My first book has a metaphorical story of me becoming lost in a forest, hunted by wolves. I imagined this back in early 2021. In 2022, I did get lost in a forest in Oregon. And I nearly died. I nearly didn't make it out. So much of my books come to pass. So much of my books are so journalistically accurate to my life that their predictions echo into my future for years.
形容のない. Also known as Beyond Description. A novella by Emily Tiffany Joy.
The direct translation of Beyond Description by computer translation services that they default select is etymologically a Buddhist phrase that is about something that is terrible that happened. That is the wrong translation of my title. If I want a real Japanese version of my book, a dual language linguist content expert is required. Something as simple as the title of my book is difficult to translate faithfully!
My audiobook is exclusively available on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes/Apple Books.
Here are the platforms that this means it isn't available on:
Google Play Audiobooks, Librivox, Kobo Audiobooks, Downpour, Spotify, Audiobooks dot com, Chirp Books, Everand, Libby, Libro.fm, B&N/Nook Audiobooks, Hoopla, and Chirp Audiobooks.
Why is my new audiobook only available on Amazon, Audible, and Apple? And why are all my future audiobooks going to be the same? Because of the terms of exclusive distribution for ACX production. Do I mind this? No.
Audible is consistently ranked the #1 audiobook service in existence according to most review sites. It has the largest selection of all platforms. And Audible cross-distributes to Amazon and Apple through ACX terms of production which allowed me to find a narrator and to produce the audiobooks gracefully.
While I made my eBook and print editions available on almost every major book platform nonexclusively, the audiobooks have different needs and different policies. They must be exclusive.
In any case, everyone should find it reasonable to pick between Amazon, Audible, or Apple for listening to our audiobooks. Thanks to Sarah Decker! The audio would not exist without her work and her voice!
Audible audiobook of my first book is out now! Narrated by Sarah Decker.
Beyond Description by Emily Tiffany Joy - Audiobook - Audible.com
Want to understand localization differences between American English and United Kingdom English? Try setting all software to the UK locale, including keyboards. I did this for over a year while writing my books.
I had Beyond Description entirely localized to UK standards at one point, spelling, grammar, units and all. I converted it back to American standards before publishing. It caused a lot of "colourful" creativity in the process, however.