Audiobooks & Narration: Paying Jobs!

This group is BUSINESS...where are the jobs today that pay narrators? Who has these jobs? What are the sources we might contact with a demo to get narration jobs? Sure, we can talk about narration techniques too...

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A thought from Bettye.... You are entering the PUBLISHING INDUSTRY. Learn about it!

You must have a killer audio book demo to get paying work in this field especially from PUBLISHERS. You also must separate jobs you do on your own in your home studio from voicing for publishers, often in their studios. When you read for publishers, the pay is better and you often don't do the audio engineering. Mostly, they prefer readers in their own studios. The audio book jobs advertised on the online pay to play sites are usually from vanity publishers or the authors themselves or for other reasons...not publishing house jobs. Know the difference. And get used to the fact that audio books usually pay for THE FINISHED AUDIO HOUR. How long will it take you to get one finished audio hour that is perfect? That depends....could be two studio hours could be twenty studio hours with you engineering and voicing it too! Be very cautious on your price bidding.
Bettye Zoller

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Ran Alan Ricard November 27, 2009 at 7:14am

Hi Bob .... greetings back to you from even sunnier North Port Florida ;o)

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BOB NOBLE November 26, 2009 at 8:51pm

Hello Everyone from sunny Orlando, Florida. Let's all remember our service guys and gals and their families as we finish off the "left overs" of that turkey. Let's hope they stay safe!
Ed Badrak November 26, 2009 at 3:16pm

happy thanksgiving to all. the webinar last night was it recorded to listen and would it be available.
cathi parrish November 25, 2009 at 9:43pm

Hi everybody,
Hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving Day with family and/or friends!
Cathi
Joe Loesch November 20, 2009 at 11:30am

Bettye, I've been playing with my band a lot lately. Sorry I missed last night. Looking forward to checking out your webinar. Hope it went well for you?
Charles Ruhe November 20, 2009 at 11:22am

Hey, thanks for the webinar last night Bettye, it was very informative. (And you stroked my actor's ego, which is always welcome...)

Who else in the group attended? Let's "friend up" and let the networking begin...
Hobart Reynolds November 18, 2009 at 8:16pm

I'm looking forward to this forum. Thanks for taking the lead Bettye.
Bettye Zoller November 18, 2009 at 5:05pm

FYI: Just spoke with John Florian, owner of the site www.voiceoverxtra.com, and my podcasts starting in January (third Monday each month) are going to be various topics. But the first two will be about audio books. That would be Jan 18 and March 1 (that's a week late cause I'm in Houston prior to that teaching). Submit questions to me for the webinars as you think of them!
Bettye Zoller November 18, 2009 at 5:01pm

Well, I was writing a note to you all here and it just disappeared into the air...gremlins. Thanks everyone for your comments. I have to credit Zurek for urging me to create this group. Yes, it seems to be needed. Keep on with your posts. That's what makes any group work properly.
Norman Gilligan November 18, 2009 at 4:43pm

OK Ran .. after you ..