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Audiobook Publishers
Audiobook Publishers Association
AudibleĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Blackstone/AudioGo
eChristianĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Hachette
Harper Audio Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Highbridge
MacmillianĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Make-a-Hand
Nashville Enterprises
Penguin Random House/Books on Tape/Listening Library
Recorded BooksĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Tantor Audio
Westin Woods
Audiobook Producers (those below allow you to work with union talent)
Antland ProductionsĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Bee Audio
Common Mode/Harmonic Wave Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Deyan Audio
DuArt Digital/Benefit MediaĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Eljin Productions
John Marshall Media Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Outloud Audio
Robert Agis ProductionsĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Scott Thomsen Productions
Distributors (digital)
Audible.com Audiobooks.com
audiobookstand.com Downpour.com
iTunes.com Overdrive.com
simplyaudiobooks.com theAudiobookstore.com
Audiobook Review Sources
AudioFile Magazine
Audiobook Jukebox Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā AudioGals
Bermudaonionās WeblogĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Beth Fish Reads
Book Journey Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Book, Line and Sinker
Book RiotĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Deeās Book Blog
Devourer of Books
Every Day I Write the Book Blog Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Geeky Bloggerās Book Blog
I Am, IndeedĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Literate Housewife
Nice Girls Donāt Read Naughty Books Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Rabid Reads
Smart Bitches Trashy Books Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Teresaās Reading Corner
The Book GuysĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The Book Nympho
The Guilded EarlobeĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Speaking of Audiobooks
Audiobook Production Vocabulary
Per Finished Hour (PFH) ā The time length of the completed audiobook. Most narrators get paid a certain rate ($190 ā 250 and above for experienced narrators) multiplied by the number of finished hours, no matter how many hours they spent in the studio to record it.
Preparation ā Narrators must read the entire manuscript before starting to record (unless it is simply not possible). This is the only way to create consistent characters and to understand the tone and pacing of the entire book. Preparation is included in the PFH rate. If there is a great deal of pronunciation research to be done, narrators may be compensated for that additionally.
Punch record vs. straight record ā When a narrator works solo, they generally do a punch record, a nifty innovation that allows the narrator to edit as they go, keeping only the desired takes and discarding the rest. In a straight record, a narrator just stops and does a new take, but the recording continues. This generally requires a director or engineer to keep track of the takes and then an editor must spend time to remove all the unwanted takes later.
Post Production ā The process which takes the narratorās initial recording and turns it into an audiobook ready to download and/or to be burned onto CDs.
QC or Proofing ā A person listens to the first pass recording and notates any errors, unwanted sounds (including distracting breaths) or other mistakes, which are then removed by an editor or re-recorded by the narrator. Some companies will put a book through two rounds of QC.
Pickups or Corrections ā Re-recording the material to fix errors. One round of pickups is usually included in a narratorās rate. Narrators should be paid extra for pickups needed due to last minute rewrites.
Room Tone ā 20 ā 30 seconds of what it sounds like in the narratorās booth when he/she is just sitting there āsilentlyā (itās never really silent). This is used to fill in any spaces when editing, including replacing spots where there was a loud breath, noise or the space between chapters.
Editing and Mastering ā The final processing which includes the skilled application of compression and other magical (i.e. unknown to me) audio applications which āsmooth outā the sound and dividing the book up into appropriate sections (different lengths for download and CD).
Audiobook Formats:
Digital Download Only ā a book that is released only in Digital form
CD printing ā some publishers create CD copies of all their audiobooks; some only do a CD run for books that they expect to sell well, especially to libraries.
mp3 CD ā a physical copy of the audiobook in CD form where mp3s for the entire book are provided on one CD
Print on Demand (POD) ā a newer technology just being implemented that allows individual or very small runs of CD copies to be printed on demand economically.
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