This is a great STEP! Still a much larger fight needs to happen but it’s important to celebrate victories when you can. :) Here is the link to his blog post: www.brandonsanderson.com/regarding-audible/

@HPirate91

3 ай бұрын

Hey Daniel, that's a great cardigan!

@paulm.8660

3 ай бұрын

Keep us updated on whether you and your colleagues start seeing real benefits from this please. Help us hold their feet to the fire!

@virgilknightley2668

3 ай бұрын

This is a con. Indie Publishers were getting 65% per credit because Audible let us set our own prices, and our per credit profits were based on that price. However, once Brandon announced this deal, they slashed ALL base prices for indie publishers site-wide and now we're making less than 40%. Audible found a way to turn bad press into good press while screwing indie publishers even harder than before. ACX will be a better deal than being under an approved publisher, but everything will be worse than it was.

@vosselator

3 ай бұрын

Is that true? @@virgilknightley2668 Can anyone confirm this?

Brandon: “Honor is dead, but I’ll see what I can do”

@kristen7623

3 ай бұрын

YAS

@amandadamatta_

3 ай бұрын

I giggled. Thanks for that

@Swiergotka78

3 ай бұрын

You nailed it!!!

@checkerbokbok

3 ай бұрын

Honor is not dead, he lives on in the hearts of men. ❤

@CrimsonMey

3 ай бұрын

Give this man a boon!!!!

I really do appreciate someone using their position to help others. Could we please normalize that.

@jacobstamm

3 ай бұрын

Nobody: Millennial/gen-z at an iHop: “Can we please normalize ordering pancakes?!”

@yougurttrashcan

3 ай бұрын

@@jacobstamm Then you are lucky to live in a society where people in their position doing good things is normal. Where I came from, it's just corruption and bureaucracy

@atherisGAY

3 ай бұрын

No, this is capitalism and those in power will almost always use their power to accumulate wealth and nothing else!

@Osyrous

3 ай бұрын

​@@yougurttrashcanwhere do you come from? I grew up in a third world country. Those nations are wrought with corruption and their societies are practically built by neighbors of stature helping their neighbors who are less well off. Often altruistically (made up word?). Moved to Cali when I was a kid and seen it here too. Obviously. No judgemental, but curious where you live in. Do you have the means to move to somewhere less bleh?

@mischarowe

3 ай бұрын

Kudos to Sanderson but I wish it hadn't taken so long for ANYONE (with a large enough voice) to do something about it.

As an audiobook guy i really appreciate you narrating the statements to me so i don't have to read them myself.

@elyam.

3 ай бұрын

Daaaamn 😂

@elyam.

3 ай бұрын

Daaaamn 😂

@elyam.

3 ай бұрын

Daaaamn 😂

@kylelangford5643

3 ай бұрын

Daaaamn 😂

@DeadPressed4444

3 ай бұрын

Daaaamn 😂

"Power does not make one capable of rule... it makes one capable of service." -Teft Thanks, Brandon.

Aw man, as one of Sanderson's employees (who had no hand in this, aside from waving hello to the Audible folks when they toured the office), it warms my heart to see so many people might be benefitting from his actions. At Dragonsteel, I see him and Emily upholding the principals of empathy and integrity on a daily basis, so this move does not surprise me, but just DANG... we need more like him! He really is a quality human who genuinely cares about making a positive difference.

@daisydaswani689

3 ай бұрын

What do you do at dragonsteel? It seems a lot of fun!

@AngelaCSpears

3 ай бұрын

We really do. Thank you to everyone at Dragonsteel for their efforts and support of authors.

@studiozealot

Ай бұрын

@@daisydaswani689 ah sorry I missed this notification! I’m on the in-house art team working with Isaac Stewart (another very high quality human).

“The Shiftings Of The Noodle”

@LOLE1810

3 ай бұрын

"Ratatouille : The Sequel"

@indianajim

3 ай бұрын

The words have been spoken, the noodles have been shifted.

@thatotherted3555

3 ай бұрын

Spoken like a true Pastafarian

@stark5270

3 ай бұрын

I opened the comments just to see if anyone mentioned this😂

@adamwebster1666

3 ай бұрын

It’s like shifting the needle…. but dirtier.

The man not only raised the bar, but has met it and soared even higher 🙌🏼

@userJohnSmith

3 ай бұрын

The man is the bar.

@narfeyfjola

3 ай бұрын

That sounds exactly like raising the bar

@stu_1e

3 ай бұрын

It used to be a high jump bar. Now it's a pole vault bar.

I'm surprised with all these secret projects, someone hasn't made an edit of the "secret tunnel" ATLA song with Sanderson saying "project" edited over every "tunnel".

@ruriva4931

3 ай бұрын

I’m counting on you to make you vision a reality

@obviousalias132

3 ай бұрын

Secret project through the cosmere. Secret secret secret secret project.

@DeadPressed4444

3 ай бұрын

Be the change you want in the world

@Miss_Myth

3 ай бұрын

This is outstanding and I never knew I needed it, but now I do. 😂❤

@kamille286

3 ай бұрын

I haven't seen a video, but I have seen a screenshot of that XD

Using your large platform as leverage to make Amazon be fairer to writers is incredibly based.

Sanderson keeps raising the bar in so many ways in the writing space. The man consistenty over-delivers for his fans, and is a willing champion for smaller authors. Other big name writers need to swallow some pride and follow this mans example

@cassettetape7643

3 ай бұрын

Agreed

@exosproudmamabear558

3 ай бұрын

He is a writing monster. The only person I will believe if there was conspiracy he got a brain chip or clonned by aliens

@Pvkasz

3 ай бұрын

He also makes accesible tons of material to help new authors, lile giving out a published book (Warbreaker) for free with chapter annotations with his thought process or uploading his lectures on YT.

@killerfudgetastic

3 ай бұрын

@@Pvkasz wait, he is giving Warbreaker away for free with annotations? How would one get that?

@raizin4908

3 ай бұрын

​@@killerfudgetasticThere's a free pdf you can download on his website. If you google "warbreaker epub" you can also find a fan-made free epub file for your favorite ebook app.

Daniel, insofar as you are an Audible author, Brandon has single-handedly negotiated you a raise. For everyone. This is huge.

Brandon is just crazy dude. His work ethic and his good attitude trumps all.

@markoboychuk

3 ай бұрын

Which is why it brings me joy to support him because I know the future he will create will be awesome!

@LunabirdBookclub

3 ай бұрын

And he's so gracious and respectful to people who he disagrees with. I really respect the way he advocates for change without demonising other people. Now I think about it, that's a big theme in his writing too!

I;ve never read a Sanderson book, but I'm a fan of how he is a force for good.

@checkerbokbok

3 ай бұрын

I'm sure many folk around here will highly recommend him, myself included. :B

@CrimsonMey

3 ай бұрын

Obligatory Sanderson rec😂 if you ever wanna try just one, then go for The Emperor's Soul novella.

The most important step is not the first step, but the next. Always the next.

Really makes you wonder how better things could be if people with influence took a stand in their own respective fields.

@dana7340

3 ай бұрын

I’d like to see Stephen King do something similar. He could be so influential for budding authors.

@TheBeccabus

3 ай бұрын

Have you heard about John Green's war on Tuberculosis?

@masoodvoon8999

3 ай бұрын

Yeah but these things are never as simple as soundbytes make them out to be. I'm sure audible could make some change but there are probably business reasons that you need both sides to have a dialogue about such as costs/marketing, internet usage fees, or w/e are specific to this industry. People were up in arms about oil & finance 10 years ago and were listening to those who had absolutely no idea what they were talking about. They just took it as gospel like some new religious zealot.

@Ouvii

3 ай бұрын

Honestly I'm surprised Sanderson was able to make any movement at all. I doubt that even Taylor Swift could do anything like this to Spotify, then again the music industry is beyond titanic and audiobooks is smaller and less entrenched by comparison.

@Duiker36

3 ай бұрын

@@Ouvii Same. When he dropped the essay last year (was it only last year?), I took note of it and moved on because I figured nothing would come of it. I'm genuinely shocked that even an announcement of changes has happened.

It is physically impossible for me to be tired of hearing about sanderson and his work, he is a goat human.

The good thing about Sanderson is that he’s not hostile. He disagrees but he doesn’t insult or be mean about it. We’re lucky to have him at the negotiation table. If we have more diplomatic people like him, the world would be a better place.

Brando Sando does anything at this point... Me: [insert Stilgar "Lisan al-Gaib" meme] 🤣

@EverythingInTheFrame

3 ай бұрын

“As it was written”

Brandon: "Don't stop me now... Don't stop me now, 'cause I'm havin' a good time, I don't wanna stop at aaaaaall!"

@daf0975

3 ай бұрын

If there's something weird And it don't look good Who you gonna call? Brando Sando!

@Jeff-mv2br

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely just got the picture in my head of Brandon beating an audible logo with a pool cue. Thanks for that!

@patrickwheeler5701

3 ай бұрын

(Don't stop me now) If you wanna have a good time, just give me a call

@samhuffer7005

3 ай бұрын

Everyone else: "Why do you write like you're running out of time? How do you write like you're running out of time?"

“Shifting of the noodle” is now a phrase in my lexicon. Thanks. Little victories are nice.

I have so many memes for this Sanderson on his Spiderman arc Audible: we'll pay you more if you don't press this, these minor authors are expendable Sanderson: not to me

Sanderson walks the walk and talks the talk. He’s such an incredible person and writer and I feel so blessed to be alive during his lifetime.

Thanks for highlighting such an incredible act by Sanderson. He clearly doesn't need the money. He remembers what it was like to be a struggling author, and he's doing it for them. Bravo!

Why isn't there an authors union like the hollywood writers guild. This would greatly increase their chances of getting their demands seen

@davidsabotta6528

3 ай бұрын

Brandon and Dan have discussed this on their podcast, but basically that union wouldn't have any real power. Most authors sell a book every few years, do there's no threat of a strike. Also, the competition to get published means that even of 80% of all authors agreed to strike there would still be a flood of others lining up.

@evacody1249

3 ай бұрын

​@davidsabotta6528 Reasons there is not one with musicians not all of them release music at the same time. Some are indy some are not it's all over the map. The issue is the compines at the top who have to much power. Exmaple for music you have three major labels that hold way more power then they should.

@YoJesusMorales

3 ай бұрын

Also, authors are spread out all over the place so it's way harder to build a collective movement. They talked about it as an example about some sort of medical insurance, you wouldn't be able to get good deals on companies if you don't do it wholesale.

@Techsupport243

3 ай бұрын

Unions end up causing more problems than they fix. Especially once they reach a certain size. The power the Gain destroys them.

@stevenhedge2850

3 ай бұрын

seeing pretty much anyone can become a novelist, it would be incredibly difficult to represent them. like do you do it by genre? or what about the one indy writers who only does release one book? how does that affect the full time novelist?

Brandon Sanderson is the nicest guy. I don't know him personally, but we have a close writing community here so I've had the opportunity to meet with quite a few pretty famous authors and he's been by far one of the most gracious, genuine, and just humble I've met the few times we've been at events and I've gotten to speak to him.

"...but we've had a champion step in..." - Daniel Greene 13:49 "Honor is dead, but I'll see what I can do..." - Brandon Sanderson

Proud to be this guy's fan. Long live Brandosando.

More reasons, Brandon Sanderson is one of the greatest authors alive.

I love when super successful individuals in an industry see the universal benefits in banding together with the many little-known or lesser successful members of their groups to positively effect such changes. Wonderful news for all of us. Thanks, Sanderson! Thanks to everyone who has been working together to bring these changes to reality.

I suspected something had changed behind the curtain when I noticed that the new secret project would include an audible redimable code. I'm ashamed that I didn't look into it myself. Thank you for bringing us the news.

When "that article" hit piece came out about Sanderson, I remember feeling like its author was very much like the journalist in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, trying to manufacture controversy about a genuinely good person. This news reaffirms my belief that Sanderson is, indeed, a modern Mr. Rogers, just trying to do good for the world. Good on Sanderson.

@StefanEnslin

3 ай бұрын

When I read it, after reading other people's posts about meeting or working with him, I marked it as trash. I watched his lectures, that gave me the idea that he is a good guy.

@Spiney09

3 ай бұрын

Hold up, what article? Who is trying to destroy their own career?

@briandawley7808

3 ай бұрын

@@Spiney09 there was a Wired article that attempted to paint Sanderson in a negative light. It seems like low quality rage bait and isn't worth reading, nor giving Wired the click.

@Spiney09

3 ай бұрын

@@briandawley7808 good to know. I know some people take issue with his faith, and certain financial aspects involved in that. I personally think that even if you take that as a negative, his positive influence far outweighs those negatives, if you consider them negatives at all. Was that what the article covered or was it other stuff?

@briandawley7808

3 ай бұрын

@Spiney09 A bit. It did attack his faith and said that his faith teaches that its practitioners will one day become gods, so he's just living that out as the God of fantasy, and therefore the God of his readers. The article author accused him of being a bad writer, and mocked him to his family and to his fans at his convention. Actually, Daniel Greene did a great video on it if you're interested in the article contents without giving a click.

Brando is the man! On another note; when Apple makes a change to it's phones it's because Samsung made that change two years prior.

@Kris_Terry

3 ай бұрын

Big facts 😂😂😂

@godminnette2

3 ай бұрын

Not even Samsung, just Android as a whole. The difference is that while Google brings innovating features to their phones quickly, then improve them with their users as beta testers, Apple just waits until Google learns what works then releases a cleaner Day-1 product. And if they aren't confident in releasing a Day-1 product that meets their standards, they just won't release it.

@jonevansauthor

3 ай бұрын

That's just not true. Sometimes it's because someone else invented a new technology, or the EU forces them to adopt a USB technology that Apple was part of developing since they're on the USB implements forum. It's just like the coal industry having to adopt not forcing children into the mines, and having to use Davey lamps. Except they're more evil because they were all born post WW2 and still behave like they're Victorian. Except not as nice or forwarding thinking.

@jonevansauthor

3 ай бұрын

@@godminnette2 that's far too generous to Apple. They don't have standards. If they did, you would have a justification for the Apple Magic Mouse but you obviously don't since that's impossible. But they do a good job of making their cultists believe they only put out good products since they immediately forget the really bad ideas, even if they continue to sell them/give them away with their sub-standard computers.

@DarkSitari

3 ай бұрын

Audible prices will go up now.

I thought you were saying "we will, we will, we will" at the beginning and was patiently waiting for the "rock you!"🥺😆

@thehoogard

3 ай бұрын

same

@Swiergotka78

3 ай бұрын

Wait, wasn't he? (A confused non native speaker here)

@naastyaaaaaaaaa

3 ай бұрын

@@Swiergotka78 was confused for a second too. I'm pretty sure he's making siren noises)

Here because of the shout out in the weekly update by Brandon. Didn't know the channel beforehand. This is essentially my audiobook version of Brandon's blog post and I love you for it. Reading books or blog posts just has me lose track so fast that audiobooks are a must have for me. Regarding the audible debate, I'm very much stuck to it for my audiobooks but that's very much bordering on Stockholm syndrome. I want my books, and they're on audible, and the audible subscription is the cheapest way to consistently get them. Furthermore, the audible mobile and apple carplay apps are simply the best of the ones I've tried.

genuinely happy about this

What always bugs me out when thinking of Amazon's control of the book market is that, as someone from a third world country, I'd probably never have access to so many books I have if not for them. It'd be nice to have competitive companies who treat authors decently, but most of the smaller companies can't really afford to sell books in my currency, and if they do either their price point is astronomical or they only have a very small selection of books.

@jonevansauthor

3 ай бұрын

Kobo has more market penetration in more countries than Amazon but it's hard to make a living without being exclusive to Amazon. I set book prices according to local markets but a lot of authors, even indies, set the US price, and then use automatic pricing for their other markets. Meaning it'd be too high in Mexico, India and Brazil among others. Still, there's only so low I can set the prices and it's hard to know (ok, impossible practically speaking) if much of the market can afford it. Paperbacks are insanely cheap in India compared to the rest of the world, so ebooks haven't taken off as much as you'd expect (I'm not sure the paperbacks aren't cheaper than the minimum price I can set on Amazon for the ebook). But yeah, we want lower prices that make more sense in the individual country, and there's lots of factors to that, including charges from payment providers like Visa.

As someone who's trying to become an author myself, Props to Brando for going to bat for authors at large *once again*. Gives me a little hope that I really needed.

This is what makes Sanderson such a great person in addition to a great author. He is a big presence and he has used his presence for the benefit of others. Where was Steven King, GRRM, and other big name authors in all of this? They have been silent for years and just reaped their personal rewards. Sanderson put his earning on the line to help others who could not pushed for this change.

Sanderson took a stand he didn't have to - this is laudatory. Questions are popping up in my mind about other best-selling authors across the genres. It seems likely to me that they didn't take the basic deal, but only fought for a bigger cut for themselves. I don't say this to cast shade on them, (although it really, really does) but rather to highlight that what Sanderson did was exceptional by the standards of the people who didn't. Sadly, that seems to be most best-sellers. Job's not done yet, so there's still time for others to join the fight. I'll wait... Your videos always bring me joy, Daniel. This one even more so. Thanks.

@jonevansauthor

3 ай бұрын

Look up most of the biggest authors, few of them are hybrid like Sanderson. As in, they are entirely trad published. He is hybrid because he's got indie property out there and trad publishing deals. After his Kickstarter, he demonstrated another level so high that Stephen King testified before Congress that he was destwoying the twad pub industwy! And yes the childish voice is deliberate because King is a Quisling who microwaves salmon. I'm not even a fan of salmon and I think that's the most disgusting thing he's ever written. Some of those other authors are also quite nice, and do charitable things of various kinds, and do what they can but it doesn't mean they're in the same position as Sanderson to apply pressure. TLDR; Sanderson has more power over his IP than most of the top ten authors (by income) do and thus can withhold books and make a news story about it.

@brentjablonski3730

3 ай бұрын

@@jonevansauthor Good call. I hadn't considered the issue from that perspective.

@Carewolf

3 ай бұрын

Most other best selling authors sell pornoliterature. You can't compare that business with the business Sanderson is in.

Sanderson the legend, Kaladin bridge 4 vibes

MOVE THE NOODLE!! 🍜🍝

Sanderson is the absolute man. How could you not love the guy

I read(listen) to most of my books on audible. And I wasn’t aware that authors got so little of the revenue from audible. Gotta love Brandon Sanderson though. He genuinely cares about his readers and fellow authors more than profit or fame and that’s awesome to see

Sanderson’s team linked this video in their newsletter. I always get a kick out of seeing people I follow cite each other, citing each other. Citation-ception

Brandon Sanderson is such and amazing person, I'm glad he's used his platform to enact this sort of change.

Sanderson is a god damn legend. Imagine if the biggest artists in the world took a stand with Spotify.

I feel so lucky as an aspiring author to have someone with such success & influence fighting for the little guy at his own expense.

He probably would have had an easier time negotiating a killer deal for himself but he chose to do something for everybody and kudos to him for that

Thank you, Sanderson, for using your loud voice to speak up for us that doesn't have one! This sounds like a great improvement, and I hope I can one day enjoy the change (no one really buys my audiobook, OR Audible hasn't told me).

People will probably fault Sanderson for going to audible when they're still far from perfect, but refusing to negotiate in these circumstances can lead to companies thinking it was pointless to concede at all, and either roll back the changes or inspire other industries to NOT capitulate when similar demands are made of them. I'm glad that Brandon moved the projects to audible, and I am glad that Daniel kept his off of it.

@cbpd89

3 ай бұрын

I agree. Incremental change is still change. A rising tide lifts all boats, but Sando is single handedly raising the tide for everyone.

@Duiker36

3 ай бұрын

Yes. This, 100%.

Thanks for shifting the noodle Brando!

Now we jut need to get the voice talent royalties as well.

I really hope this means the Secret Projects will have Graphic Audio adaptations too

The secret project books are available as audio books though many public librarys.

He spoke the words.

I do love it when someone with some power uses it to encourage positive change for everyone. That level of decency should be the norm and it’s a tragedy that it isn’t. It’s trite but true that a rising tide floats all boats. Treating authors fairly should genuinely help sales, loyalty and attracting more authors.

Sanderson has done so much for the writing community its absolutely nuts. From his lectures that are completely free, to his openness with his readers and now this. Just a great guy

Amazing from Sanderson, while their business practises since gaining market dominance have often been shady I still agree with Sanderson they Audible are a net positive. As someone who's so dyslexic that reading novels is such a slog I don't enjoy it. I wouldn't get to enjoy books without audiobooks and I'm old enough to remember the market before Audible and it was £40+ a book for CDs so I'd get one or two books a year.

I'm a big Sanderson fan, but I'm always cautious about popular public figures can get put on a pedestal based on their PR team. But Brandon has proven multiple times that it's not just PR, it's not just "ooh look at me", and he really is passionate about this, and cares for the industry. I'm not an author and I don't personally know any authors who will be affected by this. However, I think everyone can agree that it's an excellent change for the industry.

I'm not even an author but somehow this news has actually made me cry.

I was excited to see your video as soon as I saw the blog post. Happy things are changing for the better.

Huge respect to Brandon Sanderson for not just thinking of himself. This is fantastic news.

Wealth and power leveraged in favour of the little guy. You love to see it

Sanderson: screw it, I’ll throw it at the wall and if it sticks we’ll release it. Sanderson’s wall: is velcro. Jokes aside, this is amazing. I love to see someone with a big name like Sanderson using their resources to make lasting changes like this. This will impact more people for a longer period of time than a simple donation to some fund somewhere, and the world needs more of that.

My noodle shifted upon hearing this news.

it is really insane to see the degree that Sanderson has exploited his market power to help what could, in the pure capitalist sense, be his "competitors". Incremental change is still change. And I really, truly, cannot recall anyone single person having this kind of impact on a single industry. Even if his books aren't your cup of tea, you can't argue that he is using his position for the good of all aspiring authors

Thanks Brandon! This is amazing news for reader fans and independent authors! I can't wait to read what comes out next! We love to see positive change and growth!❤

He is essentially just starting an Author's Union which is wild

I dont know what, or how much, I was expecting, but... *whoa* . I mean, my god, this is a serious noodle shift! I had the same reaction as Daniel when hearing the statement - more money, yay; more *transparency* and *accountability* ?? Wow! Also, Daniel - you passed the thanks on to us for helping out, but without someone to tell us what's going on, bring these things into the light and give us the information, we have no idea how we can help, we don't know *where* to *apply* that pressure. So thank YOU for declaring war, and keeping the Fantasy News flow going!! ❤❤❤👏👏👏

Bravo Sando! Making a giant company like this and making them move an inch is a great accomplishment! 👏👏❤️❤️

Amazing work, Mr. Sanderson!

Did I read this blog yesterday? Yes. Did I watch a gremlin read the entire thing to me anyhow? Yes. As an audiobook narrator this is just so exciting to me!! 🎉

Thank you for sharing what many may have missed since it was on his blog.

That is great news! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the update Daniel. Yay Fringe video!!! I've been waiting and am looking forward to it!

Yayy!!!! Fring part 2!! I was waiting for this

Big quality bump since the last video I've watched, well done goblin!

Thank you for sharing the good news!

Great progress 👍

Thanks for the video. As you said, it's nice to see good new every so often; kudos to Sanderson and his team for all their efforts.

I'm not a fan of his books but I'm a big fan of his battle with Audible, and I won't tire of hearing about that.

It's so awesome to have someone who has a little pull legitimately care. I love this man.

I am actually not subscribed to Sanderson even though I am to you, and I really appreciate learning about this! This is awesome

I'll believe it when it's out. While I do believe there are many people who still love books there, I trust Amazon as much as any megacorporation or government in that I don't at all.

I love your sweater!!! And also thank for keeping us all posted with the fine print and how we can be more conscious consumers in the book-sphere.

Thanks for the great content, you really shift my noodle.

Really awesome to hear. What a great guy Sanderson is.

This is part of why I’ll always support this man, incredible author and human.

So huge. This is amazing.

I think finding the noodle in the haystack would be harder

well done, Daniel.

This is great to hear!

Loved the first Fringe episode. Thanks for doing another.

We're taking a step forward, now just keep momentum. Don't slow down, don't break stride.

This is one heck of a wonderful action! Thank you, Brandon Sanderson and thank you Daniel for this video!

This is so exciting!

is that.....the wheel of time MONSTROSITY that nerdforge made????

So freakin awesome!

Randomly found this video while looking for some Brandon Sanderson content, but I am glad I found you. Will be reading your books soon!