Erin’s
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(group member since Jan 28, 2017)
Erin’s
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from the Navigating Indieworld Discussing All Things Indie group.
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Justin wrote: "Wow Erin thank you for answering all my questions! I know I sorta fired a lot out there."Lol, keep 'em coming :)
Nicole wrote: "It's a good deal for the author because you can get it done with no start up fee, not a great deal for the narrator, because audio books are the least selling format of any type of books so far, by..."Completely agree. Half of a little is better than all of nothing lol. It does, however, let you get your foot in the door with quality production. Wait and see how the book fares and decide whether or not your next title should be yours alone. I paid out of pocket for my production because I got lucky and found someone with great talent but nit a lot of gigs under her belt.
Justin wrote: "Is Audible or ACX free? Someone said in another thread that it was free.Are audio books really hot right now and is it worth getting in on?
What's a good price to set your a audio books at?
Do ..."
You should price according to your genre and the recorded length of your title.
Justin wrote: "Is Audible or ACX free? Someone said in another thread that it was free.Are audio books really hot right now and is it worth getting in on?
What's a good price to set your a audio books at?
Do ..."
Justin wrote: "Is Audible or ACX free? Someone said in another thread that it was free.
Are audio books really hot right now and is it worth getting in on?
What's a good price to set your a audio books at?
Do ..."
The decision to produce an audiobook is a personal one. I would say that just like with paperback or digital publishing you have to know your reasons, know your budget and know your audience. Having said that, once you've paid for your production you can sit back and relax. There is not much you can do by way of promotions, at this point, although that may change someday. Just enjoy the organic sales and know you've increased your level of professionalism and your fanbase!
Justin wrote: "Is Audible or ACX free? Someone said in another thread that it was free.Are audio books really hot right now and is it worth getting in on?
What's a good price to set your a audio books at?
Do ..."
Audiobooks are smokin' hot right now thanks to Audible. The rumor is that movie and television producers are doing secret drive-bys on Audible to see if a book has production "legs". Can't vouch for this but audio listenership is definitely up.
Justin wrote: "Is Audible or ACX free? Someone said in another thread that it was free.Are audio books really hot right now and is it worth getting in on?
What's a good price to set your a audio books at?
Do ..."
ACX is not free but there are no upfront costs. Sort of. The platform is free but you have to pay your producer, of course. ACX will take their cut off the top and pay you your royalties afterwards. If you do a profit share you will earn 20% of sales and your producer will earn the same.
Justin wrote: "Do we ask the questions here or?"Yes, here is fine, J.
Alex wrote: "Thank you, it's very kind of you, Erin, I may take you up on it at some point in the future. Right now I'm still trying to get my head around marketing and social media, total nightmare for me.The..."
Whenever you're ready I'm more than ready to help you one-on-one, step by step. Inbox me anytime or email me here: (view spoiler)
Erica wrote: "Cool! Could you add Talking Tales Puppy's Bubble, Talking Tales: Cricket's Guitar, Talking Tales: Sam's Sticky Sucker, and [book:Talking Tales: The B..."Easy breezy!
Wolfen,Added :)
Charles wrote: "Yes. It appears only mods can add books. I'd like to add Dancing With The Dead and Alvar's SpearCharles Freedom Long"
All done!
Mandy wrote: "Can you please add mine to? White Lilies: The Beginning
The Trip to Love
Messed Up Love: Box Set 1-4
White Lilies: From the Other Side"
Added!
Alex wrote: "Erin wrote: "If you don't mind sharing more of your reservations I'd love to address them individually. "My biggest reservation is I suffer from anxiety and stress and dealing with new things, an..."
My middle sister is the exact same way. I think you deserve a personal round of applause for being a published author. Millions of individuals feel they have a book somewhere in them but will never get around to doing what you've done!! If you really would like to publish on Audible I'd lime to volunteer for a one-on-one coaching partnership with you. We can take our time and untangle the process one component at a time until your launch day. If this doesn't feel comfortable or the timing is not quite right I understand. Otherwise I'm behind you 100%.
Sooooo....someone should TOtally be a case study and blog here in the group about their Audible experience week by week. Right?!I may or may not be staring at Alex but anyone can volunteer...*whistles*
Alex wrote: "I'd be interested in having audio versions of my books, if only for another potential revenue stream, but the thought of dealing with a narrator (I could never do it myself) gives me the terrors."If you don't mind sharing more of your reservations I'd love to address them individually.
L.E. wrote: "Thought about it. Even seriously looked into it but got distracted while I was thinking about and now might be the time to relook."ACX really makes the process easy once you get started.
Christine wrote: "Just got it, Erin - looking forward to reading it!"*chair dances*
Woot! I hope you really enjoy it - romance = escapism we need :)
Amy wrote: "lol. I had to listen again to see if I'd missed some reason for it, like something in the story, but no, it was just a massive lack of editing! I was surprised to say the least.And follow that up..."
This is hilarious!
Amy wrote: "Ah audible. I do audible. And I'll always remember one book where mid paragraph the person reading said "I'm sorry I made a mistake there, I'll just start the chapter again." The surprised look on ..."Holy record scratch, Batman!
