ACX Sales: How to GET MORE Audiobook SALES

About this video

Dale shares a simple, overlooked way to increase ACX audiobook sales: fix your categories. Prompted by a tip from a narrator of one of his titles, he points to ACX guidance that every audiobook can have up to three categories, with over 200 to choose from — something he says should have been obvious, since Amazon allows up to 10 categories for print and ebook editions and he has covered that before. Correct categorization matters because readers are more likely to discover a book placed in the right categories. To change them, he explains, select the three categories and corresponding subcategories you want and email the selections to ACX support, including a link to your audiobook’s Audible page. The request must come from the email associated with the ACX account — he says a request he once sent from an alternate email was rejected for that reason. He notes these categories apply to the Audible listing only and do not change categories on Amazon or iTunes independently; when he asked Amazon about adjusting the audiobook listing’s browse paths, he was forwarded to the ACX team, with nothing in place yet on Amazon’s side. Whether category changes make a huge difference is, he concedes, up for debate.

Key takeaways

• Every ACX audiobook can carry up to three categories chosen from over 200 — a setting Dale says he had overlooked.
• Right categories improve discoverability, putting the audiobook where its audience is most likely to find it.
• To change categories, email ACX support your three category/subcategory selections plus a link to the book’s Audible page.
• The request must be sent from the email tied to the ACX account; Dale says a request from an alternate email was rejected.
• ACX category changes affect the Audible listing only, not the Amazon or iTunes listings independently.

Episode details: published August 18, 2017 · 3:21 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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