical and digital books, and 57 percent consume both audiobooks and ebooks. Only 14 percent said they prefer only reading physical books.
And interestingly, 61 percent of readers say they rely on their ebook/audiobook provider to find their next read.
With those kinds of stats, as an author I'm listening. Now my book, Devious Web, is available in audiobook format as well as print and ebook versions.
The narrator for Devious Web is Justin Smallbridge, an amazing voice talent from Vancouver, B.C. Justin was undaunted by the fact that the book has 18 lead and sub-characters, both male and female, requiring a range of accents including Canadian, southern U.S. (Georgia and North Carolina), and Irish!
It was great fun for me as the author to ‘meet’ my characters when they came to life for the first time as Justin narrated chapters. I would often say, “Now I can’t wait to hear from Miriam”—or another character in the book. And each time a character was introduced, it was a delight to listen to Justin’s interpretation that so closely matched my concept of them.
My favorites are characters Detective Jason Liu and Chief Finance Officer Winston Wilson. The ‘only the facts m’am’ detective is portrayed perfectly, and just a light touch of Winston’s Atlanta accent comes across well in the audio recording.
For others tackling producing an audiobook, it is not as easy as it looks to produce a quality product— so be prepared to invest significant time and effort. Because the recording must perfectly match the print version, many hours of scrupulous listening and tweaking were invested by myself and Justin.
Ultimately, I'm looking forward to the storyline of Devious Web reaching more readers via yet another platform!
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