Brandon Sanderson took on Amazon and WON?! Changes to Audible pay structure incoming in 2024
0:00 Overview of the situation
3:08 Original announcement Sanderson was cutting out Audible (2022)
https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2022/
8:27 My sickness-induced rant about Spotify
Video about what's wrong with Spotify's audiobook model for consumers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vjitZfZFKk&t=171s
Spotify's shady Terms of Use and why they're a problem
https://writerbeware.blog/2024/02/19/outrage-over-new-terms-of-use-at-findaway-voices-forces-change/
11:28 second half of Sanderson's announcement he was cutting out Audible (cont from 3:08)
13:10 Discussion of timeline & Sanderson’s Secret Project announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a-k6eaT-jQ
13:46 Review of Sanderson's 'Regarding Audible' update in March 2024
https://www.brandonsanderson.com/regarding-audible/
22:51 TL;DR recap & potentially using Youtube instead of a traditional Audiobook platform
23:55 Why so many indie authors don't release audiobooks
Average Book Sales stats: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/6153-a-bookselling-tail.html
25:10 Closing remarks & Outro
Other articles mentioned in this video:
https://wordsrated.com/audiobook-statistics/
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/how-audiobook-authors-are-paid-by-audible-acx/
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/94538-brandon-sanderson-raises-16-million-breaking-records-again.html
https://publishdrive.com/brandon-sanderson-negotiates-better-audible-royalties-for-all-authors.html
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