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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /srv/users/sandra/apps/sandra/public/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Today’s guest blogger, Richard Rieman of RRVoice.com<\/a>, is the author of The Author’s Guide to AudioBook Creation<\/a>. He’s also\u00a0an audio book self-publishing expert and a top Audible narrator. Richard\u00a0has narrated dozens of titles on Amazon, Audible, iTunes, and more. He\u00a0also produces audio books for authors voicing their own audio books and consults authors seeking a narrator.<\/em><\/p>\n By Richard Rieman<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you ever wonder if an audio version of your book is a good idea?<\/p>\n Maybe you listen to audio books \u2013 perhaps a Harry Potter book with Jim Dale doing more than\u00a0150 voices \u2013 and you think that it\u2019s probably way too complicated or\u00a0expensive.<\/p>\n Not necessarily!<\/p>\n It’s not as hard as you think if you do a little research and know what you’re getting into first. Like anything else in the book publishing business, the more you know about how to do it, the better your end product will be.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you’re an audio books\u00a0rookie, you’ll want\u00a0to get smart about\u00a0these five\u00a0common audio book misconceptions now:<\/p>\n E-book popularity is waning, but audio book listening on Audible grew 38\u00a0percent\u00a0last year. Audio book sales growth is up 20\u00a0percent\u00a0worldwide two\u00a0years in a row.<\/p>\n Smartphone listening is the fastest growing method for\u00a0enjoying audio books, so automakers such as\u00a0Honda and GM are now including audio book apps from Audible and iTunes in new cars.<\/p>\n Audio books also have their own fan base, so it\u2019s a way to sell more books.<\/p>\n As recently as 10 years ago, audio books could cost $30,000 or more to produce. Getting a recording studio, voice actors, audio editors, music rights, and more meant that this was the realm of\u00a0major publishers, not individual authors.<\/p>\n Now, thanks to the growth of self- publishing in the audio book world and the explosion in the number of narrators with home studios and editing skill, high quality audio books can be produced for less than $3,000.\u00a0If you’re willing to share your royalties with a narrator\/producer, the upfront cost can be reduced to several hundred dollars or less.<\/p>\n Amazon created ACX\u00a0(the audio book Creation Exchange)<\/a> to make it easy for you to find narrators for both fiction and non-fiction titles at a relatively low cost.<\/p>\n When choosing a narrator, you can easily be seduced by a beautiful voice. But what you need to look for is a voice actor<\/em>\u00a0who can distinguish characters by subtly using different vocal tones and inflections and glide easily into the changing emotions of your story. A\u00a0skilled narrator can hold your interest for hours by talking to you, not by reading to you out loud.<\/p>\n There are a few good reasons to narrate you own book:<\/p>\n None of the above? Then get a professional to do it.<\/p>\n It really is a lot harder than it looks. Do you really want the bad reviews that come from a poor narrating performance when listeners judge you against the professionals?<\/p>\n It\u2019s great to produce an audio book, but if it falls in the forest, does it make a sound? Your audio book\u00a0needs to be shouted out to your fans and new listeners.<\/p>\n Here are some tips:<\/p>\n Not all books are suited to audio versions, but many are.\u00a0Why not take advantage of the opportunity to reach more book lovers through another medium?<\/p>\n What do you notice about the narration of an audio book? What stands out for you?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/a>Today’s guest blogger, Richard Rieman of RRVoice.com<\/a>, is the author of The Author’s Guide to AudioBook Creation<\/a>. He’s also\u00a0an audio book self-publishing expert and a top Audible narrator. Richard\u00a0has narrated dozens of titles on Amazon, Audible, iTunes, and more. He\u00a0also produces audio books for authors voicing their own audio books and consults authors seeking a narrator.<\/em><\/p>\n By Richard Rieman<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you ever wonder if an audio version of your book is a good idea?<\/p>\n Maybe you listen to audio books \u2013 perhaps a Harry Potter book with Jim Dale doing more than\u00a0150 voices \u2013 and you think that it\u2019s probably way too complicated or\u00a0expensive.<\/p>\n Not necessarily!<\/p>\n It’s not as hard as you think if you do a little research and know what you’re getting into first. Like anything else in the book publishing business, the more you know about how to do it, the better your end product will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,20,11],"tags":[540,719,720,721,722,723,724],"class_list":["post-8268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guest-columns","category-news","category-tactics","tag-audio-book","tag-audio-book-narrator","tag-audio-books","tag-audiobook","tag-audiobooks","tag-richard-rieman","tag-the-authors-guide-to-audiobook-creation"],"yoast_head":"\nGuest post: 5 common audio book production misconceptions<\/h3>\n
1. Audio books aren’t popular enough to make this worth my while.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
2. It costs a lot to create an audio book.<\/h3>\n
<\/a>3. It’s okay to settle for a good voice instead of an actor.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
4. You can narrate it yourself easily.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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5. You don’t have to promote\u00a0your audio book.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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5 common audio book production misconceptions<\/h3>\n