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Guides, tutorials, and technical information to help you convert any written content to professional audio

Success & Strategy

What Self-Published Audiobooks That Actually Sell Have in Common

Most self-published audiobooks sell fewer than 100 copies. A small number sell tens of thousands. The difference is almost never…

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Advanced Techniques

Voice Acting Techniques For Engaging Audiobooks

One of the worst narrations a professional audiobook coach ever heard was a recording of a book the reader loved.…

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Advanced Techniques

How To Direct Yourself When Narrating Your Own Audiobook

When you narrate your own audiobook, you are simultaneously the director and the talent — and those two roles want…

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Advanced Techniques

How Long Should My Audiobook Be To Maximize Sales

An audiobook that is too long does not get bad reviews about being too long. It gets abandoned silently —…

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Advanced Techniques

Creating Character Voices For Fiction Audiobooks

A fantasy audiobook narrator described his realization 300 pages into a series: he had built 22 distinct character voices and…

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Advanced Techniques

Adding Sound Effects And Music To Enhance Your Audiobook

The wrong sound effect, placed wrong, can make an otherwise professional audiobook sound like a YouTube video with a free…

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Genres & Approaches

How to Turn Your Podcast Into a Profitable Audiobook

Podcast episodes disappear. Audiobooks earn royalties indefinitely. Here is how to convert your best content into a book - and…

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Genres & Approaches

How To Narrate Fiction Vs Non Fiction Audiobooks

Narrating fiction and narrating non-fiction require different skills to a degree that experienced audiobook producers describe as two separate crafts.…

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Genres & Approaches

How To Create A Compelling Audiobook For Business Or Self Help

The business audiobook that sells is not the most comprehensive one. It is the most usable one — the one…

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Genres & Approaches

Creating Audiobooks For Children Special Considerations

Children’s audiobooks get listened to dozens of times. Not once, not twice — dozens. A child who loves a book…

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Genres & Approaches

How to Turn Your Blog or Newsletter Into an Audiobook

Your blog archive is probably already structured like a book. The work is not recording every post - it is…

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Legal Considerations

Music And Sound Effects In Audiobooks Legal Guidelines

The music licensing rules for audiobooks are not the same rules that govern YouTube videos, podcast intros, or background music…

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