Audiobook Distribution: To Be Exclusive Or Not To Be?

With your audiobook written, recorded, and mastered to perfection; you have a choice to make: To be exclusive to one platform or not. On this episode of Cover 2 Cover, host Isabelle Mongeau takes you through the world of audiobook distribution and exclusive contracts.

As an audiobook writer, you're going to need to interact with ACX (Amazon and Audible's audiobook platform) at some point. When signing up for an audiobook distribution account, you'll have two options: exclusive and non-exclusive. With dramatically different royalty rates, it might seem like the choice is obvious but there's a lot to think about. So, should you limit where your book can be found in exchange for a larger slice of the pie or should you "go wide" to be found easier? That's the question Isabelle poses on this episode of Cover 2 Cover.