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Breakout 1 (Hot Topics A) - Audiobooks: Leveraging Subrights, Production, and Distribution for Success
Friday May 15, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Hyatt Regency - Willamette 1 (2nd floor)
Designed for both self-published authors and independent presses, this panel provides key insights for capitalizing on your content. Learn how to sell your audiobook rights, navigate the complexities of production (DIY vs. studio), and master distribution channels (retailers, libraries, direct) to ensure your titles—in all formats—reach the widest possible audience and maximize revenue.

The audio file is attached. Transcript will be added in early June.

Speakers
avatar for Michele Cobb

Michele Cobb

Fractional Chief Revenue Officer, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)
Michele Cobb is a leading expert in the $2.2 billion North American audiobook industry, and over the past decade of digital transformation has been a sought-after speaker at more than 100 conferences in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. A partner at Forté Business Consulting... Read More →
avatar for Brad Rose

Brad Rose

VP, Content Strategy, Hoopla

avatar for Tavia Gilbert

Tavia Gilbert

Founder/CEO, Talkbox Productions
Tavia Gilbert is a Grammy-nominated voice actor, an Odyssey Award-winning director, a keynote speaker, and the writer and producer of multiple international award-winning podcasts. As the founder, CEO, and creative director of Talkbox Productions, an international consultancy and content devel... Read More →
avatar for Victoria Gerken

Victoria Gerken

Publisher, Podium Entertainment
Victoria Gerken has welcomed independent authors into the Podium family since 2016. She previously worked with authors in traditional publishing roles - at Random House and Alfred A. Knopf - where she was a publicist and sold subsidiary rights. She got her first taste of entrepreneurship in pub... Read More →
Friday May 15, 2026 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Hyatt Regency - Willamette 1 (2nd floor)
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