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Rob Ellis
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 Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:36 am Post subject: audiobook question |
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I have been approached about possibly narrating an audiobook....it would be equivalent to about 250 pages.(8.5 X 11, 12 font, double-spaced) I have heard that they don't pay as well, so I was figuring somewhere between $5000-$7500 (including editing)...am I way off? Plus I am being asked about who would own the narration rights once it's complete. This is all new stuff to me, so any help would be appreciated. This is through Voice.com, so I can't really get my agent to handle these questions.
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Jeffrey Kafer
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I saw the same audition and with a word count of 92,000, the page count would be closer to 350 pages. At the rate you are thinking ofquoting, your huigh end is $13 per page. Seems a bit low, but you've already hit the high end of this guy's proposed budget.
As well, the author would own the narration rights, unles you have a contract that specified differently.
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Rob Ellis
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| Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the input. You mentioned word count and pages: | Quote: | | with a word count of 92,000, the page count would be closer to 350 pages. |
I was figuring about 380 words per 8.5 x 11 page, then divide 92,000 by
380=242.
Are we using a different formula or is my old high school math deficiency coming back to haunt me? |
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Lizden
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I usually use:
250 words per page &
150 words per minute to record
...just as a base to get an idea of how long somethig is and about how long the finished recording will be (that's NOT how long it will take TO record and edit!)
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Jeffrey Kafer
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I agree with Liz. 250 words per page. You might be able to bump that to 300, but I certainly wouldn't go any higher or you screw yourself. Or you could quote the guy a per word rate and avoid the page count stuff. Yours looks to be about 7-8 cents.
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Rob Ellis
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| Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the input gang....I will let you know if anything comes of this. In the meantime happy VOing! |
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