Engaging conversations with Authors, Narrators, Post-production audio engineers, Marketing teams as well as audio book listeners and fans. Go behind the scenes with audiobook creators as host Becky Parker Geist guides the conversation to discover the surprises, victories and challenges in publishing and producing audiobooks. Ideal for indie authors, small publishers, audiobook fans, and anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes peek into the audiobook world – as well as authors and publishers looking for tips from the pros on production and marketing. Behind-the-scenes interviews with audiobook creators as well as audiobook production and marketing tips – with episodes every other week.
Podcast Episodes
Episode 41: Audiobook Production Tip – Producing Your First Audiobook: The 10,000 Foot View
The audiobook production and launch processes can be incredibly layered and complex. So where do you even start? In today’s episode, I’ll give you the most important, broad-perspective considerations you need to get the process rolling. Learn how to start [...]
Episode 40: Audiobook Production Tip – Nonfiction In The New Year: How To Tap A Perfect Opportunity
The New Year is a time when people start thinking about making new changes, setting goals, and bettering themselves — making it the PERFECT time to launch nonfiction content! Whether you already have a nonfiction audiobook or authored a book [...]
Episode 38: Audiobook Production Tip – Can I just record an audiobook on my phone?
One of the most common questions I get from ambitious and frugal authors is, “can I just record an audiobook with my phone’s built-in mic and an app?” So in today’s episode, we’ll explore how it’s possible...but by no means [...]
Episode 37: Audiobook Production Tip – Pro Tips: Conveying Charts and Tables In Nonfiction Audiobooks
Charts and tables are an essential tool for nonfiction authors to share information on the page...but what happens to those visuals in the audio format? The default choice of many audiobook narrators and producers is to omit them, but today [...]
Episode 36: Audiobook Production Tip – Handling Footnotes + Endnotes In Nonfiction Audiobooks
Footnotes and endnotes have a clear place in written nonfiction - but how do they fit into the audio format? In today’s episode, we’ll dive into the options...and you’ll be surprised that “omit them” isn’t the only one! We’ll talk [...]