Audiobook Publishing & Distribution
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Bring your book to life with a professionally narrated audiobook.
Reach listeners wherever they enjoy books with professional narration, audiobook production, worldwide distribution, and personalized publishing support.
Professional Narration
Bring your book to life
Audio Production
Professionally produced
Worldwide Distribution
Reach audiobook listeners
Publishing Support
Personalized guidance
Flexible Pricing
Based on word count
How audiobook pricing works: Your purchase is a non-refundable down payment that begins the audiobook creation process. It is applied toward your final narration cost and covers the first 5,000 words of your manuscript.
Manuscript length beyond the first 5,000 words is billed at 8 cents per additional word. The remaining balance will be added to your shopping cart for secure payment before recording begins.
Audiobook Publishing Included Features
Bring Your Book to Life in Audio
Reach readers in a whole new way with professional audiobook creation, narration, publishing, and worldwide distribution. Outskirts Press helps manage the process from finding the right narrator to making your finished audiobook available through major audiobook retailers, subscription services, and library channels.
Professional Narration
Your book is professionally narrated and produced for audiobook listeners.
Up to 5 Narrator Auditions
Hear narrator auditions to help find the right voice for your story.
Worldwide Distribution
Reach listeners through major audiobook retail, subscription services, and library channels.
Marketing Included
Audio samples and practical book marketing resources to help market your book.
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Start your professionally narrated audiobook today.
Everything You Need to Professionally Publish Your Audiobook
From narrator selection and professional audio production to worldwide distribution, author support, and marketing resources, we help manage your audiobook publishing journey from start to finish.
Professional Audiobook Publishing & Production
Turn your manuscript into a professionally narrated and distributed audiobook.
Audiobook Publishing
Professional audiobook creation, publishing, and worldwide distribution.
Professional audiobook creation, publishing, and worldwide distribution.
Up to 5 Narrator Auditions
Hear auditions before selecting the professional voice for your audiobook.
Hear auditions before selecting the professional voice for your audiobook.
Narrator Customization
Narrator selection can be based on characteristics you request, such as age, tone, and gender.
Narrator selection can be based on characteristics you request, such as age, tone, and gender.
Professional Narration
Your manuscript is recorded by an experienced professional audiobook narrator.
Your manuscript is recorded by an experienced professional audiobook narrator.
Professionally Designed Front Cover
Includes a professionally designed book front cover prepared for your audiobook edition.
Includes a professionally designed book front cover prepared for your audiobook edition.
ISBN Assignment
A unique ISBN is assigned to each published format of your book.
A unique ISBN is assigned to each published format of your book.
Hear a Professionally Produced Audiobook Sample
Hear an example of the professional narration and audio production available through Outskirts Press audiobook publishing.
One-on-One Author Support
Receive personalized guidance throughout your audiobook publishing journey from the Outskirts Press team.
Professionally Managed Production
We handle the details from finding narrator candidates based on characteristics you request through submitting your completed audio files to our extensive distribution network.
How Audiobook Production Pricing Works
Your initial audiobook publishing payment is a non-refundable down payment that begins the audiobook creation process. It is applied toward your final narration cost and covers the first 5,000 words of your manuscript.
Your final cost depends on the length of your manuscript beyond the first 5,000 words. The remaining narration amount is calculated based on the additional word count and added to your shopping cart for secure payment before audiobook recording begins.
Audiobook Marketing Resources Included
Your audiobook includes audio samples and a collection of practical marketing resources to help you prepare for and promote your audiobook launch.
5-Minute Audio Retail Sample for Promotion
15-Minute Audio Retail Sample for Promotion
23 Tactics to Promote an Audiobook Tip Sheet
Book Marketing COACH
Book Marketing RoadMap
Customizable Book Sales Sheet (One-Sheet)
Social Media Set-Up Guide
Customizable Standard Press Release
Digital Book Launch Kit
Extensive Worldwide Audiobook Distribution
Make your audiobook available to listeners around the world.
Plus many more audiobook retailers and library platforms worldwide
Major Audiobook Retailers
Distribution through major audiobook distributors, subscription services, and retailers including OverDrive, Findaway, Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Google Play, and many others.
Library Distribution
Your audiobook is also available to libraries through services such as Findaway, Hoopla, OverDrive, and others. You receive royalties when a library rents your audiobook.
Universal Compatibility
Outskirts Press audiobooks have universal compatibility so they can be used by any audio player.
Sales & Royalties
Audiobook sales are reported in your Publishing Center alongside any other editions you have published with Outskirts Press and paid to you quarterly.
After publication, your audiobook continues to receive extensive distribution and availability on dozens of audiobook platforms for $4 per month. If you also publish an eBook edition with Outskirts Press, the monthly eBook distribution fee is waived.
Bring Your Book to Life in Audio
Get professional narration, audiobook production, worldwide distribution, author support, and marketing resources in one professionally managed publishing service.
Everything you need in one place...
Truly, audiobook publishing simplified.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I record my own audiobook or provide my own audio files?
Audible, the leading audiobook retailer, highly discourages authors from recording their own audiobook unless they are professional voice actors. For most authors, an experienced audiobook narrator who understands the requirements of audiobook production and has access to professional studio equipment provides the best path to a professional audiobook.
If you are a professional voice actor or already have professionally produced audiobook files, our Audiobook Distribution Only services may be a better fit.
How long will it take to complete my audiobook?
The timeframe depends largely on the length of your book, how long the audition process takes, your narrator's schedule, and how long it takes you to review your files. In general, the process takes between 9 weeks and 6 months. This timeframe includes the time required for distributor and retailer quality-review processes.
Julie Bettendorf, Author of Luxor
“I felt such a sense of achievement after writing my book, but there is nothing as rewarding as turning my book into an audiobook. To hear my written words read by a masterful narrator made my book come alive.”
Still Have Questions About Audiobook Publishing?
Talk one-on-one with a Publishing Consultant about your book, narration needs, audiobook production, distribution, and whether audiobook publishing is right for you.
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