Sure, microphones and book narrators have been around a long time. But with a $60 microphone, a computer, a bit of egg crate foam, an Internet connection, and a glass of water and we can record--and distribute--our audiobooks ourselves.
My only concern with using dictation is how my mind, and how my imagination, will adjust to it.
Audiobook marketing and podcast marketing doesn’t have to be different from book marketing or any other marketing for that matter.
My mom sometimes leaves me voicemails that say, “I know it’s late at night for you comma but I just wanted to let you...