I think I missed something. Are the books being written original or someone else's book that has already been published, just not converted to Audiobook format? Are you converting books already in Audiobook format, or do you find a book that has yet to be converted? How do you go about finding a book that has yet to be converted - is there a way to find a shortlist of books to convert?
Keep in mind.. if a book has already been written by someone else.. you CANNOT convert someone else's book to an audio book. You will be in violation of Copyright laws! You will need to write a book of your own.. then you can sell it as an eBook, an in-print book. or an audio book or all three.
Thank you. I was here to learn how to develop a business relationship with Audible. I had no idea this is a 5 step plan on how to take over the world! :) Great information. I produced and narrated a 5 hour audio book... It is a lot of work to make a polished product people will enjoy listening too... once they buy. Again, thank you.
Hey Dane, thanks for your video! I came across a couple of videos here on YT talking about Amazon shutting down accounts without any warning or reasoning provided. Why does this happen? Could you provide some insight? I think this is a great idea for a video for you to create maybe explaining why accounts get taken down and the steps to avoid this (if you haven't already). I'm like 80% bought into your course, but this point I bring up is a headscratcher to me. Thanks, Dane!
Do I have to do the research and give it to the ghost writer? Or do I just tell the ghost writer my subject and they do their research and then write it?
Could you do a vlog on how to provide a outline for the book you want to publish. I have an idea of what I want but when I went to Upwork I was at a loss at what to provide in the description Your vlogs are excellent
Why doesn't the ghost writer just sell the Audiobook himself. Why are they okay with receiving one time payment for the writing, rather than the income stream you create from it?
Don't tell people ghostwriter's are only $750 to a K for a 50K book. I'm a ghostwriter and I'd never work for that. Think about it this way you're asking someone to generate a very nice income for you--possibly for years to come with no credit for their work. You're asking for something special and important that you're staking your name and income on, usually from someone with higher education and experience. BUT you're paying them less than a fast food worker to make a burger. The only people who work for that are people from other countries where the American dollar is stronger or desperate inexperienced new writers, who don't realize ghostwriting means they literally can't build a resume because of the NDAs they have to sign. Please don't sell us so short. It exploits us.
This is the best video I've watched so far in this topic .. very well explained. Thanks.. question. How much money you need to start this kind of business?
Check the payouts for these type of books before you decide to do this. You ONLY earn about 10% of the price of the book. If you are selling the book for $20 you will only make $2 per book. You will need to sell a LOT of books to earn any money.
Your videos are very informative and I thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have to tell you though that in many parts you talked too fast and in many places you had a tendency to drop your voice down at the end of sentences. It would be nice for you to speak more clearly. It is just a tip and not meant to shade. Some of us older folks are listening to you and our hearing is not always the best. 🙂
You need more then a keyword for write a book, correct? It needs to be my material that someone creates a book from, correct? Do you offer tips on what needs to be delivered to the ghost writer or do you just work that out with them when you hire them? 30k words doesn't come easy without a lot of fact gathering, etc.
Thank you for your content! Would you consider making video on how you make books that require more illustration? For Example cook books or books for kids? Would be much appriciated!
Literally fantastic info, however, why do NONE of these "how to get started" videos include how to actually get started.. ? I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get an audible author account started and set up.. Perhaps I'll have to make that video.. All these "how to get started" vids start with being already in the game.. not really how to get started, but more like how to increase revenue + find your niche..
Hello with blessings, respect and no shade. Understanding that there may be time constraints and parameters for your material... But PLEASE consider speaking slower and more clearly so that everything that you speak on may be more easily followed & understood with clarity. I mean, certainly there's a recognized difference in your speaking between personally talking with someone and speaking here. Good stuff here and thx a bunch.
You can earn that amount back in a single month of selling 1 audiobook through Audible. It is highly dependent on your picking the right niche/keyword and hiring a high quality ghostwriter
Have you published any audiobooks yet? If so show all the checks you got from them and how much money you made. Lot of scamers on youtube right now are you one of them
You are saying it would cost between $750-1000 to get a book written by someone? You must have a Capital of $1000? Another RU-vidr mike said it would cost $8/hr that’s just $40/book. 😐
Ok I am confused at what I thought audible was. I thought you find a book, like "The Miami Beach Diet" and read it aloud into a recorder and publish that. So you are saying you need to come up with your own book for a particular subject, hire all these people to actually read it alloud, then convince AMZ that you own the rights to that book and then sell it?
That's also an option, you'd then get compensated for providing the recording. What Dane is talking about is creating a book yourself and finding someone to record it/record it yourself and publish it on Audible, so all Audible sales go to you as the author.
If you are thinking about doing this to earn additional income.. be sure to check the payouts before you jump in. You ONLY earn about 10% of the price of the book. If you are selling the book for $20 you will only make $2 per book. You will need to sell a LOT of books to earn any money. Just be sure to do your due diligence. before you invest your time and money.
yes thanks much for the clarification appreciate the HONEST BLESSINGS OF TYPING IT OUT. Others are all Hiding Behind the Bush TOO MUCH RING AROUND THE POTTY
Sounds like your experience is different from mine. Margins depend on many factors - number of pages, color or BW printing, font size, etc. A book with around 30k to 50k words printed in black and white that is priced at $20 should earn a lot more than $2 after fees... Bare minimum $5 per sale is what I have experience.
$1k to have a 30k word book written is a very good price... Anything lower than that and your book will lack quality and get no sales long term. You want to have a high quality book with around 25k to 40k words so you can get it to 3+ hours on Audible/ACX... This is the sweet spot to get the best bang for your buck.
this video is wrong on so many levels .. a book is hard work, I hope none of the viewers actually believes this man-child that Audible customers are unable to discern quality from rubbish. This advice will eventually get you kicked off the platform. There is no shortcuts. This advice is complete BS
A giant scam, in other words. Find a "keyword" and pay a mere $750 to $1k, to create something that pays an expected 10% royalty. On a $20 audiobook, that's $2 in royalties. Do you think 500 people want to listen to ghost-written garbage for you to break even?
A giant scam indeed 🙂 Especially when you pull numbers like that out of no where... $15 audiobooks (3 hours+ in length, 30k words or so) make around $4 per sale which means once you are able to sell around 250 - 300 of them, you're technically making your money back and the rest is profit. Have you ever worked with a talented ghostwriter before? Not all of them are from the US and are charging $10k for a 50k word book... Many are talented in their field and do writing on the side. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to find these people, hence why KDP + Audible has treated me so well over the past few years. People buy high quality books about popular topics, it's as simple as that.
Thanks for replying. Love your videos, they are by far the most informative and straight to the point! I just wondered if you recommended findawayvoices for those of us who don’t have access to ACX? Thanks
Hi Dane, offering free promo codes on facebook got me kicked out of groups. It doesn't work! I've got all these codes and no-one to give them to (except a handful of family). Any other ideas apart from facebook?
