How Authors in Billings Can Work With Us

Turn your book into a professional audiobook: narrator selection, recording, mastering and files prepared for audiobook retailers.

Authors in Montana often write about family, ranching, the outdoors and community history. We help turn those stories, as well as novels and professional books, into finished, published books.

Listed address: 3031 Grand Ave 306, Billings, MT 59102. We also work with Billings authors by video call, phone and email.

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Request a project quote. Tell us about your book and we will send a written quote within 48 hours.

Audiobook Production for authors in Billings

Narrator Selection, Recording, Mastering and Retailer Preparation

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.

What you receive

Deliverables and Approvals

Nothing moves to the next stage without your approval, and the work remains yours.

1

Narrator shortlist and auditions

2

Full recording with direction

3

Editing and mastering to retailer requirements

4

Final chapter files and a review round

Step by step

How the process works

  1. 1

    Scope

    We confirm length, voice, format and retailer requirements.

  2. 2

    Voice and recording

    Narrator auditions, then directed recording sessions.

  3. 3

    Editing and mastering

    Audio is cleaned, mastered and checked against the text.

  4. 4

    Review and delivery

    You review the chapters and receive retailer-ready files.

Audiobooks services

Why authors add an audiobook

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.

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A growing audience

Many readers now listen to books while commuting, exercising or working. An audiobook reaches people who may never buy print.

The right voice

Narration is matched to your genre and tone, from warm memoir storytelling to fast-paced fiction and clear nonfiction.

Studio quality

Recordings are edited and mastered to meet the technical requirements of major audiobook retailers.

Another income stream

An audiobook edition adds a new format to your catalogue, often at a higher price point than an ebook.

USA

Publishing details for Billings authors

Spelling and style

We edit and proofread in US English by default for American authors (color, organize, traveled), following common US style conventions, and can switch to Australian or UK spelling when needed.

ISBNs

In the United States, ISBNs are issued by Bowker. We help you buy and register them in your own name or your imprint's, so you are the publisher of record.

Legal deposit

US authors can register copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office, and publishers can apply for a Library of Congress Control Number before publication. We explain both and add them to your checklist where they apply.

Pricing

Price factors and timeline

Quotes for US authors are confirmed in writing, including the currency, before any work begins. The main price factors are:

Finished audio lengthNarrator choiceEditing and mastering needsNumber of pickup sessions
Timeline: Calls and review sessions are scheduled in Mountain Time (MST/MDT). Timelines depend on book length and recording schedules. Your quote confirms the plan.
Books published with Potter Publishers
Why Potter Publishers

Why Billings authors choose Potter Publishers

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.

  • You keep your rights. Your book, your ISBNs, your accounts and your royalties stay in your name.
  • Written quotes. Every project starts with a clear plan, deliverables and dates before you commit.
  • Specialist team. Editors and designers matched to your genre and type of book.
  • One point of contact. A project manager keeps writing, design and publishing on schedule.
  • Print, ebook and audio. Files prepared to retailer and distributor requirements.
  • Launch support. Listings, categories and marketing planned around your readers.
Our work

Books we have helped bring to readers

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Ready to publish your book?

Tell us about your manuscript and we will send a written plan and quote within 48 hours.

Questions and Next Steps

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. Our listed address is 3031 Grand Ave 306, Billings, MT 59102, and we also work with authors by video call, phone and email, scheduled in Mountain Time (MST/MDT).

We edit and proofread in US English by default for American authors (color, organize, traveled), following common US style conventions, and can switch to Australian or UK spelling when needed.