About Indie Audiobook Productions
Indie Audiobook Productions was an idea born from a belief that there was a solution to address many pain points felt by authors and narrators.
There appeared to be lots of information about audiobooks and narration, but much of it was just…well… words. And these words were still not making the journey to getting an audiobook produced, very clear. No real solid and concise advice on how to get it done, where to go, what to avoid, what to look for and look out for.
As well as no clear direction, there seemed to be a worrying number of authors that had paid considerable amounts of money to audiobook producers, for a service they hadn’t received.
The ‘royalty share’ remuneration seemed to be causing confusion for both authors and audiobook readers alike, with the lines between ownership and obligations such as marketing, being blurred.
As narration and independent audiobook production services isn’t something an author is naturally familiar with the workings of, it was difficult to tell if someone was doing a good job of it.
All seemed well and good, but then the specifications of the audio didn't meet the platforms standards. Frustrating.
For the audiobook narrator - the good narrators - the places where they would normally go to audition for work, was getting saturated by non-professionals wanting to make a bit of money on the side, or the platforms were disappearing altogether, meaning less opportunities to obtain work in their craft.
By creating Indie Audiobook Productions, we wanted to give some relief to these areas of frustration for all.
Authors
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Providing a transparent and trustworthy service
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Provide up to date and relevant information
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Provide access to fully vetted narrators
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Use less jargon
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Payments made in instalments
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Listen and approve chapters as the team produce
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Referral Programme to help with future audiobook cost
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Excellent communication
Our Production Team
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Fair pay to our team
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Choices and transparency in work being offered
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On time payments
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Work opportunities
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No ‘pay to play’ payments
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Great communication
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Experienced Colleagues
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Clear workflow processes
Indie Audiobook Productions was created to address common frustrations experienced by both authors and narrators.
By combining the insights and experiences of both groups, the aim was to establish a collaborative environment where everyone could work together as a team. The goal is to bring authors' books to the ears of people who prefer listening over reading, by creating a clear, easy-to-follow path for producing a high quality audiobook production and encouraging feedback from authors during the production process.
And so, we bring to you, Indie Audiobook Productions.
The company itself, is new. However, the team of people involved in making your audiobook, are experienced, vetted, and talented in their craft.
We’re not taking an authors’ book, running with the narration, then handing it back to them completed. We want to hear the author’s feedback at each milestone. We want authors to be involved, excited, with no anxieties about what the finished product will sound like.
Payment is made at 4 milestones, giving authors time to get the next the payment together, and more importantly making sure they’re happy with what they're hearing as we go.
We’re committed to giving authors a clear, exciting and fair path to creating audiobooks with the best team behind them that they could ask for.
Producing an audiobook shouldn’t be a worrying and anxiety ridden experience. Let’s do this together, as a team and enjoy the ride together 🙂
The Indie Audiobook Productions Team