The Art & Science of Creating Serialized Audio Books
Back in 2005, a handful of authors had – isolated from one another – the same basic idea. They would harness the power of new media via podcasting to get their book in front of a wider audience. And to our delight, the idea took root and grew.
It has been many years since those first pioneering audio files were released. The audience for serialized audio books has grown significantly. That handful of authors has grown to hundreds, producing close to a thousand serialized audio books. An uncountable number of listeners have enjoyed books delivered in this fashion. Expectations, as you’ll note, have been established.
And now here you are, ready to create a serialized audio book of your very own and having us help distribute it on Podiobooks.com. Outstanding! There’s plenty of room.
Your first question is probably “how do I do it?” To which we have a simple answer: learn from those that have come before. That, and take sage advice found in this brief document.
This guide is not a comprehensive how-to manual. Making a serialized audio book blends together a variety of arts and sciences. Creating the definitive work on the subject is an endeavor that would lead to a 300+ page tome. This is not that 300+ page tome.
No, this guide assumes you’re going to do the bulk of the learning on your own. There are plenty of great books on the subject of home recording, podcasting, writing, editing and performing that would serve you well to read. There are also plenty of experienced people offering advice. If you aren’t sure where to start, you’re probably a little early to be reading this document.
Specifically, this guide answers some very specific questions on file preparation for Podiobooks.com. Please follow the guidelines contained within to the letter. If in doubt; find out.
A quick note on our “acceptance” policy: Podiobooks.com is not a publisher, at least not in the traditional sense. We are a distributor of serialized audio books. As such, we do not judge the quality of what you have written, recorded or produced. Our measuring stick for inclusion starts and ends with technical specifications. Meet those and your book will be listed on Podiobooks.com.