K is for KEY as in Audio Books Could be the KEY to Your Novel's Success

{Cover to the audio book courtesy of Leonora Roy}

 

KEY #1 -

Having an Audiobook Makes You Easier to Find.

 

There are over 100,000 books on Audible.

There are millions of books on Amazon.

I can’t think of an easier way to break your book out of the crowd

than to turn it into an audiobook.

 

It’s a lot easier to stand out from the crowd if you’re in a small crowd

 

KEY #2 -

Audiobooks Give You Access to Non-Readers.

 

There are millions of people in the world who hate reading, but love listening.

 These “non-readers” either can’t or won’t take the time to sit down and read a book.

Perhaps they struggle with slow reading, dyslexia or are blind.

 

There are thousands of commuters who daily listen to audio books.

 

You burn through A LOT of audio books on daily commutes!

 

KEY #3 -

Book Lovers Listen to Audiobooks.

 

Audiobook lovers are able to read so much

because they listen to books while driving, working out, or cooking.

 

If you have an audiobook, not only will you make money selling the audio versions,

you’ll make additional money

through the recommendations of book lovers who listened to the audio version.

 

KEY#4 -

Audiobooks Are Cheap & Easy to Make.

 

Prior to the new millenium, producing an audiobook was expensive and time consuming.

Publishers could only afford produce their most popular titles in audio.

 

Now, services like ACX and Voices.com make producing an audiobook cheap and easy.

 

ACX even lets you produce the audiobook for free,

provided you split the revenue with the narrator 50/50.

 

 

Many publishers still do audiobooks the old expensive way,

which isn’t a problem as long as they make the audiobook.

 

Unfortunately they often retain the audio rights and yet don’t pay to make the audiobook,

which is the worst scenario.

 

The best scenario is for your publisher to pay to get the audiobook created.

 

The second best is where you record it yourself or go through a service like ACX.

 

So?

Have you thought about making audio books?

 

It is nearly a Billion Dollar Industry.

 

Do you think you should try at a getting a small

piece of that money and attention?