The New York Times has just published a great article on podiobooks, their authors, and Podiobooks.com.
“The business is brewing at Podiobooks.com, the Web site founded in late 2005 with just 15 titles, including books by Tee Morris and Mark Jeffrey, who began offering podcasts about the same time as Mr. Sigler.
The site was founded by Evo Terra, who wrote the book on podcasting, literally; he was co-author of “Podcasting for Dummies.” Today the Web site has about 100 titles, many science fiction and fantasy.
“Most of the science-fiction authors are more tech savvy than romance authors,” Mr. Terra said. Podiobooks features primarily unpublished writers, and has rejected books only because of ‘hate speech,’” Mr. Terra said. The site also includes guidelines on recording a book.
“Compared to audiobooks these authors break every rule in the business, including using sound effects,” Mr. Terra said. The podcast books also use music and a full cast more liberally than traditional audiobooks. Still, what Podiobooks’ offerings might lack in polish, they tend to make up for in brash enthusiasm.
Mr. Terra plans to add some fee books by more established authors, and for now covers costs through suggested donations of $9.99 per title (some give more, as much as $50), with Podiobooks taking 25 percent and passing the rest to its authors.”
from Publishing – Podcasts – New York Times
It’s wonderful to see Scott, Mark, Tee, and J.C.. get some decent coverage in a paper the size and readership of the Times. And…hell…it’s great to see us there, too! *grin*
It’s all changing, people. The whole business is changing, and we’re on the forefront of it…
