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Audiobook Production

Narration, production and mastering for the fastest-growing format in publishing.

Overview

Audiobook Production

Audiobooks are the format readers consume while doing something else, which makes them additive rather than competitive with print. They are also the most technically demanding to produce: retailers apply strict audio standards, and files that fail them are rejected without much explanation.

What's Included

Everything in this service

Narrator casting

Auditions from professional narrators matched to your book.

Studio recording

Recorded to broadcast standard in treated rooms.

Direction

A producer on the session to catch mispronunciations and flat reads.

Mastering

Levels, noise floor and spacing brought within retailer tolerances.

Chapter mark-up

Correctly split and titled files for clean navigation.

Distribution

Audible, Apple Books, Spotify, Google Play and library platforms.

How It Works

The process, step by step

  • Casting

    You hear auditions and choose the voice for your book.

  • Recording

    Sessions scheduled, with the first fifteen minutes reviewed before continuing.

  • Production

    Editing, mastering and quality control to retailer spec.

  • Distribution

    Files submitted, checked and released.

What You Receive

Deliverables

Mastered audio files per chapterRetail sample clipAudiobook cover at required dimensionsDistribution across audio platformsPronunciation guide
Pricing

Every book is different, so we quote on scope rather than a fixed list. Tell us where your project stands and we will send a costed proposal within one business day — no obligation.

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Questions

Audio Books FAQs

Yes, and for memoir and business books it often works better. We will direct and handle production.

Roughly six to ten weeks. Finished audio runs about one hour per 9,000 words.

It depends on genre. Non-fiction, memoir and self-help perform strongly in audio; poetry rarely does.

You do, including the master files.

Related

Works well alongside

Ready to start?

Tell us about your book and we will come back with an honest assessment and a costed plan.

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