I took the leap into audio books last year and haven’t looked back. The potential for expanding sales is enormous. This is a growing industry and allows for more creativity than just merely writing the book. It’s your book come to life.
When I first heard one of the auditions for my books I was mesmerized to say the least. It was like a refreshing look at my work, but out loud. I sat riveted to my seat. That was my work being read out loud and it sounded so different. Since I normally read my work out loud during one of my edits for each one, it was strange hearing someone elses voice.
As for sales, I actually do pretty well with my audio books. As I say it’s a growing market. WIth Audible.com they actually do advertising in many online avenues. i’ve seen my books on the weather online, a children’s site, and the newest place was quite a surprise, Pandora Radio. I was listening to Pandora yesterday and happened to look up at the screen and there I was. I did a double take. Wow, there on the right side of the screen was “With All My Heart”. I did a happy dance and then I sat down to take a closer look. My book was on the top spot, guess who was the 2nd spot? “Fifty Shades of Grey”! I had to take this one in.
The irony of the advertisement positioning is this, “With All My Heart” is a Christian Romance and it’s being advertised right above a book about Christian Grey. Two totally different books on one advertisement. It made me a little excited that my book would be advertised with a bestseller, which could boost sales, but these are not the same kind of romance by far. I was glad to be on the top spot. Maybe people will pick up my book before the other one.
Using Audible’s site is so easy to set up. They make it streamlined. If you don’t want to narrate the book yourself, they’ll send the narrators to you. Try it. I know you’ll be pleased with the results.
Have you tried Audible yet? If not, then go over and give it a shot. All you do is go to ACX.com which is affiliated with Amazon and get started. Your audio books will be available on Audible.com, Amazon, and Apple iTunes.
As always, good writing and May God Bless You…
Stephanie Hurt - Romance Author 
This is something that I have thought about but have never got around to doing. I think that it is going to be a growing market and I am so pleased that it is working out for you. And great news on the advertising! 🙂
It’s really easy. I was pleasantly surprised at the guidance they give you all the way through the process. You actually get to correspond through their messaging system with the producer/narrator. They give you several different royalty options and the advertisement just pops up everywhere. I was really surprised at the positioning of the latest advertisement. LOL. If you try it out, let me know how it goes. Have a wonderful day…
I’m so proud of you! Going to boast around, telling people I have personal contact to you 🙂 Way to go, wish you even more success to come!
Thanks Ana. That’s sweet. Have a wonderful week…