on The Creative Penn:
Audiobooks are one of the fastest-growing segments in publishing and the expansion of podcasts onto every major platform means there are more ways to market to audio-first consumers (which increasingly includes me!)
In this episode, Derek Doepker gives some tips on why audiobooks are so important as a format, self-narration, working with a narrator, plus, production and marketing ideas.
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Show Notes
- Using a ‘failed’ book to create a successful one
- Multiple streams of income as the business model for non-fiction authors
- Why audiobooks are so valuable, especially for reaching audio-first consumers
- Tips for recording your own audio and equipment
- Some of the mindset issues that you might face in self-narration
- Tips for hiring a narrator
- Effective ways of marketing audiobooks
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