Audiobooks are the fastest growing format in publishing. And most authors are ignoring them completely.

One in four books consumed in English-speaking countries is now an audiobook. The average audiobook listener consumes fifteen books per year. That is three times more than the average print reader.

If you do not have an audiobook, you are invisible to this entire audience.

In this episode, we break down everything you need to know about audiobooks as an author income stream.

We cover:→ The production options: professional narrators, royalty share, AI narration, and narrating yourself→ Distribution strategy: ACX, Audible, Findaway, and going wide→ Selling audiobooks direct (seven times more revenue per sale)→ Pricing and bundling strategies→ The strategic value beyond direct revenue→ A six-step practical audiobook strategy→ The five mistakes that sink audiobook projects

This is not optional anymore. Audiobooks are how a significant portion of your potential readers consume books.

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Resources mentioned:

• The Architect's Method podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/65N4rQG15xvZzsyYtAf7Qa
• Blood and Bones interactive experience: bloodandbones.rondanini.com

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Amazon takes sixty five percent. You write the book, edit the book, design the cover, run the ads. And Amazon keeps sixty five percent of every sale.

What if you could keep eighty percent instead?

In this episode, we break down the emerging model that is changing how authors think about their careers. Direct-to-reader publishing. Selling to your audience without the middleman. Owning your customer relationships instead of renting them.

We cover:→ The stark math of traditional vs self-pub vs direct sales→ Who direct-to-reader works for (and who should wait)→ What you actually need to start selling direct→ How to drive traffic to your own store→ Pricing, bundles, and special editions→ Why owning your audience changes everything→ A week-by-week implementation plan

This is not about abandoning Amazon. This is about not depending on it entirely.

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Resources mentioned:

• The Architect's Method podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/65N4rQG15xvZzsyYtAf7Qa
• Blood and Bones interactive experience:

Your first book is not your career. It is your audition.

In this episode, we zoom out to the long game. Why thinking in terms of five books changes everything. Why your backlist is your retirement plan. Why every book you write makes all your other books more valuable.

We cover:→ Why every book sells every other book→ The compound math of a multi-book career→ Series versus standalones (and when to use pen names)→ How to recover when a book fails→ Permission to write fast without sacrificing quality→ The five-book career framework

The only way to fail as an author is to stop writing. Everything else is just learning.

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Resources mentioned:

• The Architect's Method podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/65N4rQG15xvZzsyYtAf7Qa
• Blood and Bones interactive experience: bloodandbones.rondanini.com