
The Author's Guide to Audiobook Creation
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Richard Rieman
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By:
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Richard Rieman
Should you have an audiobook version of your book? How do you do an audiobook? And, most importantly, how do you make money with an audiobook?
This guide to audiobook creation and marketing will also help you decide whether to voice your own book or hire a great narrator. The Author's Guide to Audiobook Creation includes the critical details of audiobook self-publishing on Amazon's Audible, iTunes, and beyond. Over $2 billion dollars in audiobooks were sold in 2015.
This is how you join the audiobook revolution!
©2016 Richard Rieman (P)2016 Richard RiemanListeners also enjoyed...




















As an author and audiobook narrator himself, he draws on his own experience, and relates appropriate wisdom from working professionals in the audiobook business. He gathers expertise from engineers, producers, coaches and narrators, but never wastes your time with unnecessary minutiae.
Rieman also looks at where the industry has traveled since audiobooks were created (the "10 Things You Didn't Know About Audiobooks" is worth the price of admission alone), and explores your options with both traditional audiobook production process, and the process Audible offers with ACX, or the Audiobook Creation Exchange.
Whether you want to voice your own book, or have a narrator produce it for you, this book is an incredible bargain, and a rich, dense and extraordinarily helpful resource. As an Audible Approved Producer with ACX, I can tell you that Rieman has taken great pains to be as complete and accurate as possible as he leads you to the audiobook production promised land.
A quick and very potent trove of information on audiobook creation
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An excellent resource for an emerging market!
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Richard will tell you with clear, straightforward, easy to understand information how to get your book into the audio format. If you want to narrate your own book, he tells what is needed to prepare for that endeavor. If you need a narrator, he gives important tips on how to find the right one. He explains the different contracts ACX (Amazon's audiobook platform) offers rights holders and narrators and what they mean. He explains other options an author has to get their book to a listening audience, and the astounding statistics of the audiobook industry growth.
This book is packed with info. I highly recommend it to authors and narrators alike!
A Must for Authors and Narrators
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This guide may be short, but it certainly doesn't lack in useful details.
“This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.”
Excellent guide
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Super helpful tips from an insider who knows the ropes and won't coddle you.
Get this book if the title grabs your attention.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Great intro to audiobook production
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So, I was pretty interested in the topic. The advice contained in Rieman's Guide is practical, pragmatic, and applicable to anyone who shares this particular mania. Not all of it was strictly common sense. There were quite a few things I would never have thought of myself and would have had to muddle through on my own.
Most of the content felt original, but it was sprinkled throughout with tidbits from other indie authors and narrators.
As a narrator, Rieman wasn't bad, himself, but he wasn't my favorite either. He did a fine job with the material and wasn't a distraction.
The only negative I'd have about the book/audiobook is the cover art. It's really, really bad IMHO. Especially, in light of how Rieman specifically counsels authors to ensure they have high-quality artwork so their works will sell.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in the audiobook business either professionally or out of a general curiosity.
***Full Disclosure: I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.
Useful Advice for the Would Be Audiobook Creator
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What did you love best about The Author's Guide to Audiobook Creation?
I enjoyed the fact that the book was not padded. He did a great job of just giving out relevant information and not repeating it endlessly just to fill the time. I have often found that some of shorter guidebooks are most useful because of this. This book fits that bill. It covers a great deal of material and is short enough that I can give it another listen or two to let the material sink in. Some of the advice on recording equipment and setup I think could apply to podcasts as well.What was one of the most memorable moments of The Author's Guide to Audiobook Creation?
I especially appreciated the quote about changing sentence lengths to add interest.Have you listened to any of Richard Rieman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I haven't heard any of his performances before, but he does a good job of having enthusiasm without it being over the top. His pace was solid as well. He didn't drone or go too fast. Good overall modulation.Any additional comments?
“This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.”Concise and helpful guide
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While I was given this book at no charge in exchange for a fair review, I honestly can't say enough good things about the way it handles this topic.
A Must-Have for Authors
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***I received a free copy at my request from the author, publisher or narrator in exchange for an honest review***
A great resource
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Thank you to the author for taking the time to make this information available. it's incredibly valuable.
I received this book for free at my request from the author, publisher or narrator and have voluntarily left this review.
Great Instructions, Invaluable Resource
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