3/27/2023 0 Comments First 48 narratorI compiled sales data from many Audible authors at different price points and came to the same conclusion for all. It’s not 40% for exclusive pay for production. Well, prepare yourself for a nasty surprise. Cut that percentage in half if you are in an author/narrator “royalty share” agreement. The Audible ACX contract states a 40% “royalty” or 25% “royalty,” depending on which Audible distribution option is agreed, exclusive or non-exclusive. For now, let’s focus only on the result: the amount of money which ends up in your bank. If you’ve ever looked at the Audible ACX contract, you’ve seen the complicated sales earnings math (another future post!). Some even think it’s a glitch because it’s almost too good to be true. Members are led to believe Audible is funding this, not authors. Royalties for this category are earned when members redeem a credit, but are clawed back each time a member returns or exchanges an audiobook. Not so great for authors when this unmonitored scheme is used as a perpetual library-style access to books. $14.95 for as many audiobooks you like a month? That’s a great deal for a listener. It’s to these same members Audible markets their “Great Listen Guarantee” to first sell them a subscription and then habituate them to continue. This is understandable with Audible’s aggressive marketing of the value of membership. The AL category now forms the bulk of rights holder earnings. the a la carte direct sales to non-members, and ALOP (sales to members not using a credit) categories over the last year.ĪL is the most profitable category for Audible, and the easiest to manipulate. The sales in this “royalty” category have dramatically increased percentage wise vs. These are the sales when an Audible member uses a credit to buy a book and is the second royalty category on your ACX monthly earnings statement. This is an important distinction because 60% and 75% commission now sounds pretty expensive, right? Audible Listener (AL) Royalty Category What we pay Audible should be considered commission. Since ACX only supplies a service, and Audible is simply a sales platform and retailer where we list our books, let’s not call our income “royalties.” It’s sales income or sales earnings.
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