Neil Gaiman’s lastest book Anansi Boys is due to published as an unabridged audiobook (narrated by Lenny Henry) soon and will be available not only on Audio CD but also in MP3 format on CD.
I’ve just found out that the two different versions of the two different audio editions are already up at Amazon. The CD version comes on 15 CDs. The MP3 version comes on two CDs.
I’ve been lobbying for an MP3 version of books for years — Harper Audio hesitated for a long time because they were worried about people buying them and then complaining that they didn’t play on their CD players (a not unreasonable concern).
I’d be interested in how successful a venture it is to publish audiobooks as MP3s on CD as I’m currently investigating doing the same with a number of public domain works.
Many of the downloadable audiobooks from Audible are now unabridged MP3 versions so there clearly is some kind of market for them. Perhaps I should do a premium podcast audiobook instead or in addition.
There is also an MP3 version of Gaiman’s American Gods due to be published soon.
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