Audio Books for Success

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Discover every aspect of audiobooks with this comprehensive guide for audiobook publishers, narrators, voiceover artists, and audiobook listeners. Get step-by-step instructions on how to plan, narrate, record, edit, master, proof, and sell your audiobook, plus countless tips on finding the best audiobooks and apps and writing an audiobook review.

Learn the following and more:

  • Why investing in an audiobook is worthwhile
  • How to choose an audiobook studio or production company in the USA, the UK, and Canada, and most important: to find the right narrator for your title
  • How to set up your own DIY recording spot and which equipment to use for quality recording
  • Where to take narration training and learn voiceover techniques or build a career out of your voice
  • How to make words on a page come alive for the audience and create a visual image for the listener
  • How to find reviewers (including direct links) and how to market and distribute your audiobook
  • Where to find info about audiobook sellers and apps, and even where to find free audiobooks on the internet
  • All about audiobook industry associations and their awards

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About the author

Doris-Maria Heilmann

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Doris-Maria Heilmann has more than 30 years experience in publishing, writing, (German and English) and in book marketing.

She started her writing and teaching career in the field of commercial aviation and pilot training and published not only several books, but also her own successful flight and travel magazine “USA BY AIR” for a European audience of over 30,000 subscribers, and many more magazine buyers in three German-speaking countries.
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Magazine and Book Publisher
She learned a lot in these years as a magazine publisher: editor-art-director-marketing-manager and later started also publishing books, mostly technical and non-fiction books in the world of aviation.
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E-Publishing and Book Marketing
At Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada, she studied e-publishing and marketing, including web and graphic design, professional photography, writing for the web, editing, investigative journalism, social media, and e-marketing. Because e-publishing is always evolving, Doris continuously studies the e-book and traditional publishing market.
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Seminars/Workshops/Public Speaking
The topics of her seminars and workshops (on- and offline) include the following: book design, establishing an author platform and brand, book marketing and promotional campaigns, social media, and print and e-book distribution.

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