Narrate and Record Your Own Audiobook: a Simplified Guide

Name: Narrate and Record Your Own Audiobook: a Simplified Guide
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: M. L. Buchman
ISBN: 9781949825534

Author: M. L. Buchman

Series: Strategies for Success #4

Narrator: M. L. Buchman

Unabridged: 2 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Buchman Bookworks, Inc.

Published: 09/02/2019

Categories: Nonfiction, Language Arts, Public Speaking, Speech Writing

Synopsis

Audio is the up-and-coming market, but the price of entry can be a horrific $300-500 per finished hour and up.M. L. Buchman has recorded and published over 30 audio titles—himself.Here he covers the basics you need to record your own audiobooks.How to decide if it's the best option.When you should outsource the engineering.Why you're wrong when you "hate your own voice."Tools, techniques, and free studio space ideas.A step-by-step guide to recording and engineering your own audiobook.How to quantify direct, and most importantly of all, indirect costs.This simplified guide delivers the confidence to tackle the unique opportunity of "Read by Author."

About M. L. Buchman

M. L. Buchman has worked in fast food, theater, computers, publishing, and light manufacturing. It's amazing what you can do with a degree in geophysics. At one point he sold everything and spent 18 months riding a bicycle around the world. In 11,000 miles, he touched 15 countries and hundreds of amazing people. Since then, he has acquired a loving lady, the coolest kid on the planet, and lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marie on November 15, 2023

Whilst this book offers much food for thought, from different home studio setups to doing character voices, it doesn't actually mention anywhere on the cover, or in the Kindle sample, what kind of software Buchman specifically uses to record and engineer his audiobooks (Adobe Audition). Instead, he......more

Goodreads review by Taylor on December 02, 2019

Sometimes you read a book and what it helps you realize is what you don't want to do. That was the case with this book. I have recently started making my books available for audio book and I wondered what would be involved if I did it myself, even though I'm happy with the people doing the current w......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on January 14, 2020

This is one of those times that I set out to learn something with the thought that it would further my goals, only to find out that this is not something I want to do after all. In fairness, this book is jam packed with useful, actionable content delivered in a concise, entertaining manner. But my big......more