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VO Buzz Weekly Episode 13 - Scott Brick
Ed. note - Scott shares a lot of valuable insight and techniques on video, part 1 of 2). Hosts Chuck and Stacey talk with audiobook narrator extraordinaire, Scott Brick.See it on Scoop.it, via...
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Podiobooks.com - Serialized audio books in podcast form
(Ed. note - Community supported serialized audiobooks with payments to authors). Free audio books delivered as podcasts. Subscribe for free to any book and start from chapter one.See it on Scoop.it,...
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Amazon-owned Audible: Hey Authors, Want $20 Million? | TIME.com
The Amazon-owned digital audiobooks site Audible.com is launching a new program, “Audible Author Services,” that pays audiobook authors $1 per sale through Audible.com, Audible.co.uk, and iTunes, out...
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On Creating a Listener’s List of Outstanding Audiobook Narrators
This month Audible.com announced a new series of audiobooks, each narrated by a well known Hollywood actor, called the A-List Collection. I greeted this news with little more than a yawn. While I am...
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A Few Thoughts on Narration | Nerdy Book Club
I’m on the eleven-hour train ride from New York to Montreal, re-reading a book written for ages 9 and up. It’s about as normal as a day of work gets for someone in my profession, but this particular...
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Is Anybody Listening? Rosalyn Landor's thoughts on narrating Beowulf -...
About Beowulf's narrator:Rosalyn Landor has worked as an actress since the age of seven, both in Europe and the United States. When you see a book entitled "Classic," what's your first reaction? Run a...
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Life in an RV for audiobook artist reinventing herself | FL Times-Union
Eighteen years ago, Karen Saltus decided her best option was "stepping off a cliff." For her own well-being, she had to let go of the steady paychecks she received as a DJ at a Boston radio station,...
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"Quoth the raven, 'Nevahmoah'"... Christopher Walken Reads "The Raven" plus...
Christopher Walken reading "The Raven." It's actually a more understated performance than you might expect given the actor and the material, but it could definitely use more cowbell... OpenCulture:...
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Colin Firth on the challenges of performing audio books and the importance of...
If you're a Colin Firth fan (and seriously, who isn't?), you'll enjoy this interview from the Early Show where he discusses his love of storytelling, audiobooks, and being a part of a new series of...
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The Voice: Why Listening to the Right Audiobook Read by the Right Audiobook...
A thoughtful essay by writer/audiobook connoisseur, John Schwartz, on why casting just the right audiobook reader for the project matters, and how listening with the right narrator can either bring a...
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Ellen Reads '50 Shades of Grey'
Ellen was asked to record the new steamy novel "50 Shades of Grey" for the audio book. Things didn't go according to plan.See it on Scoop.it, via Audiobook Business News
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Learn from the “Voices of Experience” (The Voiceover Talent Ebook) |...
There is no single, predictable path to a voiceover career. And there is no way to absolutely guarantee that your voiceover career will be a successful one. Sure, we all hope that we’ll build a long,...
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Audie Awards Celebrate Great Voices, Not Famous Faces - NY Times
The audiobook industry honored its best at the 17th annual Audie Awards gala on Tuesday night at the New-York Historical Society. Winners like Tina Fey, William Shatner and Jane Fonda weren’t there,...
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MissSusie’s Reading & Observations: Audiobook Vacation/Road Trip Recommendations
As some of you know June is Audiobook Month so I put together this list of books I believe would be great for a vacation road trip, these are just ones I have listened to personally. I have split it up...
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Author's Wish For Narrator - Paul Ruben | VoiceOverXtra - Audiobooks
If Lisa Scottoline, Philip Roth, Ben Coes, Tui T. Sutherland, Ron McLarty, Maggie Stiefvater, T.C. Boyle, J.M. Coetzee, Franz Kafka, Jhumpa Lahiri, Neil Gaiman and Henry James (or any author from any...
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Going Pubic goes Live! | Xe Sands
Going Public is a celebration of work in the public domain or shared via Creative Commons licensing, recorded purely for the joy of reading something that truly resonates with the narrator and then...
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Good picks for audiobooks on your road trip this summer | USA Today
On a long road trip, the right audio offers a magic elixir of voice and story. It can mitigate irritation over snarled traffic, remedy boredom and, on occasion, lighten the mood if the atmosphere in...
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Save the Troy Library - "Adventures In Reverse Psychology"
(Ed. note - slightly off topic, but brilliant and inspirational.) The city of Troy, Michigan was facing a budget shortfall, and was considering closing the Troy Public Library for lack of funds. Even...
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Audiobook Week, Day One: Interview with a Xe Sands | BOOKS AND MOVIES
I have a fantastic post to kick the week off. A few weeks ago, when I first saw the announcement that Audiobook Week was coming up, I contacted Xe Sands, an audiobook narrator who I have had the...
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Audiobook Dialogue & Storytelling Skills | July 21- 22, 2012 - LA
Pat Fraley and Scott Brickare both masters of their craft and have been partner-teaching for about 5 years now.They are the Go-To Team for producers and publishers who are seeking out trained, skillful...
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