Ian asks: “How do I diversify my market presence without spreading myself too far.”
Resources Mentioned:
ONIX Publishing metadata standard
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Questions 731: AI vs. Narrators
Simon asks: Will AI speech tools replace audiobook narrators?
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Questions 684: Self Publishing and Self Promotion
Dawn: Can I actually make a living self-publishing without spending my life promoting?
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Questions 675: Counting Books
Simon asks: How do you keep count of the books in your oeuvre?
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Questions 628: Cultivating Niche Markets
Jeanne asks: How does a writer leverage niche markets, and what are the pros and cons to doing so?”
Resources Mentioned
The Square and the Tower, by Niall Ferguson
The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell
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Questions 627: Podcast Demographics
Jeanne asks: “How accurate and/or useful are statistics on podcast listener demographics?”
Resources Mentioned:
Podcast Demographics Report at edisonresearch.com
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Questions 604: The Big Book of Formulas?
Ian asks: “When will The Big Book of Formulas come out?”
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Question 603: The End of Also Boughts?
Simon asks: “What are your thoughts on Amazon dropping ‘Also Boughts’?”
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Questions 597: State of the Audiobook Market
Ian asks: “Where do you see the audiobook market going in the next few years?”
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Feedback: Value Added Audiobooks?
Caine says: I think it makes sense to an extra layer of production (music, effects) to audiobooks so the electronic voice of an e-reader can’t compete. What do you think?
Resources Mentioned
Q-In-Law, by Peter David. Audiobook read by John DeLancie and Majel Barrett
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