Raw narration contains mouth noises, breaths, background sounds, retakes and uneven pacing. Our editors remove these carefully, so the performance sounds natural rather than over-processed.
Each chapter is then mastered to the loudness, noise floor and format requirements audiobook retailers specify, and checked against the text for missed lines or errors, which are listed for pickup recording if needed.
Read the full overview on our Audiobook Editing services page.
Nothing moves to the next stage without your approval, and the work remains yours.
Cleaned and edited chapter files
Mastering to retailer specifications
A text-against-audio quality check
A pickup list for any corrections
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 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.
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.
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.
Quotes for US 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.
Cleanup and editing, mastering to retailer specifications, a quality check against the text and a pickup list.
Often, yes, within limits. Heavy echo or background noise is hard to remove, so we review a sample first.
Yes. We work with Los Angeles authors remotely by video call, phone and email, scheduled in Pacific Time (PST/PDT).
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.
