Paper Tiger | Google Play just changed the game @PaperTigerProductions | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 39 minutes ago.
Self-published authors can now turn an .epub file into an audiobook in as little as 2 hours for $0 cash outlay.
// JUMP TO
0:00 Google Play announcement
2:53 Twitter reactions
3:34 Title P&L considerations
6:37 Auto-narrated audiobooks are a game changer
9:37 The future of audiobooks
#authortube #selfpublishing
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
If you enjoyed this video, I think you'll enjoy these videos next:
How ebooks disrupted print publishing → youtu.be/av64WXh_f80
Draft2Digital acquires Smashwords → youtu.be/PAurKVm8iuM
// REFERENCES
Google Play Auto-narrated Books:
Dec 2020 announcement → youtube.com/watch?v=-TfASLwVlUs
Get started → play.google.com/books/publish/autonarrated
@zippywings's video walkthrough → youtube.com/watch?v=Mje2qODPBzo
Twitter reactions:
→ twitter.com/cs_poe/status/1519041492328894470
Coverage of the Dec 2020 announcement:
Chrome Unboxed → chromeunboxed.com/auto-generated-narrators-google-play-books
9to5Google → 9to5google.com/2020/12/03/google-auto-audiobook
List of free Google Play auto-narrated titles → 9to5google.com/2020/12/17/free-google-play-audiobooks
ALLi article on ACX rates
→ selfpublishingadvice.org/how-audiobook-authors-are-paid-by-audible-acx
ACX submission requirements:
Human narrator required → help.acx.com/s/article/what-are-the-acx-audio-submission-requirements
No text-to-speech → help.acx.com/s/article/does-acx-accept-text-to-speech-audio
Brandon Sanderson
Kickstarter results → kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson
NYT article → nytimes.com/2022/03/03/books/brandon-sanderson-kickstarter.html
Travis Baldree's excellent self-publishing A to Z:
Audiobook production → medium.com/@travisbaldree/self-published-book-launch-a-z-39ec6f9257e1#9dfc
Damonza cover design:
→ damonza.com
// RESOURCES
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
Title P&L:
Template → bit.ly/35SVA6k
IS Print Cost Calculator → myaccount.ingramspark.com/portal/tools/pubcompcalculator
KDP Print Cost Calculator → kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GSQF43YAMUPFTMSP
// DAILY WRITING LIVESTREAMS!
120 min long sprints of pure productivity. Come join me in getting words on the page. Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set reminder" to get an alert when I go live.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story books for kids aged 2-6:
Today is my Birthday! → books2read.com/todayismybirthday
Cycling in Spring → books2read.com/cyclinginspring
My debut epic fantasy novel:
Petition (Resonance Crystal Legacy, Book 1) → books2read.com/petition
Self-published authors can now turn an .epub file into an audiobook in as little as 2 hours for $0 cash outlay.
// JUMP TO
0:00 Google Play announcement
2:53 Twitter reactions
3:34 Title P&L considerations
6:37 Auto-narrated audiobooks are a game changer
9:37 The future of audiobooks
#authortube #selfpublishing
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
If you enjoyed this video, I think you'll enjoy these videos next:
How ebooks disrupted print publishing → youtu.be/av64WXh_f80
Draft2Digital acquires Smashwords → youtu.be/PAurKVm8iuM
// REFERENCES
Google Play Auto-narrated Books:
Dec 2020 announcement → youtube.com/watch?v=-TfASLwVlUs
Get started → play.google.com/books/publish/autonarrated
@zippywings's video walkthrough → youtube.com/watch?v=Mje2qODPBzo
Twitter reactions:
→ twitter.com/cs_poe/status/1519041492328894470
Coverage of the Dec 2020 announcement:
Chrome Unboxed → chromeunboxed.com/auto-generated-narrators-google-play-books
9to5Google → 9to5google.com/2020/12/03/google-auto-audiobook
List of free Google Play auto-narrated titles → 9to5google.com/2020/12/17/free-google-play-audiobooks
ALLi article on ACX rates
→ selfpublishingadvice.org/how-audiobook-authors-are-paid-by-audible-acx
ACX submission requirements:
Human narrator required → help.acx.com/s/article/what-are-the-acx-audio-submission-requirements
No text-to-speech → help.acx.com/s/article/does-acx-accept-text-to-speech-audio
Brandon Sanderson
Kickstarter results → kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson
NYT article → nytimes.com/2022/03/03/books/brandon-sanderson-kickstarter.html
Travis Baldree's excellent self-publishing A to Z:
Audiobook production → medium.com/@travisbaldree/self-published-book-launch-a-z-39ec6f9257e1#9dfc
Damonza cover design:
→ damonza.com
// RESOURCES
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
Title P&L:
Template → bit.ly/35SVA6k
IS Print Cost Calculator → myaccount.ingramspark.com/portal/tools/pubcompcalculator
KDP Print Cost Calculator → kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GSQF43YAMUPFTMSP
// DAILY WRITING LIVESTREAMS!
120 min long sprints of pure productivity. Come join me in getting words on the page. Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set reminder" to get an alert when I go live.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story books for kids aged 2-6:
Today is my Birthday! → books2read.com/todayismybirthday
Cycling in Spring → books2read.com/cyclinginspring
My debut epic fantasy novel:
Petition (Resonance Crystal Legacy, Book 1) → books2read.com/petition
