Does anyone know what the usual practice is in paying narrators, whether or not actors? I would not be surprised at all to find that such narrators receive a once-off payment for their work and do not share in the Copyright at all.
Edit: Well, a quick search and I've answered my own question. A narrator who does work for several publishers and Audible writes:
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I'm not paid in royalties (well, not most of the time). Most narrators prefer to work on a pay-for-production basis. Once I'm done with the project I won't get anything from it.
Some projects are royalty share, but unless there's going to be stratospheric sales numbers, they're almost never worth it, sadly.
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He also said he made less than he did in a previous career in IT.
This is from a Reddit where he answers questions about his profession. It makes for interesting reading:
Reddit Q&A