Notes from the studio
How we build, score and publish audiobooks, with the store rules and royalty maths we run into along the way.
Audible’s New Royalty Model Deadline: What Authors Need to Decide
Audible’s legacy royalty model ends December 31. Here’s what’s changing, what’s still unknown, and how to decide for each title: enroll, go wide, or step away.
Audibound
Marketing Your Audiobook After Launch: Promo Codes, Chirp Deals, and Your Reader List
Your audiobook is live. Now what? See which marketing tools fit how you published, from ACX promo codes to Chirp deals for wide titles, and why your own reader list is your best channel.
Should Your Book Become an Audiobook?
Is your book a good fit for audio? Using the Audio Publishers Association’s June 2026 US data, see who listens to audiobooks, why, and which books they choose, then use a simple checklist to decide.