Why might you want to distribute your audiobook for free? Well, you may simply be interested in being heard. If your book is issue-based, and you simply need to find an audience, then this might be a good option.
Alternatively, you can use free distribution of your audiobook to raise awareness – and sales – of your print or ebook. You could promote it as a “read-along” experience, or offer a link to the audiobook for free when the print book is purchased, as an added incentive.
So, how do you do it? You can post the audio file to the website, Soundcloud. Soundcloud works a bit like YouTube – however, you post audio files instead of videos. This is a great way to find a new audience, as it’s easy to share a link to your book on the platform, and their site search feature will likely bring new listeners that are simply exploring the site look for new things to listen to.
Another option would be YouTube, Facebook video or Instagram. There’s an extra step of placing your audio over a still image – or better yet, creating an audiogram, but KindsBookNarration.com can certainly help you to do that.
Brad Grochowski, aka, TheVoiceOfBrad, is a voice over artist that specializes in narrating children’s books. As the founder of KidsBookNaration.com, he has dedicated himself to working with independent authors, publishers and small presses, to bring their print and ebooks into audio format by educating them on the process of audiobook production, as well as offering his services as a professional narrator and producer.