Audiobooks For Authors With Will Dages From Findaway Voices

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in publishing, and in a world where voice-first technologies are continuing to grow, it's a great time to take more control over your audiobook rights as discussed in today's interview with Will Dages from Findaway Voices.

In the intro, I mention Amazon buying adaption rights to its own books, a first step to keeping all intellectual property in-house [The Verge]; plus, the OpenAI text generator that is so good, it can't be released for fear of it being used for malicious purposes [Open AI blog; Wired], and why you need time for cashflow and asset creation activities if you want a long-term sustainable author business.

Today's show is sponsored by Draft2Digital, where you can get free ebook formatting, free distribution to multiple stores, and a host of other benefits. Get your free Author Marketing Guide at www.draft2digital.com/penn

Will Dages is Head of Product for Findaway Voices and an avid audiobook listener. He's been immersed in the audiobook industry for seven years and working on everything from technology to marketing, to product development.

You can listen above or on iTunes or your favorite podcast app or watch the video here, read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below.

Show Notes

* A big picture overview of the players in the audiobook market in the US and the world

* New developments in the library market for audiobooks

* On the ways voice technology can increase the ease of audiobook purchase for readers

* Pricing and promotion control for your audiobooks with Findaway Voices

* Selling audiobooks directly. Click here for my AuthorsDirect audiobook store.

* What it costs for an author to produce an audiobook

* On the new Voices Share program which supports authors to get into the audiobook market

* Tips for marketing and selling audiobooks

You can find Will Dages at FindawayVoices.com and on Twitter @willdages

Transcript of Interview with Will Dages

Joanna: Hi, everyone. I'm Joanna Penn from thecreativepenn.com. And today, I'm here with Will Dages. Hi, Will.

Will: Hello.

Joanna: It's good to have you on the show. Just a little introduction.