302. Cory Verner Pioneer in Digital Download Audiobooks and Creator of Christian Audio

This interview was recorded at the Frankfurt Bookfair in Frankfurt, Germany. Cory Verner created Christian Audio as a solution to having something good to listen to on his daily 3-hour commute from San Diego to Orange County in California. He grew his company to the point where he was ready to move on and sold it to Recorded Books, at which point he decided to create his new company, ONE Audiobooks. He also has Verity Audio Productions, specializing in Spanish, and works with other audiobook publishers. We discuss the value of audiobooks with a good message, not preaching, but like PG or PG 13-type stories. He also created Zoundy.com, a site that allows authors to create and use an audiobook as a free giveaway to build reviews for their books, which can be posted on Goodreads and Amazon. NOTE: We used the term “SaaS” in the interview, which means “Software as a Service.” We also discuss the growth of the audiobook industry and the models used to discover audiobooks. Visit oneaudiobooks.com/