Audiobook production is a great way to turn a written book into a recorded narrated audiobook. With the right narrator, the book can be brought to life and really make it stand out in a crowded marketplace.

With audiobook production you have a couple of options to consider, you can either record the audiobook yourself and give it a more personal voice, or have the production recorded with your chosen voice over or actor.

Regardless of what anybody tells you, you will want the recording done in a professional studio by people who have made audiobooks many times before. 

But why? Too often people go to studios that have never recorded an audiobook before, but assume that because they’re a studio they’ll know how to record a voice for spoken word.
Unfortunately, this is not always the case, recording a voice for spoken word is a very specific discipline. 

Here’s a few examples of what many studios get wrong.

Loud background noise recorded on the track, microphone bangs, clicks and pops. Words being wrongly pronounced with errors on the script being recorded.

So, make sure that the studio who records your audiobook has a good track record. 

In regards to reading the book yourself or employing a professional narrator. Ultimately, it all comes down to your budget and what you personally want the audiobook to sound like. But if you decide to read it yourself, be aware that it’s a very focused discipline, not at all like reading for pleasure.

Listed below is some of the frequently asked questions people have about producing an audiobook. Including some links to our current narrator pool.