- Would ya like to learn how to publish your audiobook
to 45 platforms in 10 minutes?
Stay tuned.
Hey, I'm Dale, and I'm just tickled to death
to go ahead, share a little bit more information
about how you can publish your audiobook
to 45 different platforms in about 10 minutes.
Why would you want to get out of the comforts
of going to publishing your audiobook through ACX?
Well, chances are very likely,
maybe you're not making enough scratch
or maybe you would like to reach more readers than ever,
because ACX only has three avenues as it stands.
They don't have library distribution at the moment
and that is where you're gonna get literally thousands
of readers that are gonna consume your content.
So that's why you may want to consider
using this particular methodology, so if you do publish
to the various platforms, remember,
your book cannot be exclusive
to the audiobook creation exchange platform.
It needs to be non-exclusive,
meaning you're gonna take a little bit of a pay cut.
(air whooshes)
Fair warning, you're gonna need your narration done
in advance, and that means you can't do
50 50 royalty split through ACX.
You're actually gonna have to pay for a narrator
or narrate the book yourself so you can distribute
to the 45 different platforms in 10 minutes.
You're gonna need to do a little bit of prep work
ahead of time, and that means organizing all of your files.
Make sure all your audio files are in order
and labeled properly; have all your metadata.
That includes your title, your subtitle, series name,
author name, description, keywords, categories,
everything into one sheet.
And of course, have your cover available.
You're gonna need to have that
in 24 hundred by 24 hundred for ACX,
and you're gonna need to have it
for 3,000 by 3,000 for Findaway Voices
and then the other platform you can use
either one of those dimensions.
Do not select any exclusive options.
If you follow this step by step,
you should be able to hit all 45 platforms.
Fair warning ahead of time.
There's a couple things you need to know.
PublishDrive, you need to have a subscription for that.
Now you can go through all the subscription rates
and things like that, but I'm gonna leave a link down
to a full review video of PublishDrive
and their subscription-based format.
I know you're allowed to have upwards of one title to upload
but that might be limited to e-books,
so just please go through it, watch that video first,
and also Findaway Voices is gonna do a great majority
of the heavy lifting.
In fact, ACX distributes to two of the avenues.
Findaway Voices is gonna cover 41 of the avenues,
and PublishDrive is gonna get an additional two avenues.
All right, start the clock.
Let's go to ACX first.
Go to acx.com and sign in.
Click add your title in the top right corner.
Search for your book by author and title.
When you find your book, click this is my book
and then click continue next to I already have audio files
for this book and I want to sell it.
Choose your territory rights.
I'll leave it on world wide.
Select non-exclusive.
This is important.
You cannot distribute elsewhere with exclusive.
Select the appropriate language for your audiobook.
Then click continue.
Now you have to agree to the audiobook license
and distribution agreement.
Then click agree and continue.
ACX will use your book description from Amazon.
Change this if you want to or have to.
You'll have the copyright information,
including the print copyright owner,
audio copyright owner, the print copyright year,
and audio copyright year.
Select fiction or non-fiction based on your niche.
Now select the category that best describes your audiobook.
Fill in the narrator name and the publisher name.
Keep in mind, the publisher is you, not ACX.
Feel free to enter any reviews and rewards for this book.
Then click continue.
Now you have to start entering chapter names.
Don't worry if you don't get it right;
you can always adjust it in the next page.
Click start entering chapter names.
You could import the table of contents from Kindle
or type it into the box.
Either way works and you can always edit it later
before you publish.
Once you're done, click save and continue.
Now, click upload cover art in the top left.
This is where you'll drop your cover art.
Click browse and select your cover design.
Then click open when you find your file.
Once the over shows up, you'll click save.
Now scroll down and fill in your chapters
by clicking browse, find the appropriate sound file
and click open.
Keep in mind, ACX is very strict
about their audio standards.
If the sound file is even slightly off,
they'll let ya know here.
If it's off, get with your narrator and let them know
the issue so they can fix it.
If you have to replace the file,
simply the action drop-down menu,
click replace, then browse.
Select your audio file and click open.
Now repeat the process for the rest of your audio files.
Once you're done, scroll to the top of the page.
Then click I'm done.
Then fill in who the title's published by.
Click on I understand and confirm all the above
and then click on yes I approve.
All set with ACX.
You're gonna get an email that's gonna confirm
that they pretty much got all that information
and when they have it available to the public,
they'll let you know when it's published.
Let's head over to Findaway Voices now.
Go to findawayvoices.com and sign in.
Select new project and then sell existing audiobook.
Enter the title of your book, then click create.
Now fill in your subtitle.
Then click the plus symbol and the artwork box on the left.
Find your cover file, then click open.
Now copy and paste your book description as the large box
and format it how you'd like.
Now enter your publisher name, then author name,
the narrator name, then click save changes.
In additional metadata, add in your keywords.
I simply use keywords for my KDP books.
When you're set, click save changes.
Now under classification, choose fiction or non-fiction.
Then select the reading grade level.
Then choose your primary BISAC; this is your category.
They have a downloadable list for you
and you can simply type in a keyword
and it'll suggest categories for your book.
Either way works.
Once you're set, click save changes.
Now enter all relevant ISBN information.
If you don't have an ISBN, don't sweat it;
just leave it blank.
Click save changes once you're set.
Now answer, has this audiobook ever been available
for purchase on any platform before?
We'll say no since it hasn't.
If it has, click yes and follow the prompts.
Now post the street date for your audiobook,
meaning when it's available.
It's gonna be available right now, of course.
Then click save changes.
Now fill in the copyright year
and the select source copyright owner.
That's the original owner of the work, which should be you.
Then repeat the same thing
for the audio copyright year and owner.
Click save changes.
Now set your retail audio price.
You'll have to do a little research ahead
for what is normally charged for your type of audiobook.
Then enter the library list price.
Generally, you'll want to price it two to three times more
than the retail price since it will be lent
to numerous readers through a library system if bought.
Click save changes and then click
the large save changes button below that.
Scroll back to the top, then select distribution.
Scroll down and click view detailed list to edit network.
You'll need to de-select Audible, Amazon
since ACX will handle that.
Scroll down and select confirm selections.
Scroll back to the top, then select audio.
Scroll down and click the plus symbol for each section
to upload your audio files.
Once all the audio files are uploaded,
click submit audio files.
Then click continue to final review submission.
Then scroll down to review your metadata.
If everything's fine, then submit for publishing.
You should get an email from Findaway Voices
confirming your upload, but they don't let you know
when it's available to the public.
You're gonna have to check out the various marketplaces,
so there is that.
Let's go to the next platform.
That's going to be publishdrive.com and sign in there.
Click see books.
Then click add book.
Select audio in the drop-down and create new audio title.
Click browse under cover image and find your cover;
then click open.
If you have a downloadable PDF you want associated
with your title, upload it in the next box.
I don't have that.
Next, upload your retail audio sample
by clicking the browse button in the final box on the right.
Find your retail audio sample and click open.
Scroll down and click browse in the content files area.
You'll want to upload all your audio files here.
Don't bother with uploading the sample track here
since you already did it before.
(air whooshes)
Okay, I just have to interrupt really fast here.
I messed up at one point or another.
I should have put in the better chapter titles.
You're actually gonna end up hitting
the edit chapters button
and make sure you're naming appropriately
'cause otherwise PublishDrive will send it back to you
so you fix them and it makes actual sense.
(air whooshes) Fill in creator name
and add another creator for your narrator.
Now copy and paste all your metadata,
including your title, subtitle, language,
and audiobook length.
If you have an ISBN, then say so here.
If not, don't sweat it; just say no.
Next, copy and paste your description in the box
and format it how you like.
Scroll down and select your categories.
Simply type in a keyword relevant to your audiobook
and select up to three categories.
(upbeat music)
Disclose if your audiobook has adult content.
Then select your target audience.
Next you can enter up to seven keywords.
I simply use the same keywords from my KDP e-book.
Now enter your audiobook pricing,
and you can adjust all your pricing manually
or you can use the pretty price for all selection.
I chose to do it manually.
Now select the drop-down for rights.
You wrote the book; select that.
If not, choose the appropriate selection.
State if you hold worldwide rights for the title.
This means, do you own this book outright?
Choose your publication date.
I'm just gonna leave it as today.
And now, we have to select customized distribution.
Since we've already went to ACX and Findaway Voices,
our only options are Gardner's and e-reading.
Make sure they have the green enabled box next to them.
The rest of the options should be disabled
to avoid duplicate publishing.
Once you're set, click the publish button in the top right.
You'll get an email confirmation from PublishDrive
to let you know that they've received all that information
and kudos, you just hit 45 different marketplaces
for your audiobook.
It's gonna take a little bit of time.
It's not as easy as doing e-books and print books
because they have to go through and make sure
that your audio files are all matching up.
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I go into their actual warehouse and headquarters.
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