In the end I decided to reach out to a friend I have locally who works at local radio stations and has a professional recording studio in his basement. Plus, the idea of doing all of the editing myself seemed very overwhelming. I read several places how self-published authors were doing it by recording straight through their desktop computer with a microphone, but I know the quality of these final recordings are often lacking.
The next decision was how and where to record. Sure, I made mistakes and wasn’t as eloquent as someone who does this for a living, but it was something I enjoy as a reader so wanted to do it for my readers. I wanted listeners to hear my voice and how I talk about the subject. A few of my favorites are Jon Ronson, Malcolm Gladwell and Stephen King. While they aren’t always as polished as a professional narrator, I appreciate hearing the author’s voice. I listen to a lot of non-fiction audiobooks and my favorites are always the ones that are read by the book’s author. The first decision I made was to record it myself. And since I do whatever Josh tells me to, I decided to go for it. Last year he self-published the audio edition of his first book The Personal MBA and has been completely overwhelmed by the success.
I originally had no plans to make an audio edition of Your First 1000 Copies, but my good friend and fellow author Josh Kaufman insisted on it. I also promised that I would share the behind-the-scenes look at getting my book into audio format and live on. Last week I announced the release of the audiobook edition of Your First 1000 Copies.
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