Sometimes the reader sounded like he was in a bare metal room because there was so much echo. Some of the voices were fine, even great, but the technology they used put them at a disadvantage. In some cases I could tell within five seconds there was no way I was choosing a certain narrator. One person made awkward breathing noises that made me feel like I couldn’t breathe. Some sounded too young, some too old, some were too dramatic, some made pronunciation errors, some slurred their words while others enunciated too much, some sounded upbeat and others sounded like they were frowning or having a bad day, some were energetic and others lethargic. As I went through each audition here are the things I noticed which resulted in me bumping certain auditions while keeping others for further consideration. Narrowing down the field of potential narrators was a bit like an eye exam, where I listened to the first audition and then the second and asked myself “Which of these is better?” If there was a clear difference I eliminated one and then tested the winner against the next one.
I then began the process of reviewing the auditions until I found the one I wanted, and then sent that narrator a specific offer, which he accepted (I ended up paying $150 per finished hour, with the total cost coming in at $2,419.35). I received 30 auditions within two weeks. I chose what rate I was willing to pay, measured per finished hour (PFH), and then waited to receive auditions. I crafted a pitch for a narrator explaining a bit about my book and uploaded the first chapter so they could read it as their audition. I could find my own narrator and get the audio file and upload it, but I chose to use ACX for everything. Instead, I went to ACX, which is the division of Amazon that handles the entire process of putting a book on Audible, including rights management, choosing a narrator, paying the narrator, and receiving payments for audiobook sales. I don’t know much about recording or narrating, so the quality probably wouldn’t be great.My time and attention is needed elsewhere, like marketing the book.
#AUDIO BOOK NARRATOR FULL#
I negotiated with my publisher for the full rights to the audiobook, so I get the full proceeds of each sale after Audible takes its cut, which equates to 40% of each sale. The audiobook will be published through.
I just chose the narrator for the audiobook version of my book Chief Marketing Officers at Work.
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