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by jokethrowaway 705 days ago
I do AI consulting and I did some audio related projects where I basically resold ElevenLabs + quality control. EL is much better than OpenAI imho.

Monetizing is good but there is no value proposition in the product.

The chances I'll get something I'd like to listen are low because: - AI errors - AI lack of emotion - You picked a voice I've heard in thousands of automatically generated youtube videos and that I came to hate.

There is no chance I'd buy this, I'd rather buy an audiobook made by a human.

Now, people may not understand that - but then they'll be disappointed, bother you for a refund (chargebacks are 15$ a pop if you don't) or just speak badly about the project. Repeating sales potential is pretty bad imho.

I hope I don't come across as rude.

If you are really set on this idea I'd recommend to generate 1 book, make it perfect until it reads like it should and then sell it on as many platforms as you can (Amazon mainly I guess). Maybe use a custom cloned voice so it will sound unique and constistent across all books. You don't need a website but you have one so you might as well use it for marketing and maybe to gauge interest for the next book to process.

An audiobook is a good product in itself.

1 comments

Sound advice.