AUDIO BOOKS

Audiobooks are now up to 5% of the market.  They are the fastest rising part of the book market in the United States.

GETTING STARTED WITH AUDIO BOOKS

PREREQUISITE:   Your book must be listed on Amazon

BENEFITS:           There are NO FEES if you select a 50% share of potential royalties          

 Follow these steps:

1. Go to www.acx.com.

 2. Click “Join” on the top-left and follow the steps to create an account.

  3. Click on “Add Your Title” on the top-right, search for your title, and then select “This Is My Book”. (please note that in order for your book to appear here, it must be available on Amazon as either an ebook, paperback, or hardcover)

4. Choose whether you want to narrate the audiobook yourself or look for a narrator.

5. If you chose to upload it yourself, please go to the “In Production” tab and upload the audiobook. If you are looking for a narrator, continue to step 6.

6. You can either search for a narrator by going to “Search” on the top-right or wait for narrators to contact you to audition for your book.

 7. Once you found the best narrator, you can send them an offer and then begin production. The producer is responsible for producing and uploading the audiobook.

 8. It pays to have the narrator of your book audition the first few pages or a chapter.  In the audition for my book, the narrator needed correction on the accent of two characters and the pronunciation of the names of others.

The three narrators I’ve worked with so far are excellent and willingly accept suggestions for improvement. 

9. Once the final audio is uploaded, you can either approve it or request changes from them. Once it’s approved, it will come to us for our QA process and then go up for sale on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes in about 3-4 weeks.

To get a better understanding of how ACX works, please visithttp://www.acx.com/help/how-it-works/200484210