Often with audiobook production and editing it is hard for a client to realise what difference it makes to the overall finished audiobook. It is fair to say, it makes a difference to the price as it takes a lot of time to take out breaths and edit the audio so that it sounds finished. To help, we made this short before and after video using some of our voice over … [Read more...]
Audiobooks Are Growing. Time for an Update!
Audiobooks are said to be the fastest growing sector in the publishing industry currently. This is great news for audio book narrators and audio producers too as this means that more and more people are looking to have their book turned into audio. The options for having an audiobook recorded and produced are growing and many authors are also narrating their own books. To … [Read more...]
Use a Professional Voice Over Service or Narrate Your Own Book?
This is a question I have been asked several times now... Should authors take a "do it yourself" approach to creating audio versions of their books or use a professional voice over service? For this reason, I have decided to write a blog post to cover the pros and cons and make some suggestions on how to proceed. Pros for recording your own audio book Book content First … [Read more...]
Christmas Audiobook with all of the Trimmings!
Christmas is a time of year for magic and wonderment for many children and families around the world. This year we are really proud of being involved in a special Christmas audio book production of the Treebobs children's stories. In this audiobook there are many magical characters voiced by the talented Lindsay Abbott, and also an appearance of Santa, played by Anthony … [Read more...]
Copyright in Audio Book Recording & Production
When an audiobook is created there are various copyrights to consider. Often these aspects can get overlooked and only come to light when somebody has a hugely successful audio book generating lots of revenue. If you are hiring a voice over or company to record and produce your audiobook you should make a point of confirming the copyright status of the finished book. Who … [Read more...]