The audiobook format has been gaining more and more popularity lately, as many book lovers simply cannot find enough time for thoughtful reading. You can listen to an audiobook in the car, while walking or playing sports, so it is not surprising that the sale of such books becomes a good source of income.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, in order to sell your audiobook, you will need to make a high-quality recording of it. You may not need professional studio equipment, but a powerful computer and a good microphone will definitely be needed. It is likely that you will not be able to record the perfect version right away and will have to do several takes.
Step 2
Once you have a good quality complete recording, you can start working on its implementation. The easiest way to sell audiobooks is through existing popular online retailers. To put a book on sale there, you will need to contact the store administration and negotiate various conditions, including the price and commission of the store.
Step 3
The second selling option is to upload the audiobook to a specialized site, setting a certain fee for downloading the file. By the way, on such sites, authors of audiobooks are even offered a list of literary works that will be most popular. Of course, commission for site owners is indispensable even in this case.
Step 4
Finally, you can create your own website. This method is suitable if you intend to make the recording and sale of audiobooks one of the main sources of income, because it is not rational to design an entire website for one publication. You will have to work on the design of the page, pay for the placement of the site on the network (hosting), and start promoting it. The advantages of this option include the fact that with sufficient popularity, you can also sell books by other authors, charging a certain percentage.
Step 5
Do not forget that for commercial purposes, you can only use those sources for which the copyright has expired. For books, this means that more than 70 years must have passed since the death of the author. In other cases, you will need permission from the author or other copyright holder to publish the audiobook, usually for a certain amount or a percentage of the profit. Before choosing a book to write, clarify who is its copyright holder in order to avoid problems with the law in the future.
