Audiobook Production
Your book, read aloud.
Studio-quality audiobook production: narrator casting, directed sessions, ACX-compliant mastering and distribution to Audible, Apple Books and Spotify. You approve every read.
Audiobook Production
What does audiobook production involve?
Audiobook production is the process of turning a written book into a professionally narrated audio edition: casting the right narrator, directing recording sessions, editing and proof-listening every chapter, mastering to platform specifications, and distributing to Audible, Apple Books and Spotify. Bradbury Publishers manages the entire pipeline — and audiobooks are the fastest-growing format in publishing, so it's the edition more US readers are asking for.
Audiobooks are where American readers are moving — commuters, gym-goers and multi-taskers now make audio a major share of book spending. The winning move is the same as print: a professional edition that sounds effortless. We cast from a vetted roster of US narrators, send you auditions, and put a director in every session so pacing and tone stay true from chapter one to the acknowledgments.
Every finished file passes ACX and platform quality-control the first time: correct noise floors, consistent levels, clean chapter markers and retail-ready metadata. If a listener wouldn't hear it, we don't ship it — proof-listeners catch stumbles, pops and page-turn sounds before any platform does.
What's included in our audiobook services
Narrator casting
Auditions from our vetted US roster — you pick the voice from real reads of your actual pages.
Directed recording sessions
A director on every session keeps pacing, tone and character voices true — remote or studio.
Edit & proof-listen
Every chapter edited and listened to end-to-end; stumbles, breaths and page-turns fixed before mastering.
ACX-spec mastering
Levels, noise floor and formatting tuned to pass Audible, Apple and Spotify quality checks the first time.
Chapters & metadata
Clean chapter markers, retail-ready descriptions and metadata tuned for audio storefront search.
Distribution
Published to Audible, Apple Books, Spotify and library platforms — with your royalties flowing straight to you.
Who should turn their book into an audiobook?
Any author whose readers drive, cook or run. Audio doubles your shelf presence and sells your backlist for years — it's the easiest edition to justify.
- Fiction & series authors
- Business & self-help
- Memoir
- Nonfiction & how-to
- Backlist titles
- Poetry collections
Why choose us
Why US authors choose Bradbury for audiobooks
4.9/5 average author rating
You approve the voice
Casting is a listen-and-pick process with real auditions from your pages — never a voice assigned by algorithm.
Pass QC the first time
Spec-perfect mastering means no rejection limbo on ACX. Your launch date stays your launch date.
One book, all audio platforms
Audible, Apple, Spotify and library channels handled in one flat-fee production.
Bundle-friendly pricing
Produce audio alongside print and eBook and every edition ships in the same coordinated launch.
Frequently asked questions about audiobook production
How much does it cost to produce an audiobook?
Audiobooks are usually priced per finished hour, and a finished hour runs roughly 9,300 words — so a 70,000-word book is about seven and a half finished hours. Narrator rate plus production and mastering gives you one flat quote up front. Request an audiobook quote with your word count and you'll get an exact number.
How long does audiobook production take?
A typical seven-hour audiobook takes four to eight weeks: one week of casting, two to four weeks of recording and editing, then mastering, QC and platform review windows. Launch dates are mapped on a calendar before recording starts.
Can I narrate my own audiobook?
You can — and for memoirs it's often the right choice. We'll direct you properly, whether you record in a studio or in our guided remote setup. For fiction and business books we'll give you an honest recommendation after hearing a test read, because narration is a craft with its own learning curve.
Which platforms will my audiobook be on?
Audible (via ACX or a wider distribution route), Apple Books, Spotify and major library platforms. We compare exclusive versus wide distribution with you, because the royalty math differs — and we explain both in plain English before you choose.
What if my audiobook fails quality control?
It won't — and if a platform ever flags a file, we fix and resubmit at no charge. Every production is proof-listened end to end and mastered to platform specs precisely so approval is a formality, not a gamble.
Do I need an audiobook if I already have a print and eBook?
Audio is the fastest-growing book format in the US and reaches readers who will never sit down with a paperback. For most authors it's the cheapest way to multiply shelf presence from a manuscript they already paid for — and series authors see backlist audio sales for years.
Put your book in America's earbuds. Request a free audiobook quote — narrator auditions can start within a week.
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