Remove the glossary, footnotes, and the bibliography. Add opening credits with the title, author name, and narrator name. Add closing credits with those items, such as the copyright year and copyright holder , and the production copyright year it was recorded.
Create a table of contents and record audio files one chapter at a time. Test read the script before recording. Some folks say that you only need a decent USB microphone and a free audio editing program to make an audiobook. However, if your goal is professional quality, there are other considerations.
Do you have the equipment a professional microphone, a sound proof space, and recording and editing software? Can you produce cover art that meets retailer requirements? If you decide to hire someone, there are resources to help you. Voice over work is a specific skill and hiring an expert may save you time, money, and frustration.
You can find voice actors through services like Voices. Com, VoiceBunny. Com, Voices Who knows which one would I like to pick up during my summer holidays?
File sizes are:. Therefore, these devices will fit approximately:. The latter one, after you take out system files, has approximately 27 GB of internal memory for the user. If you have discovered that audiobooks are your thing, and would like to keep on your device as many of them as possible, consider getting a Fire tablet. Each Amazon Fire model comes with a microSD card slot. Thanks to that, you will be able to extend memory by up to GB. It means over 17, hours of listening!
Now, audiobooks, just like ebooks or music, can be downloaded and listened to on most devices: tablets, smartphones, or e-readers. In most cases, the only thing to do is to download to your device a relevant audiobook application.
We list the best ones for iOS and Android at the end of this section. It seems that one smart home gadget is more suitable for playing audiobooks than any other device. Why are they better audiobook players than tablets or phones? Because you can start an audiobook with just your voice. Just imagine. Fortunately, audiobooks can be bought not only the traditional way paying separately for each one but also in a subscription model.
For instance, in an Audible membership program, you can get one credit per month for a free audiobook regardless of its price. After you sign up for Audible subscription , you get two free audiobooks for a good start. It roughly equals half of the price of a bestselling audiobook. There is another — and in my opinion much better way — to get access to interesting audiobooks. And one of them is an ability to listen to audiobooks. Have you ever tried to switch the ebook platform? Decided to move all your Kobo books to Kindle ecosystem or the other way round?
The reason is that different audiobook platforms use DRM Digital Rights Management systems to prevent bought files from the unauthorized distribution. It means that most probably the audiobook you download from one platform can be only opened using apps and devices authorized by this platform.
When you buy an audiobook on Audible, you can open it with an Audible iPhone app or an Audible app for Amazon Fire tablet. The last thing shows how tremendous are the possibilities of books that are converted to a digital format. Have you heard of Whispersync for Voice?
How does it work? Imagine you start reading a book in the evening on your iPad, using a Kindle app. When you wake up in the morning and go out jogging, you can use the Kindle app on your iPhone — but this time switch the mode to audiobook playing. The narration will start precisely at the location you stopped at last night. Cool, huh? Audiobook narration is an option available for over 60, Kindle titles. We removed a comment system to increase your privacy and reduce distractions.
Americans are listening to more audiobooks than ever before — September 24, How to cancel Audible Plus subscription effectively — step-by-step guide — September 23, In other words, you may narrate one hour, then edit, proof, and master in the same day. In addition, you may need more time to rerecord small segments of your original recording. The table above rerecording is already included in the editing and proofing steps.
Audiobook script preparation time is difficult to quantify. You will need time to read through the entire book and create an audiobook script. The length of time needed for the narrator to prepare depends on the length of the book and the skill of the narrator. An average narrator may need a few days to one week for preparation. This includes reading through the entire book, clearing up anything hard to pronounce, and then creating an audiobook script.
If you are narrating a nonfiction book with lots of hard to pronounce medical terms, you may need extra time to look up their pronunciations.
Do you need help creating an audiobook script? If you are narrating a fantasy book with lots of unusual names and places, you may need some time communicating with the author as you work your way through your audiobook script.
This may be more time than you would need if you just had to look up existing medical terms. An experienced narrator may record at a rate of 2 PFH which is reflected in the table above. The resulting total hours narration are:. As a new narrator, you may need more time than an experienced narrator.
The total narration hours will be:. Audiobook editing is your first step after narrating. But The Goldfinch is by far my most memorable. I had just started my new gig as an Audible editor, and although I was already deep into listening by that point, the thought of anything over 12 hours still made me sweat. But my colleagues highly recommended this one, so I cautiously decided to give it a try. That December, I listened on my way to work, at work shh… , while gift shopping, and in those precious few moments I could find a little solitude and quiet that holiday season.
Editor Aaron, Steve Jobs , 25 hrs 18 mins:. I'm not really a long-listen kinda guy. I wouldn't say I have a short attention span, but if I've been listening to a title for a long time, I often realize that I stopped paying attention at some point and need to rewind a solid 40 minutes back.
So I was a little hesitant to start a listen that had more hours to it than an entire day, but there's something so magical about this biography that I finished it over the course of just a few days. Editor Melissa, Oathbringer , 55 hrs 5 mins:. I'm a simple lady: when I see a new Sanderson, I one-click that title into my library, baby. But I'll admit that I didn't always used to feel this way about Brandon Sanderson.
I fell in love with his books in high school, but years later, when I tried to pick up the first two installments of his Stormlight Archive series , they were daunting bricks to look at. I bought them in print and tried to start them multiple times before I stalled out.
They felt like too much work, and I started to think I didn't love his books as much as I used to. But then. Then, my friends, I decided to give it one final go in audio, and that was when the magic kicked in. Kate Reading and Michael Kramer made the story melt away with their narration. Listening to something complicated and pronunciation-heavy makes all the difference because it takes the work off you, and you can become absorbed in the plot much faster without having to worry about keeping all the details in your head.
I listened to all three books in a straight shot, so all-told it was hours and 47 minutes of listening, but wow, it did not feel that long at all. Listening to this series made me realize that as long as the story is good, it's never too long. Next up: Rhythm of War , which is coming out in November! Editor Emily, A Little Life , 32 hrs 51 mins:.
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