Audiobooks are being listened to on a variety of devices by people of all ages and today, sales of audio books are growing faster than any other format. Here as elsewhere, self-publishing and new technologies are changing everything.

According to The Bookseller, only 7% of books have a corresponding audiobook.

The assumption was that only older people and the reading impaired were interested in audio and it almost seemed like publishers looked down on the level of clientele who purchased audiobooks. Production, storage and shipping costs of creating tapes and CDs were high, and often books had to be abridged to fit within a tape or CD limit. In the past, audiobook rights fell under the heading of “mechanical and reproduction rights” and audio was an unappealing investment for trade publishers and indie authors. Self-Publishing Audiobooks: The Landscape You can find Soundwise here on their website or Facebook Page.

Our thanks to Megan Morreale from Soundwise for contributions to this post. This is part one: the ultimate guide to self-publishing audiobooks. Over the next few months, the Alliance of Independent Authors AskALLi team will be covering various aspects of audio for authors, today, we're giving you an overview of what the landscape and industry looks like as well as the strategies you might employ to produce and distribute your audiobooks.

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