More than 10 years ago, I got into this business because of audiobooks. I just KNEW I could do it. I was right, but I was also naíve. Along the way, I got distracted by many of the other ways you can earn a living using your voice... but I never lost the hope that one day an audiobook title...
Name one topic that generates more interest in VO circles than P2P's. (ISDN, SAG-AFTRA, and Den Lenard's moustache all run a distant second) I honestly couldn't tell you who started this internet-enabled business model, but certainly Voices.com (originally InteractiveVoices.com) and Voice123.com...
The first inklings came in the Summer of 2012 from some of the studios and agents that book narrators and produce audiobooks. It was almost a warning, really. Word was coming down from the 800 lb. Gorilla of audiobooks -- Audible.com -- that they needed hundreds (thousands?) of titles to be...
A highly regarded local Speech-Language Pathologist contacted me the other day. I'm encouraged that my online VO profile brings people to my door, but even this advanced professional was in the dark about the current skills needed to make it in Voice Acting today. Her approach was intriguing: "I...
May of 2011 the Audiobook Creation Exchange was opened to the public. (see my original blog, May 12, 2011 about this) A year later, I think it's safe to say the service is a big success...answering a lot of needs: 1) For the consumer: allowing for many many more book titles to be available in...
Launched to the public in May, Audible's new ACX (Audibook Creation Exchange) seems to be a win-win-win. Audible realized it was having trouble keeping enough fresh AudioBook titles in supply for their voracious listeners... Voice Actors are always seeking new opportunities...and publishers wanted...
Apparently, the hunger for audiobooks is insatiable. Even the undisputed leader in downloadable audiobooks -- Audible.com -- cannot keep up with its readers' demands for new material. Voice acting coaches have long been beating that drum...saying some of the biggest growth areas in Voice Overs...