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My 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 ca
by josho 3y ago
My 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.