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.
Maybe it's a personal preference but I'm into the atmosphere. [ https://youtu.be/IInkT6n-NiM ]
StoryOrigin is such a feature-rich source for authors and now there's support for audiobook reviews, too. Here's the video version just for kicks: https://youtu.be/iCoNIiSDW8k...
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