MEMBER RESOURCES

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Access exclusive member perks, research reports, promotional toolkits, program details, and resources designed to support you—whether you're producing, narrating, publishing, or promoting audiobooks.

CONSUMER & SALES surveys

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2024 Consumer & 2023 Sales Surveys Press Release
2019 to 2023 Audiobook Industry Survey Results

RESOURCES AND HOW TO GUIDES FOR VOICE TALENT

Log in to member area, click Resources, then Narration Resources for access to resources on:

Home Studios | Best Practices | Research | ProTools | Reaper | Adobe Audition | Marketing

RECENT MEMBER WEBCASTS/WEBINARS

Log in to the member area and click Resources for access to:

  • 2024 Consumer Survey Presentation

  • Fortifying Your Publishing Empire: Cybersecurity Strategies

  • The Talkback: What to Do When You’re Not Working Alone Anymore

  • The Business Hour: Investment 101

  • The Business Hour: Rookies and Veterans - The State of the Business for Narrators

European Accessibility Act Information and Resources*

The European Accessibility Act for websites and apps by Martijn Hols

Understanding the European Accessibility Act (EAA) - TetraLogical

QA for Accessible Ebooks — Laura Brady

Digital Accessibility and the EAA: Ensuring Compliance by June 28 - Book Industry Study Group

Publishing Fact or Fiction: European Accessibility Act - Podcast : Westchester Publishing Services

European Accessibility Act (EAA) Compliance Guide for 2025.

  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) - W3C: The EAA's accessibility standards are largely based on WCAG 2.1 Level AA 

https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/

  • W3C - Understanding WCAG 2.1: This provides detailed explanations and examples of each WCAG 2.1 guideline. 

https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/

*note that microenterprises defined as a company with less than 10 employees and less than 2 million revenue annually) are exempt