Guides

How to make an audiobook

Four guides that take a manuscript to a listed audiobook: prepare the file, cast and direct the narration, hit store specs, and sell it.

Everything below is the process we run on real books, in order. Start at the top if you have never made an audiobook, or jump to the chapter you are stuck on.

1. (I)How to format a manuscript for narrationFile formats, scene breaks, pronunciation notes, and the front matter to cut before a narrator reads a word.
2. (II)How to cast and direct an AI narratorSingle voice or full cast, cloning your own voice, directing tone and pacing, and how much music a book can carry.
3. (III)Audiobook file specs: retail sample, loudness, and cover sizeThe numbers stores actually check: sample under 300 seconds, 2400 square cover, −23 to −18 dB loudness, and 2-second silence pads.
4. (IV)Where to sell an audiobook and how to price itWide versus Amazon-only, AI disclosure, runtime price bands, store review times, and what to do after launch week.