My opinion is that more authors could use podcasts to differentiate themselves in a crowded text-based marketplace.

I can write three novels in the time it takes to write one novella. I'm probably not going to go with that form again.

Ignore the trade-pub narratives about how little success indies enjoy.

Podiobooks rules. It's still the best way I know to find an audience for longer works in any genre.

I credit Podiobooks and the free audio podcasts for helping me develop the audience I needed when I started selling my books in text forms.

My books are offered through Podiobooks.com and the iTunes Music Store as free audio downloads. I don't sell them.

specialize in small cast/single reader long fiction so I only compete against other podcasts of novels in that form.