In a conversation with Matty Dalrymple, Greg Keogh, engineer and co-founder of Curios, shares his passion for transforming the digital landscape for authors. He discusses how independent writers can gain control over their intellectual property and maximize profits through direct sales. Greg highlights the challenges of subscription fatigue and the significance of audience data. He emphasizes the benefits of platforms like Curios, which help streamline sales and improve discoverability, ensuring authors can thrive and connect with their readers.
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Music Lessons Mirror Audiobook Needs
Greg observed music industry lessons apply to audiobooks because delivery and DRM challenges overlap.
He realized authors also need better direct-distribution tools based on those parallels.
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Favor Purchases Over Subscriptions
Avoid treating books and albums like subscription feed content; prioritize one-time purchases.
Aim for passive income from completed works rather than constant content churn.
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Subscription Economics Warp Creative Incentives
Subscription metrics change creator incentives toward quantity and length.
That model can discourage tightly crafted short works and reward longer, less-polished content.
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Matty Dalrymple talks with Greg Keogh about THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE FOR EBOOKS AND AUDIO, including how independent authors can maintain control over their intellectual property and revenue through direct sales, avoiding subscription fatigue, and leveraging digital content's long lifespan. Greg also discusses how Curios aims to empower authors with tools to sell directly to readers while retaining full profits and gaining invaluable audience data.
Greg is an engineer and one of the founders at Curios. He has spent the last 5 years working in the digital content space, specifically surrounding digital rights management. Prior to Curios he worked at a digital agency that specialized in digital content solutions. Greg is an avid reader and is passionate about changing the way authors can earn in the digital era. Curios is a platform and marketplace where authors can sell their ebooks or audiobooks directly to their readers. They keep 100% of any sale, and they can own the contact information for anyone who purchases or claims their book.
Matty Dalrymple is the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers, beginning with ROCK PAPER SCISSORS; the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels, beginning with THE SENSE OF DEATH; and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Shorts. She is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime. Matty also writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage, and shares what she’s learned on THE INDY AUTHOR PODCAST. She has written books on the business of short fiction and podcasting for authors; her articles have appeared in "Writer’s Digest" magazine. She serves as the Campaigns Manager for the Alliance of Independent Authors.
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