Multimedia and audiobook title publisher

Readers and listeners buying through online stores and audiobook platforms, plus parents, teachers or hobbyists buying direct from your site.

Sales of each title in several formats (ebook, audiobook, enhanced edition), direct sales on your own site, and bundles or licensing to schools and libraries.

• Audio or video production basics
• Design and layout
• Project management across several formats

• Rights: audio, video and illustration rights are often separate from text rights, so get them in writing
• Narrators, illustrators and musicians need contracts that say who owns what
• Children's content may have extra rules, so check requirements such as COPPA if collecting data from kids
• Check sales tax rules for digital products in your state
• Production costs can add up before any sales, so budget carefully

Startup costs are typically around $1,000 to $8,000, depending on how much audio, video and illustration work you produce or outsource. Production costs can add up before any sales, so treat this as an estimate and budget carefully.

Monthly revenue is typically around $200 to $5,000, depending on the number of titles, the formats you offer and how you sell them, whether in online stores or direct from your own site. This is an estimate of revenue, not profit.

Check that audio, video and illustration rights are secured in writing, since they are often separate from text rights. Use contracts with narrators, illustrators and musicians that say who owns what. For children's content, check rules like COPPA, plus state sales tax on digital products.