you may simply be interested in being heard. If your book is issue-based, and you simply need to find an audience, then this might be a good option. Alternatively, you can use free distribution of your audiobook to raise awareness – and sales – of your print or ebook. You could promote it as a…
You’ve done all the work (or worked with someone like KidsBookNarration.com, so it was no work on your part at all!) and you’ve got your finished audiobook ready to go. Congratulations! Now, how do you get it out into the world? Getting an audiobook, “out into the world,” is called, “distribution.” It’s finding a way…
Hey everyone! I wanted to share this video with you all because it’s a really fun look at how to find a narrator for your children’s audiobook. And yes, lol, it does feature our own Brad Grochowski (TheVoiceOfBrad) as the narrator that is (spoiler alert) selected in the end. Brad had no idea they were…
You’ve made the decision to turn the children’s book you’ve written, into an audiobook – that’s great! There are huge benefits to offering your book in audio format. So… how do you get started? Of course, you are going to need a narrator. You want someone that’s fun, engaging, easy to work with, has an…
Audiobooks geared toward young readers can help them learn to read. The practice of reading along to text you are listening to, or, Reading While Listening (RWL) has been the subject of several studies, to determine if this practice can help new readers improve there skills – and the evidence shows that it’s likely that…
So you’ve read our article on producing your own audiobook, and you’ve found the perfect mic. What do you need next? Well, you need a computer to plug your mic into. This is pretty easy. Here is the best advice: Use the computer you have. Sure, pro narrators such as ourselves at KidsBookNarration use high-end…
So, you’ve decided you’re going to record your audiobook yourself. That’s great! It’s totally doable, and you may have great fun doing it! For listeners to hear a book in the author’s own voice can be a magical thing. Also, seeing your book listed in Audible.com with your name as the author and narrator…
If you are going to put your book out to the world as an audiobook – you want it to sound good. No, you want it to sound amazing. To do anything less will not only prevent your audiobook from succeeding… it can also reflect poorly on your book in general. So, there are a…
So you’ve decided to turn your kids book into an audiobook. That’s super smart! Not only does that open up many new opportunities to reach new audiences, it also makes new sources of revenue possible. You may be asking yourself, how do you make an audiobook? We discussed this in a previous blog post –…
You’ve realized that it’s a great idea to turn your book into an audiobook, or to make it available in audio format, because you want to find new readers, increase sales and open up new markets, and in the end, generate more revenue. But, how do you do it? You have several paths to choose…