Joseph Schulte asked Andrew Rowe:

My questions are somewhat general and regard the audio books, since I do both Audible & Kindle. As I anxiously await the next Arcane Ascension and Weapons and Wielders, can you tell me approximately how long after you release a book will the audio version come out? Or are they released at the same time? Do you have plans to stick with Nick Podehl (he's a great fit for your novels) or is that somewhat up in the air?

Andrew Rowe The time between the Kindle and Audible launch is going to vary from book to book depending on a number of factors.

My audio publisher has to book a time slot with the narrator based on my estimates on when the book will be done. If I finish early or late, that can adjust the time gap between versions of the book. If I'm early, it'll be a gap because the narrator's slot will be for later on in the year. If I'm late, then the narrator's slot may need to be moved, which also can result in a gap (depending on if the narrator has free time available right when I finish).

In any case, the narrator is going to take some time to record the book, even if I time everything perfectly - and then after that, the publisher has to take the time to clean up the audio and do all of the necessary production work.

A simultaneous launch would require delaying the Kindle edition launch, sometimes for significant periods of time. I'm generally not willing to delay one version for another, so this means there's generally going to be a time gap.

I absolutely plan to stick with Nick when possible, but it's up to him and my audio publisher.

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