Words On Tape: How To Create Profitable Spoken Word Audio on Cassettes and CDs [Paperback]

Judy Byers (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: AudioCP Publishing; 1 edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965572145
• ISBN-13: 978-0965572149
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,277,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide to producing books on tape, August 26, 2001

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Kate McMurry "Young Adult Author" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Words On Tape: How To Create Profitable Spoken Word Audio on Cassettes and CDs (Paperback)

Judy Byers is a nationally known consultant to publishing companies. She has specialized in spoken-word audio since 1987. Prior to that she was a radio producer/commentator for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and worked for U.S. radio and television stations. She owns Audio Cassette Producers in Denver, Colorado. The audio-cassette market collects over $4 billion a year in sales, and Words on Tape is an invaluable, fact-filled resource for anyone who hopes to insert themselves in this market. This 230-page trade paperback has a table of contents, an index, and offers multiple appendices, including a comprehensive list of resources, fill-in forms for audio production, and templates to use for audio cassettes. The subjects covered in the main body of the text include the following (with each chapter providing its own particular list of resources): (1) the market for audio publishing; (2) what sells and steps in production; (3) planning your project; (4) copyrights, contracts and ISBN's; (5) budgeting your time and money; (6) scripts and narrators; (7) choosing the right packaging for your audio book; (8) how the production studio works and how much time it takes to record a tape in the studio; (9) what happens at the time of recording; (10) editing the audio tape; (11) duplication and labeling; (12) marketing and sales; (13) selling to bookstores and libraries; (14) information on CD's. This book is a fascinating, extremely practical guide for anyone who has ever wondered what would be involved in getting their words on tape, from self-publishers, to mainstream-published nonfiction writers, to companies offering business seminars. In addition, many authors who have published fiction through mainstream publishers have found that it is an excellent marketing and promotion method to tape their own audio how-to-write-fiction lectures and market them to would-be fiction writers and fans. You can't miss with this book. Highly recommended!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific leg up, October 13, 2001

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Dr. Signe A. Dayhoff "Social Effectiveness Gu... (New Mexico USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Words On Tape: How To Create Profitable Spoken Word Audio on Cassettes and CDs (Paperback)

This book has everything a beginner could conceivable want and need to know about getting his/her words on audio cassettes and/or CDs. You learn about planning the project, budgeting, designing, scripting, packaging, recording, editing, duplicating, labeling, different modes of selling, and what the future may hold. It tells you what to do and what not to do and why.

What I particularly like is how Byers provides you with a flowchart of all that needs to be done and in what order then spends the rest of the book detailing the process in a logical, sequential, and step-by-step fashion. There are examples and illustrations galore to clarify her points. Also she provides appendices which are loaded with resources, fill-informs, and templates so that you have everything you need to actually start the process rolling. This book is a must-have for anyone considering putting her/his voice on tape.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Self-Publishing Spoken-Word Audio, October 1, 2000

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Dan Poynter "Author-Publisher-Speaker" (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Words On Tape: How To Create Profitable Spoken Word Audio on Cassettes and CDs (Paperback)

Authors should spin off their books into audio products to wring maximum value out of their work. You will discover how easy it is to create and sell your own spoken-word audio tapes, CDs and downloads. Words on Tape guides you from initial planning through production to selling your new product. Judy Byers has been in the business since 1987. Prior to that she was a radio producer/commentator; she has a gorgeous voice. This is the only book on the subject and it is an outstanding step-by-step guide. [e-mail]