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Writer's Haven => Quill and Feather Pub [Public] => Topic started by: finchambooks on December 08, 2018, 09:07:38 AM
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Hi there,
Tantor Media contacted me about the audio rights for one of my series. I was wondering, what has your experience been like working with Tantor?
Thank you,
Thomas
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I've licensed 7 books with them. They were professional and the books are high quality.
If you're not planning to publish your own audiobooks, it can be a way to earn a few bucks from your properties. I haven't gotten much beyond the small advance, and I doubt I will. That's why I'm producing my own books from now on.
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My experience has been good.
They approached me about 2 books which had done very well, and I essentially blew them off because the advance was not enough to justify tying the books up for 7 years, and they were not the books I really wanted made into audio.
Unexpectedly, they not only read what i said, and paid attention to it, they came back with an 8 book deal, which included the unfinished 3rd book in the series they wanted, and the first 5 books in my first series. And with a significant upping of the money to something I couldn't ignore.
I was also talking to Podium at the time, and Tantor just blew them away with the second offer.
I also got cover veto rights, so before each new book goes out, I get sent the cover they want to use. The first ones were easy since the cover artist simply did new ones. The rest were covers I made myself, and the first of these took a bit of getting right, with some work on my end to better the quality.
6 of 8 done now, with the other 2 due out by the end of the year. And this is well in advance of what the contract said regarding production deadlines.
So far, its been a positive experience working with them.
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angelapepper: Thank you for sharing your experience!
TimothyEllis: If it's okay with you, I might PM you once I hear back from them. I don't want to go into this unprepared.
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TimothyEllis: If it's okay with you, I might PM you once I hear back from them. I don't want to go into this unprepared.
No problems.
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I've sold 4 books to them. They're reasonable in negotiation and quick to get the production process started. I haven't heard the finished product yet, so can't speak to that, but I've been happy so far.
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I've got two books with them. They were easy to work with and they found an awesome narrator.