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11/2/24 RECORDING: History of Book Publishing with Michael Castleman

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What We Call “Traditional Publishing” Is Actually a Brief, 80-Year Detour from 400+ Years of Self-Publishing Michael Castleman, San Francisco journalist and author My latest release, The Untold Story of Books, recounts the bittersweet saga of publishing from Gutenberg to Amazon. It explores how, since 2000, digital technology has transformed publishing. Authors now enjoy two new…

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Becky Parker Geist
An audiobook producer and narrator with 44+ years of experience in the industry, Becky is the Founder and CEO of Pro Audio Voices Inc and AMPlify Audiobooks. Typically working with authors and publishers eager to reach their widest audience, our Pro Audio Voices team provides audiobook and podcast production, including complex and unusual projects, distribution, and marketing. Committed to leadership, Becky serves as President of BAIPA. She is also a member of APA (Audio Publishers Assn). She is the author of 6 titles, including The Left Turn: Two Lives Worlds Apart; Audiobook Toolkit for Authors; Selecting a Narrator for Your Audiobook: Insider's Guide to Choosing a Narrator You'll Be Thrilled With!; Game Plan for Educators; and two children's books. Becky's passion is to help great stories come alive! Becky Parker Geist (recording/stage name Becky Parker) came to the audiobook world from the acting side of things. After receiving her M.F.A. in Acting, Becky began narrating Talking Books for the Blind through the Library of Congress, narrating over 70 titles in two years, and became one of their most popular narrators and one of only 2 full time narrators. As a professional stage actress, she has toured internationally, regionally and locally.

About Becky Parker Geist

An audiobook producer and narrator with 44+ years of experience in the industry, Becky is the Founder and CEO of Pro Audio Voices Inc and AMPlify Audiobooks. Typically working with authors and publishers eager to reach their widest audience, our Pro Audio Voices team provides audiobook and podcast production, including complex and unusual projects, distribution, and marketing.

Committed to leadership, Becky serves as President of BAIPA. She is also a member of APA (Audio Publishers Assn). She is the author of 6 titles, including The Left Turn: Two Lives Worlds Apart; Audiobook Toolkit for Authors; Selecting a Narrator for Your Audiobook: Insider's Guide to Choosing a Narrator You'll Be Thrilled With!; Game Plan for Educators; and two children's books. Becky's passion is to help great stories come alive!

Becky Parker Geist (recording/stage name Becky Parker) came to the audiobook world from the acting side of things. After receiving her M.F.A. in Acting, Becky began narrating Talking Books for the Blind through the Library of Congress, narrating over 70 titles in two years, and became one of their most popular narrators and one of only 2 full time narrators. As a professional stage actress, she has toured internationally, regionally and locally.