Download or read book Audiobook Narration Manual written by Derek Perkins and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seminal guide to learning how to become an audiobook narrator, Derek Perkins's Audiobook Narration Manual is compulsory reading for beginners and more experienced narrators alike. Here is your complete step-by-step guide to: gaining experience as a narrator; setting up a home studio; creating a demo; the best way of marketing yourself; establishing a super-efficient recording methodology. The Audiobook Narration Manual explains how to gain experience of narrating books in a professional studio; details all you need to set up a low-cost home studio that produces excellent quality sound and explains in detail how to develop and produce an effective demo at an affordable price. And the marketing information contained in the book outlines all you need to know to position yourself quickly and efficiently with key industry contacts. Grover Gardner, an AudioFile magazine Golden Voice, multiple Earphones award winner and Audie nominated narrator, says the Audiobook Narration Manual is: 'As comprehensive and readable a book on the basics of audiobook narration as you are likely to find. Derek Perkins has done a superb job of describing the fundamentals of our profession as they are currently understood. Highly recommended'. No-one should venture into the world of audiobook narration without thoroughly reading the Audiobook Narration Manual - and even after that, keeping it close by your side for further reference as you work through each step of your transition from novice narrator to audiobook professional.