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Audiobook Marketing Ideas Twitter Chat

19 March 2015

On 18 March 2015, ACX hosted a Twitter chat about audiobook marketing with author assistant Kate Tilton. I used Storify to compile and categorize all of the tweets on this page so that the questions and answers are together.

Updated 12/21/17  Content moved to my Evernote account since Storify is discontinuing operation  

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Dual Gender Narrations in Audiobooks

21 February 2015

An audiobook listener on Goodreads wrote recently:

“I’m hoping the powers-that-be realize this (and care) and we’ll see more audiobooks being narrated by dual-gender narrators.

And I don’t mean simply dividing up the chapters between a male and female narrator to read…I like the dialogue narrated by the relevant gender.”

I can tell you why most books have a solo narrator: COST.

I produced and co-narrated the 4-book Blue Suede Memphis mystery series (fun, cozy mysteries with romantic elements) where I voiced the narrative and all of the female parts, and a male actorRead More

How to Submit Your Audiobooks for Review in AudioFile Magazine

1 December 2014

ACX.com hosted a Twitter chat with AudioFile Magazine, the audiobook industry's oldest and best publication, so narrators and publishers could learn about AudioFile's purpose and review policies. I added all of the Q&A tweets that I could find, along with some headlines highlighting key points.Read More
Authors: Want to Create Audiobooks of Your Books?

31 August 2011

In May, I wrote about Audible’s launch of the Audiobook Creation Exchange, or ACX.com. Audible, the leading company in downloadable audiobooks, created the site because they determined their listeners are voracious readers, and the demand for new audiobooks continues to increase. Currently,only about 5% of books are made into audiobooks. Since ACX is open to authors, I thought a narrator’s perspective might help you decide whether to list your title on ACX for audiobook production.

ACX is a marvelous tool to help you exploit the audio rights to yourRead More

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DigitalBookWorld.com:
  • 4 Ways Planning For Your Audiobook Can Make You a Better Writer
  • Make Audiobook Production Your Goal in 2016
  • How Amazon and Audible are Pushing Audiobooks Into the Mainstream
  • Authors, Can You Afford to Produce an Audiobook?
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  • A Week In The Life of an Audiobook of an Audiobook Narrator
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  • A Narrator’s Look At Audiobook Marketing Part 2

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