They pay royalties quarterly, and distribute to Amazon and many others.Īnother publisher/distributor is Amazon Audible. In the past, Gabi Plumm has used Authors Republic to do this. Once the audio recording of your book has been recorded and edited to your satisfaction, it needs to be uploaded to one of the many publishers/distributors available, so it is accessible to the public. Once the recording is finished, it is essential that you listen to the whole audio book from start to finish, to give you the opportunity to pick up any errors remaining in the recording. This is especially important if there are any foreign words in the text. We recommend you sit in on the artist’s recording sessions to avoid any errors in relation to accents or mispronounced words, as you go. What should you do while the audio book is being recorded The contract should state that the artist/editor must give you the opportunity to listen to the recording during the process and when it is completed, so you can give them instructions to correct or finalise the recording, and advise which short section to use as a trailer. The recording will need to be carefully edited by the recording artist/editor to get rid of coughs, ums, etc. Set up a contract for the recording artist to produce the recording in a studio. Ideally, get the recording artist to do a test run of half a chapter before hiring them, to make sure they are a good fit for your book. Many actors’ agents also work for voice artists so you can contact actors’ agents when looking for a recording artist for your audio book. Some Australians but because of the limitations the Audible puts on Australian-based voice artists, all the narrators listed on the ACX site are likely to live in countries other than Australia. There are many narrators, or recording artists, listed on the ACX site. Producing an audio book is expensive so make sure you obtain quotes and are sure you want to get your book recorded, before proceeding.įind the voice you are looking for to read your specific book. What to do before hiring a recording artist
This is indicative of the usual fees in Australia. Gabi Plumm charges around $150 per hour of recording just for producing the initial recording, and about $275 per hour of the finished recording which includes recording and editing. What does it cost to hire a recording artist? Note: as far as we are aware, Amazon Audible or ACX cannot be used to record artists in Australia. Go to Australian e-book publisher – audio books. The Australian e-book publisher offers a service whereby they record your book being read by a recording artist, at a price. Who can you use to create an audio book, in Australia? Thank you, Gabi Plumm, for providing the information upon which this article is based. This article will be of interest to writers, editors and self-publishers seeking to create an audio book of their e-book or hardcopy book.
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