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I would be concerned too. * Only being paid when a book is finished is bogus. I have a few audio books that have listened to for only a portion of the book.
by hx8 3y ago
I would be concerned too.
* Only being paid when a book is finished is bogus. I have a few audio books that have listened to for only a portion of the book. The biggest example being Seveneve where I don't want to listen to part 3 again.
* The 15 hour monthly limit might begin to act as pressure to keep audio books length under 15 hours. Some in sci-fi can exceed that limit now.
- ta988 3y agoIt would be as if I would pay my bookstore only when I have finished my book. It sometimes take me years to go through a pile of books from a shopping spree. Edit: wrote library meant bookstore
- josho 3y agoMy observation is that publishers have already pushed authors to write shorter novels and simply split those into multiple parts. Why sell one book when you can sell a three part series. This means the 15 hour limit is likely to only affect older novels before publishers caught onto this strategy.
- hx8 3y agoI think a lot of people browsing audible look at the Total Playtime field and think "Wow, that's a lot of playtime for one credit" and it draws them into some novels over others. This can put a cap on the authors that choose to chase that total playtime value proposition. Of course, the trilogy or series trick happens often too. I'm not sure how new that is, or how much that is influenced by audio books.
- Engineering-MD 3y agoThe other impact of this strategy is very very slow narration. Stretch each word out. I feel I need to listen to most books at 1.5 speed just to get back to a normal cadence of speech.
- hx8 3y agoI agree. After listening to 200+ audio books I have found myself having favorite narrators as much as favorite authors. I think the stretched out audio hits harder on podcasts, but it's in audio books too.
- atlasunshrugged 3y agoOh interesting! Who are your favorite narrators?
- ASalazarMX 3y agoThe multipart trend has another harmful effect: it encourages authors to "test the waters", and abandon the planned trilogy if the first one doesn't sell well. Since authors are just trying an idea, frequently the first part is a slog where the plot barely advances, then a final action chapter that ends with a cliffhanger. No wonder many never continue.
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- c0wb0yc0d3r 3y ago> The 15 hour monthly limit might begin to act as pressure to keep audio books length under 15 hours. Some in sci-fi can exceed that limit now. When I read this I instantly went to review my collection. To my surprise, approximately half, were under 15 hours. I would have thought for sure none I've listened to were under 15 hours, but like I said, half were. In my opinion, Spotify audiobooks will fail because of limits like this. When my listening was at its peak, I would crush multiple books a month (at 1x even). If I were a customer, the first time I hit that limit would be the last day I was a customer.