Elliott Kay

Audiobook Poll #2: Great Power and No Responsibilities?

Added 2025-08-01 21:53:26 +0000 UTC

Audiobook Poll #2! Again, this post is open to free members because I’d love to get all the input I can. It looks like I can only run one poll per post. Jumping off last month's poll, I wanted to check for interest & viability of going indie production with some other titles. I've seen word of Audible making some, uh, questionable changes for how royalties will get divided for lots of authors in the near future. IDK how accurate the linked video is, but the tl;dr is that we may see a KU-like plan for indie audio soon and I can't say I'm thrilled.

Again, to recap (copying from last post): I’m working on possible audiobooks on some of my titles that still haven’t been produced, like the GI & PMF short story collections, the Wandering Monsters books, and also Great Power and No Responsibilities. If I could sell direct OR maybe Kickstart this project, that’s a very different story. After a couple months of direct sales and/or fulfilling Kickstarter orders, I would put the book up on ACX, since that’s the biggest platform. $1000-$2000 in direct/early sales like this would eliminate most of the risk for me. If even 50% of my Patreon follower count is up for this, it all looks super viable!

(Credit where due: I’m following the example set by JL Mullins and his Millennial Mage series, along with some advice from author Ben Medrano, both of whom I discovered through Tess Irondale’s Discord.)

For THIS poll: Would you be interested in an audiobook version of Great Power and No Responsibilities at a price point of $10-$15 US, through Kickstarter rewards or direct sale through Patreon?