About this episode

Dale L. Roberts discusses the new ACX royalty model and its implications for indie authors.

Audible is rolling out a new ACX royalty model, and indie authors need to understand what's changing. We'll cover the new audiobook royalty rates, concerns around pooled payouts, Spotify for Authors distribution terms, IngramSpark metadata research, AI audiobook tools, and author scams. Stay informed before you make your next publishing move. Dibbly Create - https://DaleLinks.com/DibblyCreate (affiliate link) Audible's New Royalty Model Screws Authors - https://open.substack.com/pub/selfpub/p/audiblegate2?r=1nx44v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true ACX: Audible's New Royalty Model - https://help.acx.com/s/article/audible-s-new-royalty-model Spotify for Authors Opt-In Audiobook Distribution Terms - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/spotify-for-authors-opt-in-distribution-terms/ IngramSpark: Study Finds Improved Metadata Could Boost Sales by Up to 9%* - https://www.ingramspark.com/blog/study-finds-improved-metadata-could-boost-sales-by-up-to-9-percent Rapid-Fire Newsflash Apple Books for Authors - https://authors.apple.com Spoken - https://spoken.press Spoken: Become a Producer - https://www.spoken.press/producers GeniusLink…

People in this episode

Host: Dale L. Roberts

Topics covered

• ACX royalty model
• audiobook royalty rates
• indie authors
• author scams
• AI audiobook tools
• IngramSpark metadata

Keywords

• ACX
• royalty changes
• audiobook
• self-publishing
• author scams
• Spotify for Authors
• IngramSpark
• AI tools

Sponsors

Dibbly Create, GeniusLink

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Audible, Spotify, IngramSpark, Electric Lit

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