How can you make money with book reading

Have you caught wind of individuals who get compensated for reading books?

I’m not talking about a person who just read books after books just for fun and enjoyment .This kind of bookworms has special interest to read book for time pass and entertainment or knowledge purpose.

I am hear taking about capitalizing your book reading habits and convert this passion into a profession and make money.

In this digital era ,there are lot of platform to

What is ACX

ACX or Audiobook Creation Exchange is a marketplace for Audio books. This platform connect professional narrators, authors, agents, publishers and rights holders to create audiobooks

In this article I will mostly focus on how you can work in ACX as a narrator. How you can record a book and get compensated for it.

ACX has various kinds of book repository which are sold on perceptible, amazon, and iTunes. You can simply make your profile and upload some of your sample audio .

Let us discuss in details the step by step process.

How to work as a narrator in ACX

Step 1-Create a Profile in ACX

Step 2. Upload your Sample audio

Upload some of your best audio sample in your Profile, based on accents, genre, and style. Author of the book find and select you based on quality of your Audio samples .

Step 3. How do you want to get paid?

There are two way you can get paid in ACX .Hourly rates or you can choose to share 50% of royalties. Even you can choose both if you are not pretty sure about this .

Step 4. Audition

Once you are logged to ACX Platform you can see books from different genre .You can select the book you’re interested in narrating and producing. Then you can record a few minutes of the manuscript and save this audio sample .If your audio sample is loved by Rights Holder and happens to be top choice, you’ll receive an Offer.

Step 5. Accept the Offer

Its time to discuss the delivery term and payment term and accept the offer. You can agree upon with Rights Holder on delivery dates for the first 15 minutes of audio and final audiobook.

Step 6. Start Recording

Here you can start recording the fisrt 15 min of the audio book. You can also make some edit if required and upload the 15 minute checkpoint of the audiobook. Rights Holder will check this recording and provide feedback. If the quality of the audio is meets the expectation he approves the sample. Once sample is approved you can record the remainder of the project.

Step 7. Work with Other Studio Professionals

To create a professional audiobook, you may want the guidance of other audiobook experts. If you need to hire one, or more, we have Independent Contractor Agreements you may use

Step 8. Finish the Recording

Upload each completed chapter of the audiobook to meet our Audio Submission Requirements and Production Standard Terms. Before payment, the Rights Holder must approve the full audiobook, and has the right to request changes.

Step 9. Get Paid

If you and the Rights Holder agreed on a Pay for Production fee, you will be paid directly by the Rights Holder. If you produced the audiobook as a Royalty Share deal, then you’ll be paid based on 50% of the royalties on sales.

How much do ACX narrators make

The amount ACX narrators make can vary widely depending on several factors, including the length and complexity of the book, the narrator’s level of experience, and the specific terms of the agreement between the narrator and the author or publisher.

According to ACX, the platform’s standard rate for royalty-share deals is 50% of the royalties earned from audiobook sales, while the standard rate for pay-for-production deals is $100-$500 per finished hour of audio. However, these rates can vary depending on the specific project and negotiations between the narrator and the author or publisher.

It’s also worth noting that ACX narrators are independent contractors and are responsible for their own expenses, such as studio rental, equipment, and editing software. Therefore, the amount they make can also depend on how efficiently they can produce high-quality audiobooks while keeping their expenses in ch

Mostly working audiobook narrator makes money on a per-project basis. Here are the most common pay rates:

Per finished hour (PFH):
Royalty share:
Union rates: