Comments on: Reflections on the state of the audio book industry http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:58:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: John http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-52791 John Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:48:49 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-52791 I think there are enought audiobooks, books on tape, and audiobook torrents out there for every taste. I appreciate both the single voice narrated audiobooks, and the dramatic audiobooks with multiple voices and sound effects. I think there are enought audiobooks, books on tape, and audiobook torrents out there for every taste.

I appreciate both the single voice narrated audiobooks, and the dramatic audiobooks with multiple voices and sound effects.

]]> By: Rolf http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-18158 Rolf Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:17:17 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-18158 Well, I say that there are certainly not enough books that make it to audio to start with, but that will be changing. The younger generation hardly picks up a book anymore, but look how many you see walking, eating, even chatting with others and they still have their earplugs in.... Provided they are not all going to be hearing-impaired by the time they start to slow down a bit and take time for literature, they are certainly going to be VERY good customers for audiobooks. Today this is still very much a niche market. Rolf <a href="http://www.AudioBooksCorner.com" rel="nofollow">Audio Books Corner</a> Well, I say that there are certainly not enough books that make it to audio to start with, but that will be changing. The younger generation hardly picks up a book anymore, but look how many you see walking, eating, even chatting with others and they still have their earplugs in….

Provided they are not all going to be hearing-impaired by the time they start to slow down a bit and take time for literature, they are certainly going to be VERY good customers for audiobooks. Today this is still very much a niche market.

Rolf
Audio Books Corner

]]> By: bec http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-14981 bec Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:55:23 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-14981 This is really relevant. Even in trad book publishing 20 years ago it was very wine and cheese anglo snobbery. Things have changed though through the work of folk like yourself and fab people like the crew at Byron Bay Writers Festival - very all inclusive of everyone with humour intelligence and appreciation of diversity. Hopefully the industry will benefit from more indie production as well as trad titles with good audio acting. bec www.audiobookgiftshop.com This is really relevant. Even in trad book publishing 20 years ago it was very wine and cheese anglo snobbery.
Things have changed though through the work of folk like yourself and fab people like the crew at Byron Bay Writers Festival - very all inclusive of everyone with humour intelligence and appreciation of diversity.

Hopefully the industry will benefit from more indie production as well as trad titles with good audio acting.
bec
www.audiobookgiftshop.com

]]> By: Rick Stringer http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-12599 Rick Stringer Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:39:44 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-12599 I say there is plenty of room for both. A well read story without sound effects and music can be great. I also love the highly produced stuff with music and sound effects. Obviously with the stuff that I produce, I like the music and sound effects. Not everyone is going to like that, and that is OK. Not everyone is going to like our stories no matter how they are produced. I produce what I like. If it sells, then so much the better. I say there is plenty of room for both. A well read story without sound effects and music can be great. I also love the highly produced stuff with music and sound effects. Obviously with the stuff that I produce, I like the music and sound effects. Not everyone is going to like that, and that is OK. Not everyone is going to like our stories no matter how they are produced. I produce what I like. If it sells, then so much the better.

]]> By: Jesse Willis http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-12544 Jesse Willis Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:23:08 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-12544 I think Evo's talking about the old school audiobook fanatic. The people who believe that an unabridged narration in a single voice, with no extras like music, sound or voice effects is the only true way to make an audiobook. These are the hardcore audiobook listeners, not the causal folks. These people get their audiobooks from places like Books On Tape, Blackstone Audiobooks and Recorded Books, they like the hard stuff, and likely they don't even shop at a local bookshop. I'm speaking in generalities of course but I think this is a big percentage of the old-school audiobook population. I'm half in that camp myself. I'd take a blind-bought old fashioned single voiced narratied and unabridged audiobook over an abridged or "enhanced" audiobook 19 times out of 20. There's almost nothing better than just the text and a fine performer reading it. That said, there are some audiobooks like those from Full Cast Audio that do multivoiced with light music here and there and do it extremely well. Sound effects in a novel are just about the most repulsive thing to a hardcore audiobook enthusiast. At least in my experience. I think Evo’s talking about the old school audiobook fanatic. The people who believe that an unabridged narration in a single voice, with no extras like music, sound or voice effects is the only true way to make an audiobook. These are the hardcore audiobook listeners, not the causal folks. These people get their audiobooks from places like Books On Tape, Blackstone Audiobooks and Recorded Books, they like the hard stuff, and likely they don’t even shop at a local bookshop. I’m speaking in generalities of course but I think this is a big percentage of the old-school audiobook population.

I’m half in that camp myself. I’d take a blind-bought old fashioned single voiced narratied and unabridged audiobook over an abridged or “enhanced” audiobook 19 times out of 20. There’s almost nothing better than just the text and a fine performer reading it.

That said, there are some audiobooks like those from Full Cast Audio that do multivoiced with light music here and there and do it extremely well.

Sound effects in a novel are just about the most repulsive thing to a hardcore audiobook enthusiast. At least in my experience.

]]> By: Steve Wilson http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-12520 Steve Wilson Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:27:03 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/12/22/reflections-on-the-state-of-the-audio-book-industry/#comment-12520 "...audio book “purists” continue to fight against innovation in the industry." Evo, can you expand on this? Who are these purists? What do they WANT? Other than their product being the only thing on the market? “…audio book “purists” continue to fight against innovation in the industry.”

Evo, can you expand on this? Who are these purists? What do they WANT? Other than their product being the only thing on the market?

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