Narrator casting
We shortlist professional narrators with the right accent, age and tone, and you choose from recorded auditions of your own text.
Audiobook Production
Audiobook Production, From Casting to Audible
Listeners are a large and growing readership, and many of them never buy print. We cast, record, edit and master your audiobook so it meets platform standards the first time.
Project plan · Audiobook
- Script prep and auditions
- 2Recording
- 3Editing and mastering
- 4Distribution
- One project manager, start to finish
- You approve every stage
- Free consultation, no obligation
What audiobook production includes
Author narration option
Want to read it yourself? We book studio time near you or coach you through a home setup, and direct each session.
Recording and direction
A director follows along with the manuscript to catch misreads, mispronunciations and changes in pace.
Editing and mastering
Every chapter is cleaned, edited and mastered to ACX and Audible requirements for volume, noise floor and file format.
Quality check
A separate proof listener checks the finished audio against the text before you hear it.
Distribution
We publish to Audible, Amazon and Apple Books through ACX, and to other audio stores and library platforms if you choose wide distribution.
Why authors work with us
A good result depends as much on the working relationship as on the craft.
Specialists matched to your book
We pair you with people who work in your genre and format, not whoever happens to be free.
Nothing goes out without your yes
You review drafts and proofs at every stage and ask for changes before anything is final.
One person to talk to
A dedicated project manager answers your questions and keeps the delivery date agreed at the start.
One team for every step
Editing, design, publishing and promotion happen under one roof, so nothing is lost between hand-offs.
Who our audiobook production is for
If your book is already published, or about to be, an audio edition puts it in front of people who listen on commutes, workouts and long drives.
- Self-help and business authors whose readers prefer to listen
- Memoirists who want to narrate their own story with professional support
- Fiction authors who need a narrator who can voice multiple characters
- Authors who tried ACX alone and had files rejected for technical reasons
- Series writers who want the same narrator across every book
How audiobook production works
Script prep and auditions
We prepare the manuscript for audio, note tricky pronunciations and run narrator auditions.
Recording
Your chosen narrator records with a director, usually over one to three weeks.
Editing and mastering
Engineers edit, master and proof-listen every chapter, then send it to you for approval.
Distribution
We upload the approved files and cover to your chosen platforms and track the release.
What you receive
- Mastered MP3 files for every chapter, built to ACX specs
- Opening and closing credits and a retail sample
- Square audiobook cover sized for audio stores
- Pronunciation guide used during recording
- Live audiobook listings on your chosen platforms
- WAV master files for your archive
Audiobook production is quoted per title
Audiobooks are priced on the finished running time, measured in hours. Your quote depends on the word count, the narrator you choose, whether the book has many characters or accents, and whether you narrate yourself. We send a full quote once we have seen the manuscript.
Quoted for your project
Every project is scoped after a free consultation. You get a written quote and timeline before any work starts, and the quote you sign is the price you pay.
Audiobook questions, answered
A rough rule is about 9,300 words per finished hour. A 60,000-word book usually runs around six and a half hours.
Get a free consultation
Tell us about your book and what you need. We'll reply with a plan, a timeline and a written quote. Everything you share is kept confidential.
Prefer to talk? +44 7366 843137