A Look At Audiobook Solutions and Providers
Turnkey Production Services
While ACX may indeed be an ideal solution for certain publishers—those who aren't bothered by the idea of sorting through pages of service-provider profiles and audio auditions—the slightly bigger fish might be better served elsewhere when it comes time to convert a substantial print or digital backlist into audio. And that's where the audio-only publishers come in. These are companies that deal almost exclusively in all things audio. And while many are now getting into the audio publishing game themselves, they've traditionally made the bulk of their money by acting as one-stop-shops for publishers looking to convert books to audio.
Dan Eldridge is a journalist and guidebook author based in Philadelphia's historic Old City district, where he and his partner own and operate Kaya Aerial Yoga, the city's only aerial yoga studio. A longtime cultural reporter, Eldridge also writes about small business and entrepreneurship, travel, and the publishing industry. Follow him on Twitter at @YoungPioneers.