No matter how good your books are, there are a lot of fish, both big and small, to compete with. Reach more readers and increase your income by publishing your book as an audiobook. Thinking of creating an audiobook but not sure where to start. Despite advances in speechtotext technology in e book readers and smartphones, no device has yet come up with a solution for imported pdfs. How to turn your content into an ebook in 5 easy steps. Turn your book into an audiobook with the new audiobook creation exchange, part one when allen kleinwanted to breathe new life into one of his outofprint books he turned to a new service called audiobook. This is why plenty of people turn to pirated content and gadgets like the book reader v100, which his being shown at ces 2009. One of my solutions to drawing a wider audience has been to turn my ebooks into. Audiobooks are big, and theyre only getting bigger. Produce the audiobook yourself, enter into a revenue share agreement with an audiobook. How to turn your novel into an audiobook ny book editors. How to turn your book into audio for free step 1 youtube. The ability to turn any ebook in to an audio book is amazing even if its a synthetic voice. Not only does the audio market help you reach new readers, it improves your overall sales.
Click import books button to choose the kindle book on the computer, then they will be added in books section under ibook purchased 3. Everyones got a price instead of using a blanket pricing system, authors republic gives you the option to set your. Have you ever wanted to turn your book into an audiobook but arent sure how to do it, what tools to use or how royalties work. How to turn your books into audiobooks via the acx service. Speak screen enables you to practically turn any e book or article on your ios device into an audiobook without requiring another app at that. Sell your audiobook through over 30 major retailers, library providers and distributors, with new channels added monthly. I dont want my whole audiobook to sound like its read by walle or steven hawking.
Want to convert a textonly ebook you get from itunes into an audiobook. There are also certain advantages of converting an ebook to audiobook. When it comes to creating audiobooks, there are four main options that you can choose from. Paul wilson uploaded an impressive mutlishelf shelfie through the shelfie app. Millions of readers actually listen to books on cd and digital downloads every day, and now, you can turn your selfpublished title into an audiobook, expand your market, and increase your. Many audio book users can do a book a week so audible is not a perfect system. This is because our brains perceive the written word differently than audio. This is a guest post by kayla matthews so, youve achieved the milestone of publishing your book, and thats a substantial accomplishment.
This is the first android app in the world that forgoes the standard text to speech engine and employs amazon polly, which is what alexa is built on. How to turn both paper and digital text into an ebook. Today, we look at a few methods you can employ on your android, blackberry or iphone that will allow you to turn any ebook into audiobook. Heres how to turn a kindle ebook into an audiobook. The diy guide to turn your book into an audiobook kindlepreneur. Audio book is an excellent way where you can listen to your favorite ebooks on your iphone or mp3 player. It is a specific skill set that audio book narrators should have. Once the finished audiobook is approved by you, it typically takes up to 14 business days to get the audiobook into. How to convert your published book into an audio book. How to turn your content into an e book in 5 easy steps written. From the time you start the production process, we estimate that it will take about 6 to 12 weeks to complete the audiobook, depending on the length of the book and the producers schedule.
Also, there is a pdf version of almost every book on the planet, but thats not the case with their audiobook. Tell them a little bit about your book and yourself. But youd sacrifice the ability to show off your book collection to house guests, and you might be losing a few of your closereading skills, too. Fireebok audio book gives the facility to the users to convert their ebooks into. Audio books are in the same position now that e books. Turning books into audiobooks is easy and profitable.
How to make an audiobook everything you need to know to. Turn your book into an audiobook with the new audiobook. Audiobooks are great for both types, especially for high consumers. Acx provides access to thousands of talented audiobook producers, and both actors and studios, available for hire for a fee or for a nocost, royaltysharing partnership. Introducing the good ereader audiobook reader that turns any ebook into an audiobook. How to switch between reading and listening in kindle apps amazons newly updated apps for android and ios support instant switching between text and narration. If having your book narrated and turned into an audiobook is not within your current budget, why not try turning it into. Audiobook creation exchange turn your book into an. But when im on the road, doing chores or working out, its easier to listen to books.
Where to publish your audiobook as with seemingly most of the world economy these days even grocery stores. From clarifying your audiobook goals to getting out the word, they guide you through the process of getting your book into audiobook format with personal attention and easethen help you promote your audiobook to increase sales. How to convert ebooks into audiobooks on android techwiser. Authors how to turn your books into audio books randy benjamin on. Audiobooks can also encourage slow readers to read more because its easier to read. How to turn your book into a podcast we are on the cusp of an explosion in audio content but human narration takes investment and ai voices are improving all the time. How to turn your book into an audiobook the writers cookbook. However, converting that work into an audiobook would give you access to more segments of the market and offer people another option for enjoying what you wrote. If your looking to take your book to the next level and produce an audio book. Choose to share the royalties with the producer and your audio book will not cost you a penny.
If you already have an unabridged audio version of your book, upload it here to get it into top retail channels. Produce your books in audio format and get them distributed by, amazon, and itunes. Learn the options authors have for making an audiobook and what you need to know before turning your book into an audiobook. Audiobook reader turn ebooks into audiobooks apps on. Discover how to turn your book into an audiobook in this post. How to make an audio book using acx stepbystep the amazon kindle ebook market is getting more crowded by the day and its increasingly difficult to stand out.
Visit acx university to learn how to produce, publish, and. If you have a big blog following or subscriber list, youll probably make a little more by signing up to be an audible affiliate. How to import and organize audiobooks on your computer. New app lets readers turn their print books into ebooks. Digital scanner turns books into audio files instantaneously. Serving an international clientele, pro audio voices can help turn your book in any language into an audiobook. There are two ways you can do this on the ipad or iphone.
British author roz morris describes how to turn selfpublished books into audiobooks via amazon audibles acx service a great way to reach new readers and to take. This is why most of the people reprefer to listen to audiobooks instead of reading ebooks. A new app called shelfie is presenting readers with the option and therefore the quandary of getting electronic equivalents of the books. Use acx to produce a digital audiobook edition of your book using our marketplace of professional audiobook producers and earn royalties of up to 40%. Should you turn your book into an audiobook on audible. How to publish an audiobook how to publish on audible. How to turn any ebook into an audiobook good ereader.