You did it, you published your book for the world to read. From finishing your first draft to polishing it through the editing process and finalizing the manuscript for publication, you potentially spent years of your life dedicated to crafting your book. No matter the genre or target audience — romance, memoir, children’s, thriller, etc. — you should be proud of your achievement.
Now that you are a published author, what comes next? If you are looking for the next step on the journey of your book, publishing an audiobook may be for you. But if you decide to pursue creating an audiobook from your book, will you still keep all rights to your work?
As long as you own the rights to your published book and sign a contract with Cloverly Audiobook, you will always retain all rights to your book and the subsequent audiobook. Your rights to your original book pass on to the audiobook.
The audiobook production process is a little different than that of a print book or eBook. Instead of focusing on grammar and physical design, audiobooks require substantial production and audio engineering. From hiring voice actors to recording and editing audio, creating an audiobook is a hefty undertaking that yields a tremendous reward.
When you sign a contract with Cloverly Audiobooks, we take care of all of it. But rest assured, you will still own all the rights to your audiobook, just as you do for the published book. Our contract is easy to read, only a few pages long, and affirms your ownership over the entire intellectual property of your audiobook, even for work done on your behalf.
Publishing your audiobook can be a seamless extension of the book you spent so much time perfecting, and you will keep the same rights over your creation.
