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ResourceVoices Plus: Is Exclusive Audiobook Distribution with Findaway Voices Worth It?
Dale reviews Findaway Voices, an audiobook aggregator he says distributes to over 40 avenues and pays authors 80% of net profits …
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ResourceHow My Business Paid for My Double Jaw Surgery
In a story-time video, Sean explains how his business eventually paid for double jaw surgery he had wanted for about five years. …
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ResourceHow To Write 1000 Words In 40 Minutes or Less
Dale interviews Chandler Bolt, who teaches a 'mind map, outline, write' method for getting a first 1,000 words done fast. First, put …
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ResourceRecord Breaking Month in October! All of My Income Sources Revealed
Sean reports he made 69790 dollars in October, for a total of 69790.28 dollars, and breaks down the streams while warning viewers …
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ResourceHow Long Should Your Self-Published Book Be - Best Word Count and Book Size for Kindle Publishing
Sean discusses the ideal book length, word count and trim size for KDP publishing. He traces the evolution from 5,000-word pamphlets …
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ResourceAudiobook Narration Equipment & Software | Secrets from Findaway Voices
In the second part of a two-part interview, Roberts talks with Wes Ingram, an audiobook expert and specialist from Findaway Voices, …
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ResourceIs Translating Books Profitable in Kindle Publishing?
Sean argues translating existing English books into Spanish is a profitable way to grow volume when publishing wide on ACX, …
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ResourceAuthors Direct Audiobooks and Giveaway Codes | The Findaway Voices Advantage
Dale Roberts interviews Findaway Voices audiobook coordinator Sawyer Dillard about two features: Authors Direct giveaway codes and …
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ResourceFindaway Voices - Hiring A Voice Actor or Narrator for Audiobook Publishing
In this interview from Findaway Voices' headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, Dale speaks with lead casting director Ren Kraus, described …
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ResourceSelf Publishing Audiobooks through Audiobook Creation Exchange Non-Exclusive Distribution
Dale explains publishing audiobooks through ACX (Audiobook Creation Exchange) with non-exclusive distribution. ACX is Amazon-owned …
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ResourceHow One Book Can Create 10 Streams of Income - Kindle Publishing Tips
Sean argues one book can be repurposed into more than ten income streams instead of relying only on Amazon. Beyond the main three he …
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ResourceAudiobook Narrator Tips & Strategies | Amateur Hour or Professional Production?
Dale interviews Wes Ingram of Findaway Voices, who advises narrators and authors on meeting audiobook production specifications, …
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ResourceThis One Change Increased My IngramSpark Income From $2000 to $5500 in One Month
The creator says a single metadata change lifted his IngramSpark income, by his account, from about $2,300 in August to about $5,500 …
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ResourceVoices Share Royalty Split & Chirp Audiobooks | Why You NEED Findaway Voices
In the second part of an interview with Will Degas, head of Findaway Voices, Dale explores two features presented as reasons to use …
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ResourceAudiobook Creation Exchange | ACX Exclusive or Non-Exclusive?
Dale walks through switching an ACX audiobook from exclusive to non-exclusive so it can be distributed wider through Findaway …
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ResourceFindaway Voices | Publishing Audiobooks on Audible, Amazon & Beyond
Dale interviews Will Degas, head of Findaway Voices, at Findaway's headquarters near Cleveland, Ohio. Degas explains the model: …
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ResourceFindaway Voices Review | Is This Audiobook Publishing Business Worth It?
Dale gives a full review of Findaway Voices, an audiobook distribution aggregator he compares to Draft2Digital or Smashwords for …
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ResourceThe Alliance of Independent Authors Overview (ALLi)
Dale interviews Michael La Ronn of Author Level Up about the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi). Michael describes ALLi as a …
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ResourceSelf Publishing An Ebook Through PublishDrive | What You NEED to Know FIRST
Dale explains PublishDrive's shift away from its traditional aggregator model. Previously it kept about 10% of the royalties it …
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ResourceHow To Get Your Book Into Libraries | Draft2Digital & Hoopla
Dale reports that Draft2Digital announced on September 4th, 2019 that it was adding Hoopla as a library distribution channel, …
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ResourceThe BEST Way to Start Kindle Publishing if You Don't Have A Lot of Money
Sean argues beginners with around $1,000 or less should start Kindle publishing with low-content books rather than high-content …
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ResourceHow to Publish Your Books on Draft2Digital Step-by-Step
Sean walks through uploading an ebook to Draft2Digital for wider distribution. First, he warns the book must be taken out of KDP …
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ResourceAudible Captions | Copyright Infringement or Forward Thinking? (2019)
(Summarized from the Dutch caption track.) Dale discusses Audible Captions, a proposed Audible feature that would let listeners …
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ResourceWriting And Self Publishing | The 10 Best YouTube Channels (2019)
Provenance: this summary is based on the Arabic-language caption track of the video, which is a coherent full translation of the …
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