Production starts with the voice. We shortlist narrators who suit your book's genre, tone and characters, and you choose from recorded auditions. The narrator then records the book with direction on pronunciation, pacing and character voices.
Recordings are edited, cleaned and mastered to meet the technical requirements audiobook retailers set for levels, noise and file format, and you review the chapters before the final files are prepared for upload.
Read the full overview on our Audiobook Production services page.
Nothing moves to the next stage without your approval, and the work remains yours.
Narrator shortlist and auditions
Full recording with direction
Editing and mastering to retailer requirements
Final chapter files and a review round
We confirm length, voice, format and retailer requirements.
Narrator auditions, then directed recording sessions.
Audio is cleaned, mastered and checked against the text.
You review the chapters and receive retailer-ready files.
Here is what you gain when your book is handled by a specialist audiobooks team at Potter Publishers, working alongside editors, designers and publishing specialists under one roof.
LIVE CHATMany readers now listen to books while commuting, exercising or working. An audiobook reaches people who may never buy print.
Narration is matched to your genre and tone, from warm memoir storytelling to fast-paced fiction and clear nonfiction.
Recordings are edited and mastered to meet the technical requirements of major audiobook retailers.
An audiobook edition adds a new format to your catalogue, often at a higher price point than an ebook.
We edit and proofread in Australian English by default for Australian authors (colour, organise, travelled), and can switch to US or UK spelling if your book targets those readers.
In Australia, ISBNs are issued by Thorpe-Bowker. We help you buy and register them in your own name or your imprint's, so you are the publisher of record.
Australian legal deposit generally requires published books to be deposited with the National Library of Australia and the relevant state library. We include this in your publishing checklist. For New South Wales authors, the state library is the State Library of New South Wales.
Quotes for Australian authors are confirmed in writing, including the currency, before any work begins. The main price factors are:
We are a full-service publishing team for independent authors in Australia and the United States. Writers, editors, designers and marketers work together on your book, so every stage connects and nothing is lost between suppliers.
Tell us about your manuscript and we will send a written plan and quote within 48 hours.
Ready to talk about your book? Contact us or request a quote above.
Narrator auditions, full recording with direction, editing and mastering to retailer requirements, and final files after your review.
Yes, particularly for memoir and nonfiction. We can direct your sessions and handle editing and mastering.
Yes. We work with Sydney authors remotely by video call, phone and email, scheduled in AEST/AEDT (Sydney time).
We edit and proofread in Australian English by default for Australian authors (colour, organise, travelled), and can switch to US or UK spelling if your book targets those readers.
