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Audiobook Recording: A Beginner's Guide to Producing Audiobooks using Audacity
A Beginner's Guide to Producing Audiobooks using AudacityHave your ever thought about working from home as an audiobook narrator? Are you an independent author interested in increasing your monthly royalty payments by turning your book into an audiobook that's sold at places like Audible and iTunes?
This book walks you step-by-step through the process of turning a normal book into a professional quality audiobook that's available for sale through the major audiobook retailers like Audible and iTunes using the free software program Audacity. It's written from the perspective of a complete novice so if you don't have any prior experience with audiobook narration, editing or production, this book is a must-have!
Here's A Preview Of What You'll Learn...Why right now is the best time to get into the audiobook market,How narrators are paid and the factors that determine how successful an audiobook will be,How to easily find books to narrate if you are just starting out in the voice over business,How audiobooks are recorded and sold on the major audiobook sites like Audible and iTunes,How to set up your own home audiobook recording studioHow to use the free software program, Audacity, to record, edit, master and produce audiobooks in accordance with Audible's production standards,How to prepare your manuscript for recording)How to address revision requests,How to use audiobooks to create a passive income stream that continues to pay you substantial royalties over time,Much, much more!This book is more than just an overview of the audiobook creation process. It's a technical guide full of tutorials that shows you everything you need to get turn a manuscript or book into retail-ready audiobook and have it listed for sale in the Audible and iTunes marketplaces.
Don't have any experience with Audacity? No problem.This guide shows you each step that you need to take to setup a home recording studio, record your narration, edit outtakes, master your audio files, submit your final produced audiobook project, and build your professional narration or voice over profile.
This book walks you step-by-step through the process of turning a normal book into a professional quality audiobook that's available for sale through the major audiobook retailers like Audible and iTunes using the free software program Audacity. It's written from the perspective of a complete novice so if you don't have any prior experience with audiobook narration, editing or production, this book is a must-have!
Here's A Preview Of What You'll Learn...Why right now is the best time to get into the audiobook market,How narrators are paid and the factors that determine how successful an audiobook will be,How to easily find books to narrate if you are just starting out in the voice over business,How audiobooks are recorded and sold on the major audiobook sites like Audible and iTunes,How to set up your own home audiobook recording studioHow to use the free software program, Audacity, to record, edit, master and produce audiobooks in accordance with Audible's production standards,How to prepare your manuscript for recording)How to address revision requests,How to use audiobooks to create a passive income stream that continues to pay you substantial royalties over time,Much, much more!This book is more than just an overview of the audiobook creation process. It's a technical guide full of tutorials that shows you everything you need to get turn a manuscript or book into retail-ready audiobook and have it listed for sale in the Audible and iTunes marketplaces.
Don't have any experience with Audacity? No problem.This guide shows you each step that you need to take to setup a home recording studio, record your narration, edit outtakes, master your audio files, submit your final produced audiobook project, and build your professional narration or voice over profile.
146 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 3, 2014
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August 1, 2017
Helpful book
This is a great helpful book for people who are getting into voice acting and want to narrate books I found it easy to read an easy to understand. I was thankful that it explained the technical side of using audacity to record and also how to use audacity.com.
Robin Bremer best-selling author
This is a great helpful book for people who are getting into voice acting and want to narrate books I found it easy to read an easy to understand. I was thankful that it explained the technical side of using audacity to record and also how to use audacity.com.
Robin Bremer best-selling author
April 29, 2018
Excellent book. Exactly what I needed
Great resource for writers even those who don't plan to narrate the book themselves. If you are even thinking about doing ACX for your book read this . She explains technical terms clearly. Tons of resources for basic equipment, websites, software, and how to do it. Don't get put off by the negative numbers, she gives precise standards for submission to ACX, trouble shooting tips, and down to earth solutions. Good for both authors and narrators because she explains both sides. She explains file requirements too, and limits. Great freebies also included.
Great resource for writers even those who don't plan to narrate the book themselves. If you are even thinking about doing ACX for your book read this . She explains technical terms clearly. Tons of resources for basic equipment, websites, software, and how to do it. Don't get put off by the negative numbers, she gives precise standards for submission to ACX, trouble shooting tips, and down to earth solutions. Good for both authors and narrators because she explains both sides. She explains file requirements too, and limits. Great freebies also included.
May 13, 2022
Clear as mud
I wanted to learn about doing audiobook production for my current and future novels and hoped I'd have all the information necessary to accomplish this task.
Now that I have completed reading this book, I feel I have more questions than I did to begin with.
Some topics were covered clearly while others seemed a bit ambiguous.
Overall, I believe the author did a relatively good job explaining the material. Perhaps this is one of those books I need to read more than once, and limited by being a primer to the subject.
Bottom line, I came away without a clear understanding of the process to have confidence in any attempt to create a quality audiobook.
I wanted to learn about doing audiobook production for my current and future novels and hoped I'd have all the information necessary to accomplish this task.
Now that I have completed reading this book, I feel I have more questions than I did to begin with.
Some topics were covered clearly while others seemed a bit ambiguous.
Overall, I believe the author did a relatively good job explaining the material. Perhaps this is one of those books I need to read more than once, and limited by being a primer to the subject.
Bottom line, I came away without a clear understanding of the process to have confidence in any attempt to create a quality audiobook.
July 25, 2023
Repetitive and Basic, But Has Some Useful Info
This book is a very basic overview of the process of creating an audiobook and using Audacity, with a tiny bit of career management advice thrown in. There’s a lot of basic low-level detail (like, step by step, how to save or export a file, etc.) that reads like a software user’s manual. A lot of the content is repetitive - the chapter on Mastering was particularly egregious in this respect - and the book could have been half as long. Overall, I’d give it 2.5 stars if I could, but I rounded it up to 3 because the book does contain some useful information.
This book is a very basic overview of the process of creating an audiobook and using Audacity, with a tiny bit of career management advice thrown in. There’s a lot of basic low-level detail (like, step by step, how to save or export a file, etc.) that reads like a software user’s manual. A lot of the content is repetitive - the chapter on Mastering was particularly egregious in this respect - and the book could have been half as long. Overall, I’d give it 2.5 stars if I could, but I rounded it up to 3 because the book does contain some useful information.
October 27, 2019
I published a CreateSpace/Kindle YA novel several years back and decided it was time to create the audiobook. Although I had done lots of voiceover, the specifics for getting an audiobook into Audible was little fuzzy. I found Krystal's book and followed her instructions to the "T". My book (here's my SSP) Handbook of Nothin' was accepted the first time, no problem whatsoever. Thank you Krystal for exactly what I needed! I highly recommend this book for anyone unsure of the details when creating an audiobook for Audible. Good luck!
March 1, 2020
Thorough directions for how to get started on ACX
The author did a great job of detailing exactly which steps to follow in order to meet the quality specs required by ACX. I will definitely keep this book as a reference as I test the waters as a narrator. Much of the information was repetitive, but perhaps that will be useful for remembering specific requirements. I found the book to be very helpful answering many questions I had and also making me aware of things to consider that I would otherwise have not known about before getting started.
The author did a great job of detailing exactly which steps to follow in order to meet the quality specs required by ACX. I will definitely keep this book as a reference as I test the waters as a narrator. Much of the information was repetitive, but perhaps that will be useful for remembering specific requirements. I found the book to be very helpful answering many questions I had and also making me aware of things to consider that I would otherwise have not known about before getting started.
July 22, 2021
Lots of information but needed a good edit
This is good with some information on getting started. Lists lots of realy basic steps, which is good. But there are so many mis spellings, entirely wrong or missing words, duplicate words... just lots of typing errors. If she had narrated the book aloud I'm sure she would not have left all the mistakes before submitting a finished product. But it is a good overview of helpful information.
This is good with some information on getting started. Lists lots of realy basic steps, which is good. But there are so many mis spellings, entirely wrong or missing words, duplicate words... just lots of typing errors. If she had narrated the book aloud I'm sure she would not have left all the mistakes before submitting a finished product. But it is a good overview of helpful information.
December 31, 2023
Useful information I plan to use
This was easy to go through and not too complicated.
I'm looking forward to reading it again as I try to implement the process.
I found a few typos and made suggestions that I hope will benefit the author.
It would be nice to see some of the information about audiobooks updated to current numbers. I'm curious how the pandemic may have changed this market. Perhaps a link to a website with the most recent data could be included?
This was easy to go through and not too complicated.
I'm looking forward to reading it again as I try to implement the process.
I found a few typos and made suggestions that I hope will benefit the author.
It would be nice to see some of the information about audiobooks updated to current numbers. I'm curious how the pandemic may have changed this market. Perhaps a link to a website with the most recent data could be included?
October 10, 2020
Very helpful
As a beginner in the audiobook industry I found this book to be very helpful. It addresses many of the questions I had about particular technical issues. Will use it as a reference as I go. Do wish the author had proofed the book itself a bit more thoroughly...but maybe she already has addresses that in subsequent editions.
As a beginner in the audiobook industry I found this book to be very helpful. It addresses many of the questions I had about particular technical issues. Will use it as a reference as I go. Do wish the author had proofed the book itself a bit more thoroughly...but maybe she already has addresses that in subsequent editions.
March 18, 2021
Wonderful Intro to Audiobook Narration
This is exactly what I needed when I took the first step towards a dream I had of recording audiobooks. It’s not the answer to absolutely everything - but it helped immensely and I couldn’t have gotten started without some guidance like this. It reads like a friend is helping you and not an instruction manual.
This is exactly what I needed when I took the first step towards a dream I had of recording audiobooks. It’s not the answer to absolutely everything - but it helped immensely and I couldn’t have gotten started without some guidance like this. It reads like a friend is helping you and not an instruction manual.
October 25, 2021
This book contains all the important information you need to produce your own audiobook with ACX. It was explained in easy to understand terms and didn't overload you with irrelevant details; it just told you exactly what you need to know in precise and simple terms. After reading this book, I felt much more confident about recording and editing my audiobook.
October 21, 2018
Great for Rookies!
This book can take you from absolute start to having your first offer for an audio book production! It’s easy to follow and understand for even the least technical of people. Kuddos to the author for sharing her tips and tricks!
This book can take you from absolute start to having your first offer for an audio book production! It’s easy to follow and understand for even the least technical of people. Kuddos to the author for sharing her tips and tricks!
March 3, 2019
Extremely helpful! I highly recommend it
This book was very detailed, clear, and concise. It was written so well that even I (a technologically challenged person) was easily able to understand it. It made me feel excited about giving narration and production a try.
This book was very detailed, clear, and concise. It was written so well that even I (a technologically challenged person) was easily able to understand it. It made me feel excited about giving narration and production a try.
November 7, 2019
it's funny for someone who wrote a book about narration sure doesn't have anything available for narration on audiobooks or any other platform that I found. But I do like what she suggests but to me it's kind of hypocrite if you don't even have a audiobook out.
December 29, 2019
Great Book
This is an extremely detailed book of how to narrate a book using Audacity. It’s exactly what I was looking for. The step-by-step instructions are wonderful. Kudos to the author.
This is an extremely detailed book of how to narrate a book using Audacity. It’s exactly what I was looking for. The step-by-step instructions are wonderful. Kudos to the author.
August 10, 2020
Step by step
This author made the process of recording, editing and mastering an audiobook using Audacity software every understandable! I really appreciated the detailed instructions as it's really not as easy as it sounds.
This author made the process of recording, editing and mastering an audiobook using Audacity software every understandable! I really appreciated the detailed instructions as it's really not as easy as it sounds.
January 7, 2022
A go to for ACX narrators
I skimmed over many books on this subject. The information for a new narrator is thorough and understandable. This book takes you from start to finish. Excellent work. Thank you!
I skimmed over many books on this subject. The information for a new narrator is thorough and understandable. This book takes you from start to finish. Excellent work. Thank you!
January 12, 2023
Read, silently, while thinking audibly.
Very much liked the level of detail. Very encouraging and motivating. I feel prepared to give it a try! Onward and Upward!
Thanks Krystal!!
K.
Very much liked the level of detail. Very encouraging and motivating. I feel prepared to give it a try! Onward and Upward!
Thanks Krystal!!
K.
July 15, 2018
Informative
Really great tool. I am just startling out and this is an easy step by step guide. Very informative and helpful.
Really great tool. I am just startling out and this is an easy step by step guide. Very informative and helpful.
May 7, 2020
Very practical guide for beginners
If reading out loud is a passion this book is a great step by step guide for converting passion into profit.
If reading out loud is a passion this book is a great step by step guide for converting passion into profit.
May 28, 2020
Awesomely detailed
All the steps to producing your first ACX book using Audacity are here! A very quick read to be sure.
All the steps to producing your first ACX book using Audacity are here! A very quick read to be sure.
July 20, 2020
Great help!
This is a well written book and I would recommend it for someone looking to get started in voiceover work.
This is a well written book and I would recommend it for someone looking to get started in voiceover work.
October 16, 2020
Helpful
This is Kindle only. I would like to be able to buy it paperback as it would make it easier to reference when working.
This is Kindle only. I would like to be able to buy it paperback as it would make it easier to reference when working.
March 28, 2021
I thought this was great!
Straight forward, practical advice for someone just like me, entering into the world of audiobook recording.
I would totally recommend this!
Straight forward, practical advice for someone just like me, entering into the world of audiobook recording.
I would totally recommend this!
August 16, 2021
Very informative - easy to follow
Easy to read and understand. I'm looking forward to putting my new found knowledge into practice and producing my first audiobook.
Easy to read and understand. I'm looking forward to putting my new found knowledge into practice and producing my first audiobook.
January 23, 2023
This provided a very thorough step-by-step guide to everything you need and need to know to begin working as an audiobook narrator.
February 4, 2023
Most of this book explains the equipment needed, and navigation of the ACX website. Very little of it describes the practice of preparing, annotating, or creating character voices.
February 8, 2016
Extremely helpful
This book takes you step by step through the process of audio book creation. For a beginner you could not ask for better. It is extremely helpful.
This book takes you step by step through the process of audio book creation. For a beginner you could not ask for better. It is extremely helpful.
January 26, 2019
Very helpful book for the beginner--even if you don't plan to use Audacity for your DAW. (Though after reading this, I might switch. That ACX plugin sounds handy.) I loved her simple checklists and advice on finding books to read. Definitely a worthwhile purchase!
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