An Easier Way to
Self-Publish?
Have you been considering writing a book or
ebook?
Maybe you've been wondering how you can join the
information marketing industry.
After all, there is no product like your own
product, and information products are one of the
hottest selling items online.
Heck, I've been making a comfortable living with
information products for the past eight years. I
can certainly attest to the power of
self-publishing!
Unfortunately, many folks entering this arena
consistently hit a roadblock early on. The
problem? In a nutshell, the writing.
Most book and ebook projects come to a
screeching halt after the first few pages. Some
folks even manage to get a few chapters
together, but finishing a project like that is a
difficult task.
Time to Choose
Another Route?
You may be closer to a finished information
product of your own, than you think.
How you ask?
AudioBook Self-Publishing.
Audiobook self-publishing may offer the perfect
solution for these "so-close" entrepreneurs.
Why? Audio books require FAR less "writing" than
books and ebooks. And it may surprise you, but
it's really pretty easy and inexpensive to
write, record, and produce your own audio book.
How easy and inexpensive you're wondering?
Prior to quantum leaps in technology, creating
just ONE audio book would have required a
special studio, tens of thousands of dollars in
equipment and months of time. Today, a high
quality audio CD can be produced for a few
bucks, in a few weeks, right from home.
It's no wonder audio books are being created on
every topic imaginable -- and if you think you
have to be an expert on a subject, you're wrong.
In fact, you can do all your research in a
public library and via the Internet.
Good topics include how-to information, personal
development, professional instruction,
self-help, fictional stories, and anything else
you can think of. Your audio book can be about
your personal experiences, hobbies, special
skills, talents or any topic that interests you.
Many subjects are already available somewhere as
an audio book. But there is always an
opportunity to fill a new niche in the
marketplace designed around your unique
perspective and personal viewpoint.
Getting Down to
Business...
What about things like recording quality,
production and packaging.
Again. It's simple.
For recording, a low-cost microphone and a
shareware program can produce professional
quality recordings right from our own PC. Or you
can purchase stand-alone equipment at a fraction
of the cost from just a few years ago.
And that snazzy music you hear at the beginning
and end of a professionally produced CD can be
added using audio clips that are available on
the web for less than $25!
Starting to think maybe you can create your own
audio book?
Here are a few
more tidbits that may interest you...
Design and layout for a CD jewel case can easily
be created with software available on the web --
at no cost.
You can burn your own CD's or, if you want to
save time and energy, final production and
packaging can be outsourced to one of the
numerous vendors available online. Your cost?
About $2.50 per CD. That's copied, labeled,
packaged and shrink-wrapped!
(Not bad considering you can easily get 10 times
that or more for your finished product!)
But are Audio
CD's Easy to Sell?
According to the audio publishers association,
the audio book industry now reports more than $2
billion dollars in annual sales. Other estimates
are twice that amount.
Perhaps that's because more than 21% of American
households now listen to audiobooks. And that
number is still growing. (Especially with more
and more CD's being recorded at home.)
Audiobooks sell well because people can do other
things, such as drive, work, or fix dinner while
they're listening. Have you ever tried to read
an ebook on your PC while frying an omelet?
Audiobooks also tend to contain more of the meat
and potatoes of a subject. That is, they get to
the point faster and often contain less fluff
than their written counterparts.
A 20 to 40 page book or ebook doesn't really
seem like a bargain because consumers expect
books to be much longer. But a 45 - 75 minute
audio CD fits quite well with our set of
expectations.
If you think about it, audio books create a
win-win situation for entrepreneurs and
consumers. You save time and money on writing
and publishing, and they enjoy greater
flexibility and save time due to the audiobook
format.
The potential upside for entrepreneurs is
incredible. Perhaps the biggest advantages to
producing an audio book is that you only have to
do it once, but you can sell it year after year.
Think about this. A lot of jobs and professions
pay you based on time. Consider doctors and
lawyers. Sure, they can make great money, but
their earnings are limited by the hours they put
in day after day.
The residual earning power of audio books,
coupled with their relative ease to write,
record and produce make them a smart endeavor
for any entrepreneur!
If audio book self-publishing is something that
interests you, visit
AudioBookSelfPublishing.com
and get the straight scoop from a home-based
Audio Book Self Publisher.
Jim Daniels
make-a-living-online.com
- How to Make a Living Online
AudioBookSelfPublishing.com
- A New Way to Self-Publish
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