xtremeassociates asked:
i have written a book, and am looking to put it in an audiobook format, on cd, cassette, and eventually to a downloadable e-book or on ipod. my wife says that audiobooks do NOT sell, and that i shouldn’t waste my time. should i put my horror novel in audio format, or should I listen to her?
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Comment by chris99
I know that libraries buy them and 3 women that I work with listen to them everyday. But they are published and also available in the store. It might be risky until you know for sure that it is selling in book form.
Oct 24th, 2007 at 5:41 am
Comment by edaddad
Well, obviously some audiobooks sell. Store shelfs at bookstores are full of them, so there is a market. Issue would be the extent to which their sales go beyond best sellers in a given category. You might want to check out audible.com to see the range of items they see it as worthy to offer.
I have lots of friends who listen to these often while driving, especially long trips–but to be fair much of the ones they use are from the local library.
Oct 26th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Comment by megan nichole
I work in a bookstore. The only audio books that sell (in my experience) are the ones that are well know. Then it’s usually people with bad eye sight or the truckers that drive long hours. I would to talk to an editor or an agent. They might be able to give you some free advice.
Oct 26th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Comment by Sarah Kanoewai
I know my mom listens to audio books cause she drives ALOT. She isnt exactly into the Horror genre, but yeah i think audio books sell, to a certain kinda crowd, u know?
Oct 28th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Comment by Walt M
they buy and sell them on ebay. here’s a link to over 30,000s of them
Oct 31st, 2007 at 5:14 pm