An Audiobook Milestone Reached, Thanks to ACX
I’m a fairly prolific author. Always have been. Since 2005, I’ve written (and co-written) 30+ books. Nineteen of those books are full-length novels. That’s not including the five books that have already been written, but not yet released. Of those nineteen novels I was able to sell the audio rights for five of them to Audible and/or Brilliance Audio. Two of them I produced on my own, hiring a narrator and releasing them as serialized podcast novels, an expensive endeavor. That left me with twelve books that would never reach the ears of audiobook listeners.
Then came ACX. Owned by Amazon, ACX has created a platform that allows authors and publishers to connect with narrators, produce audiobooks and distribute them for sale on Amazon, Audible and iTunes. Narrators can charge a flat fee (still an expensive endeavor) or agree to a 50/50 profit share, which is what I’ve been able to do for ALL TWELVE of those unproduced audiobooks. I was fortunate enough to find two amazing narrators, Jeff Kafer and Bob Bray, who enjoy my books and bring them to life in amazing ways. How good are these guys? Audible and Brilliance Audio have hired them to narrate several of the books that they produced, too!
As of last week, every single one of my full length novels is available in audio format. And guess what? They’re selling! The sales figures between books I’ve released through ACX are either identical to those released by the larger audio publisher or they completely blow them out of the water. Don’t get me wrong, I like the big audio publishers. It’s a relief to get a check and know that all the work will be done for me, but there is something deeply satisfying about doing it myself and beating the pants off the big guys. And right now, my bestselling audiobook is my personal favorite, The Last Hunter – Descent.
All that is to say, “Whoohoo! Thank you, ACX, for making this possible.”
And to the rest of you, wondering where to buy my audiobooks, here’s a list of them on Audible, but remember, you can get them on Amazon and iTunes too. AND if you’re a Kindle owner, you’re in luck. Most of these novels are available for “Whispersync for Voice”. That means you can sync your reading and listening experience. Listen while you exercise, and then when you sit down with your Kindle to read that night, it will sync the book to where you stopped listening. How cool is that? Better yet, if you already own THE LAST HUNTER – DESCENT, RAGNAROK or PROJECT NEMESIS on the Kindle, you can buy the audiobook for $1.99(!!) from Audible. Do the math. You can buy the e-book AND the audiobook together for LESS than buying the audiobook alone.
ACX has ensured that my novels will always be available for audio listeners, and I’m very grateful to them for that. So once again, thank you, ACX.
And before you leave, here are two samples of my audiobooks, one byJeff Kafer, the other by Bob Bray.
– Jeremy Robinson
www.jeremyrobinsononline.com
JEREMY ROBINSON is the bestselling author of thirty novels and novellas including ISLAND 731, SECONDWORLD, and the Jack Sigler series including PULSE, INSTINCT, THRESHOLD and RAGNAROK. Robinson also known as the #1 Amazon.com horror writer, Jeremy Bishop, author of THE SENTINEL and the controversial novel, TORMENT. His novels have been translated into ten languages. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife and three children.
