Authors can still have creative input, but they don’t need any technical know-how for sound engineering or audiobook distribution. The first is that you will have help every step of the way. There are several benefits to working with a done-for-you production company like Scribe. They serve as a second fail-safe for your book, ensuring nothing made it past the editing engineer.Īuthors then have a chance to listen to the audiobook themselves and make any requested edits.įinally, Scribe works with a respected audiobook distributor to ensure that the book is available on all major audiobook platforms. Some, like Scribe Audiobooks, produce books without purchasing the rights, but most companies below fall into the category of traditional publishers.Īfterward, a quality control engineer takes over. The list below covers 21 of the best-known audiobook creation companies. If you want to know how to get your audiobook on major audiobook retail platforms, check out this post on audiobook distributors.
Amazon, Audible, iTunes, Kobo, and Apple Books are all available, regardless of whether the book was created through a traditional publisher, a production company, or DIY-style. The trade-off is that traditionally published books have a higher chance of getting media coverage and ending up in major bookstores.īut unlike print books, self-published audiobooks can still be sold through all major retail outlets. And contrary to what many Authors think, it’s not always the most lucrative option. It’s nearly impossible to get a traditional publishing deal. The publisher produces the audiobook, but Authors have little creative control over the book’s production, distribution, or marketing. When an Author signs a traditional publishing contract, they turn control over to the publisher. Then, the publisher has the right to make all the money that comes from the book’s sales (minus an Author’s negotiated royalty). On the other hand, traditional publishers purchase the rights to Authors’ books with an upfront payment called an advance. Most importantly, the Author retains all rights to their book and all the profits.
They also get to specify which audio changes they’d like before the book is released. Typically, Authors have a say in how the narrator sounds. With a production company, Authors pay a flat fee, a per-finished-hour rate (PFH), or, in rarer cases, a portion of future royalties in exchange for an audio version of their book. They aren’t looking for a traditional publisher, a.k.a., a company that buys and controls the rights to the book. Most self-published Authors are in the market for a production company, a.k.a., a company that helps them produce an audiobook.
There’s a big difference between a “publisher” and a “production company.”
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