Often with audiobook production and editing it is hard for a client to realise what difference it makes to the overall finished audiobook. It is fair to say, it makes a difference to the price as it takes a lot of time to take out breaths and edit the audio so that it sounds finished. […]
How to Quote Accurately for an Audiobook Production
Many people find this difficult as books are long productions and calculating the time required can be tricky. However, we have been involved with a good number of audio book productions and have a pretty simple way of looking at this. Cost per produced hour This seems to be the standard that many have adopted, […]
Use a Professional Voice Over Service or Narrate Your Own Book?
This is a question I have been asked several times now… Should authors take a “do it yourself” approach to creating audio versions of their books or use a professional voice over service? For this reason, I have decided to write a blog post to cover the pros and cons and make some suggestions on […]
Christmas Audiobook with all of the Trimmings!
Christmas is a time of year for magic and wonderment for many children and families around the world. This year we are really proud of being involved in a special Christmas audio book production of the Treebobs children’s stories. In this audiobook there are many magical characters voiced by the talented Lindsay Abbott, and also […]
Audio Book Production on the Cheap
We are often contacted by students interested in creating audio versions of their course material for study purposes. Also, many independent authors are attracted to the idea of creating an audio version of their book. However, creating an audio book product to a high standard requires a decent budget. If you are interested in having […]
How is an audio book produced and what are the costs?
Recording and producing an audio book properly is a long and involved process for both voice over and audio producer. This article explains what the process involves and covers ball park costs. Who is involved in your audio book production service? We use professional voice overs and audio producers on all projects. Typically, an audio […]
UK Audio Book Production Company Goes Global
PRESS RELEASE From: Media Music Now Contact: Lee Pritchard Tel: +44 (0)845 652 2173 www.mediamusicnow.co.uk *** For Immediate Release *** MANCHESTER, UK, 29th March 2011 Media Music Now audio book production service set its sights on an international market, offering quality audio book narration and production. The company is set to expand its voice talent […]
My Quick Guide to Audio Book Formats
The original audio books were only available on audio cassette and for the benefit of younger readers, the audio cassette was a magnetic tape sound recording format. Here is a picture of an audio cassette courtesy of wikimedia.org. For more information on cassettes see the Wikipedia resource link at the end of this blog post. […]
Copyright in Audio Book Recording & Production
When an audiobook is created there are various copyrights to consider. Often these aspects can get overlooked and only come to light when somebody has a hugely successful audio book generating lots of revenue. If you are hiring a voice over or company to record and produce your audiobook you should make a point of […]
