DeepZen Audiobook Production and Pricing Survey

Dear fellow ALLI members,

We appreciate you taking the time to complete this short survey about audiobook production, pricing and distribution. The survey will only take 5 minutes but your input is invaluable in helping to shape our author solutions. Thank you!

Taylan Kamis

CEO, DeepZen

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* 1. Are you an author?

Yes

No

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* 2. Which country do you live in?

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* 3. What language/ languages do you publish in?

English

French

German

Spanish

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Do you mainly write:

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Both

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* 5. How many audiobooks have you published before?

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* 6. What’s the most important consideration when choosing how to convert your titles into audio?

	1 (Least important)	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10 (Most important)
Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction	Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction 1 (Least important)	Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction 2	Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction 3	Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction 4	Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction 5	Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction 6	Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction 7	Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction 8	Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction 9	Genre – Fiction or Non Fiction 10 (Most important)
Speed – ready within days?	Speed – ready within days? 1 (Least important)	Speed – ready within days? 2	Speed – ready within days? 3	Speed – ready within days? 4	Speed – ready within days? 5	Speed – ready within days? 6	Speed – ready within days? 7	Speed – ready within days? 8	Speed – ready within days? 9	Speed – ready within days? 10 (Most important)
Quality	Quality 1 (Least important)	Quality 2	Quality 3	Quality 4	Quality 5	Quality 6	Quality 7	Quality 8	Quality 9	Quality 10 (Most important)
Price	Price 1 (Least important)	Price 2	Price 3	Price 4	Price 5	Price 6	Price 7	Price 8	Price 9	Price 10 (Most important)
Post-Production Services	Post-Production Services 1 (Least important)	Post-Production Services 2	Post-Production Services 3	Post-Production Services 4	Post-Production Services 5	Post-Production Services 6	Post-Production Services 7	Post-Production Services 8	Post-Production Services 9	Post-Production Services 10 (Most important)
Distribution	Distribution 1 (Least important)	Distribution 2	Distribution 3	Distribution 4	Distribution 5	Distribution 6	Distribution 7	Distribution 8	Distribution 9	Distribution 10 (Most important)
Selling on Audible	Selling on Audible 1 (Least important)	Selling on Audible 2	Selling on Audible 3	Selling on Audible 4	Selling on Audible 5	Selling on Audible 6	Selling on Audible 7	Selling on Audible 8	Selling on Audible 9	Selling on Audible 10 (Most important)
Availability of languages	Availability of languages 1 (Least important)	Availability of languages 2	Availability of languages 3	Availability of languages 4	Availability of languages 5	Availability of languages 6	Availability of languages 7	Availability of languages 8	Availability of languages 9	Availability of languages 10 (Most important)
Availability of the right voice type for my title	Availability of the right voice type for my title 1 (Least important)	Availability of the right voice type for my title 2	Availability of the right voice type for my title 3	Availability of the right voice type for my title 4	Availability of the right voice type for my title 5	Availability of the right voice type for my title 6	Availability of the right voice type for my title 7	Availability of the right voice type for my title 8	Availability of the right voice type for my title 9	Availability of the right voice type for my title 10 (Most important)

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* 7. Would you publish more of your titles in audio using a self-service AI audiobook creation service that delivers this kind of listening experience? Please listen to our Fiction & Non-Fiction samples below.

DeepZen · DeepZen Fiction

DeepZen · DeepZen Non-Fiction

Yes

No

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* 8. Thinking about a self-service AI audiobook creation service, would you prefer access to a range of editing tools so you can fine tune the output at a lower cost, or pay a higher cost for an editor to fine tune?

I’d prefer access to editing tools

I’d prefer an editor

Depends on the project

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* 9. Would you use this service if you can access all global sales channels with the exception of Audible? (Audible will be included when their policy changes)

Yes

No

25% of survey complete.