Each stage depends on the one before it. Skipping forward is what produces an audiobook that passes review and reaches nobody.
01
Manuscript preparation
Before a word is recorded, the text has to be made ready to be heard. A book written for the eye always contains things the ear cannot follow.
What you send
- Your final manuscript, in Word or a clean PDF
- Any names, places or terms with a pronunciation you care about
- The edition you consider definitive, if more than one exists
What you get back
- An audio-ready script, with visual references resolved
- A pronunciation guide agreed with you before recording
- A note of anything we recommend cutting or rewording for audio
02
Casting and narration
Whether you narrate or someone else does is the single decision that shapes the finished book. We treat it as a decision, not a default.
What you send
- Whether you want to narrate it yourself
- A sample of your speaking voice, if you do
- The audiobooks in your genre whose sound you admire
What you get back
- A straight recommendation on author narration versus casting
- Auditions from matched narrators if we cast
- Directed recording sessions if you narrate, with coaching throughout
03
Production and mastering
The part nobody sees and everybody hears. Retail platforms reject audio that misses spec, and rejections cost weeks.
What you send
- Nothing. This stage is ours.
What you get back
- Edited, proofed audio checked line by line against the manuscript
- Mastering to retail specification for each platform
- Chaptered files, retail sample, and an opening and closing credit
04
Distribution and rights
Where the book goes, and on what terms. This is where most authors give something away without realising it.
What you send
- Your cover artwork and metadata
- Your decision on which platforms you want
What you get back
- Placement across Audible, Spotify, Apple Books, Kobo and library systems
- Your rights, in full. No royalty share and no exclusivity through us
- Accounts in your name, so payments and control stay with you
05
Launch and promotion
A finished audiobook nobody knows about earns nothing. Launch is a stage of the work, not an upsell.
What you send
- Your list, audience or platform, whatever size it is
- Any podcasts, communities or partners you already have a relationship with
What you get back
- Positioning and launch copy written for listeners, not readers
- A review plan for the first weeks after release
- Podcast and platform outreach, and an activation plan for your own audience
A word on timing.
Production time depends on length, on whether you narrate, and on how quickly proofs come back. We give you a schedule in writing before we start, and we tell you early if it slips.
Pricing
We quote after we understand the book.
Length, narration route and how much launch support you want all change the number, so a price list would be a guess. Tell us about the book and you’ll get a real figure, along with an honest view on whether it belongs in audio at all.
Tell us about your book.
Send the title, the length, and what you want the audiobook to do for your business. You’ll get a straight answer about fit before anything else.
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