The ACX system rewards exclusivity, so it’s easy to see why authors and publishers spring for this opportunity. If a creator wants to distribute their audiobook to other audiobook platforms or libraries, they will earn 15% to 20% less of retail sales from ACX. more money from audiobook sales) if they opt for Exclusive distribution. Why do these parties choose this option? ACX offers higher royalties to creators (i.e. The decision to make an audiobook Exclusive is made by authors, publishers, and agents-it depends on who is granted the audio rights to a book. It begins with the Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX), a marketplace launched by Audible in 2011 that connects narrators, authors, agents, publishers, and rights-holders to create audiobooks.
This is going to get a little technical, but stick with us. How does an audiobook become an Audible Exclusive?
No other retailers or providers can sell or distribute the digital audiobook, including bookstores and libraries.īooks should be equally accessible to all, and Audible Exclusive audiobooks-also known as Audible Originals-are the antithesis of that. It means that the audiobook in question can only be sold through Amazon’s Audible. We all know amazon is evil, but did you know that when a book becomes an audible exclusive, libraries cannot buy copies of that audiobook? did you know that capitalism is the enemy of accessibility?- Alyssa June 10, 2020įor Audible listeners, the yellow band on a book cover reading “only from Audible” facilitates a feeling of access to premium content, but for the rest of the book world, it’s an access barrier.
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