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An audiobook is a recorded, spoken version of a book. Normally, an audiobook will have the exact same text as the original book, though some audiobooks are abridged (shortened). Audiobooks are most commonly purchased as digital downloads, though audiobooks can also be supplied as CDs.
Yes, you can make money selling audiobooks. In fact, audiobooks normally sell for more than ebooks or print books. You can charge around $10-$30 for an audiobook, depending on length and genre. However, audiobooks cost more to create than ebooks and print books, as you'll likely want to pay for professional recording. They also don't sell in such large quantities as ebooks and print books.
There is a market for audiobooks, but it isn't as large as the market for ebooks and print books. However, the audiobook market is growing rapidly. The global audiobook market was valued at $4.2 billion in 2021 and is expected to continue growing strongly over the next decade.
Yes, you can self-publish an audiobook, just as you can self-publish an ebook or print book. You'll likely want to pay a professional audiobook narrator to record the audio for you. Normally, this will be paid at a flat rate (e.g. $200 per finished hour of audio) but you might also consider negotiating a deal where you pay the narrator a percentage of sales.
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It's easy to sell audiobooks through Payhip. Simply create a (free) Payhip account, add your audiobook as a new product, upload the audiobook file to the product, then set your price. Payhip will simply take a small percentage (5%) of each sale: there's no monthly fee. You could also sell CD versions of your audiobook through Payhip. You'll get a free online store or you can sell your audiobook directly from your website if you prefer.
Yes, you can record and sell your own audiobooks. You can't record yourself reading someone else's book and sell that - unless the book is out of copyright. If you do decide to record your own audiobooks, make sure you have a setup that lets you record high-quality audio without background noises or distortions.
No, audiobooks tend to sell considerably fewer copies than ebooks. The majority of readers prefer to read rather than listen. However, your profit per copy sold may be much higher on audiobooks than on ebooks, as you can sell audiobooks at a much higher price.
Audiobook narrators typically make somewhere between $100-$500 per hour of finished audio. It's important to keep in mind that extra time will inevitably be spent on the process of creating the recording. Audiobook narrators will want to read through the book first, perhaps making decisions on how to narrate certain passages. Newer audiobook narrators may find they need to spend 2 - 3 times longer recording than the length of the finished book, to account for mistakes.
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