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Audiobook Distribution: Where Should You Self-Publish Your Audiobook?
During a class (Publishing Technology Project) in my Masters of Publishing at SFU, I focused my time on audiobook production. Doing this project sparked my interest in audiobook distribution and how someone who self-publishes can include their self-published books in audiobook publishing. My main questions are: Where can you self-publish your audiobooks? How self-published can they be? Should you self-publish your audiobooks? To answer the last question, it really depends. You have to answer a few questions of your own first, specifically, do you have the money and do you have the time. Creating an audiobook is extremely time-consuming, and if you are doing everything yourself, you may save on money,…
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“Diversity” in Traditional Canadian Publishing
The Mandates Have Changed Why Haven’t We? “Diversity is a standard that has to be lived up to in practice, not an empty buzzword” (Shraya 2019). There is no arguing that diversity is needed in books, whether it is already there or not. BookNet Canada shares that in a 2021 survey, “41% of respondents said that they feel that at least one dimension of their identity is not represented by the dominant group at least some of the time” (BookNet Canada 2021). An upsetting infographic created by David Huyck and Sarah Park Dahlen and shared in the Huffpost article; Kids Books Still Have A Lack-Of-Diversity Problem, Powerful Image Shows. In this graphic, we…
