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Imagine your book enjoyed by listeners all over the world, distributed by Audible, the world's leading retailer of digital audio books, through outlets such as Audible.com, Amazon, and iTunes. With the help of eBookIt.com, we can make this possible.
You don't need to know how to make an audiobook yourself. We can take care of your entire project for you (audiobook production and distribution), including working with the actor that you select from our eBookIt approved vocal talent. However, if you prefer to record your book yourself or find your own narrator (i.e., create audiobook yourself), you can provide us with the completed audio files and we can take it from there (audiobook distribution only).
Our audiobook business has grown significantly over the years, that we have separated it from our ebook business and added more vocal talents. At Archieboy Audiobook Production, you begin by choosing one of our eBookIt approved narrators who will work with you to produce the sound most appropriate for your book. These audiobook narrators will provide us with the finished audio files, completely edited and ready to submit to Audible. Their rates are based on a "finished hour," which includes the narration and necessary editing. All prices are based on roughly 9000 words per finished hour.
Once we have a completed audiobook that meets the quality criteria of Audible.com (it certainly will if using one of our narrators, otherwise see below under "Do-It-Yourself Production"), we submit your audiobook for distribution. Within about 3-4 weeks after production, your audiobook will available through over 40 of the world's largest online audiobook retailers, libraries, and schools (worldwide distribution) including:
Depending on number of audiobooks sold/rented and the retailer, your royalty is anywhere from 25-50% of the sales price, and as with our ebook distribution, eBookIt.com's share is just 15% of the net sales (25% for non-exclusive audiobooks sold through the eBookIt.com bookstore). Download our distribution details sheet for full details.
eBookIt.com was founded to make the jobs of authors and publishers as easy as possible, assisting them through the often highly technical aspects of ebook, print book, and audiobook creation and distribution. There is a $99 setup fee plus the cost of the audiobook narration if needed (the setup is waived if we are doing your narration) and a 15% share of net sales. This fee includes the following:
The print or ebook version of your ebook must be for sale on Amazon.com to use this service. If it isn't, we can help with that too!
If you prefer not to use one of our audiobook narrators and provide us with your own recording, not a problem! For the a $99 one-time fee and 15% of net sales, we will take care of the spot-checking your files, submission, sales reporting, creation of iTunes-ready audiobook, and audiobook image from your ebook image (if not provided).
We will need completed audio files that meet the following requirements. If your files do not meet all the requirements, let us know and we can provide you with an estimate to make the needed changes and use what you do have.
Opening Credits:
[title of audiobook]
Written by [name of author]
Narrated by [name of narrator]
Closing Credits:
This has been [title of audiobook]
Written by [name of author]
Narrated by [name of narrator]
Copyright [year and name of copyright holder]
Production copyright [year it was recorded] by [company name]