@verbal-d I love the idea of audio books, but please be aware that unless you have written permission from the publisher/rights holder to make the audiobook, it is considered copyright infringement.
If you look at the imprint page of the book (behind the title page), you will generally see the following disclaimer (or something similar):
All Rights reserved. The scanning, uploading and distribution of this publication via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized printed or electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author's rights is appreciated.
The bold phrase basically means any method (including audio recording distribution).
Thanks for the insight, luckily for me, @ezzy hasn't published this book yet under any company and he has given me written permission to make an audiobook out of his written novel. I'll be sure to question other Steemit Authors even if they themselves agree to allow me to record a narration of their stories, but to make clear that they aren't under the binding law, contract agreement with a publishing company. Appreciate the heads up. Better to be safe than sorry.
I think this is a legit concern over the matter @lpfaust, thanks for bringing this up.
I agree, and I replied accordingly, but I am safe with what I've started now with just the single author @ezzy I've paired up with. But it's good to keep this in mind for future reference and collaborations indeed. Much appreciated