Books guide

Produce an audiobook of your book

Check you hold the audio rights, choose between narrating yourself or hiring a narrator, and prepare files that meet audiobook platform requirements.

Estimated time: 2–4 hours to plan, weeks to produceUpdated: 28 September 2026

Use this guide when your book is published or finished and you want to reach listeners as well as readers. Have your final manuscript, your publishing contract if you have one, and an idea of your budget and timescale.

Step by step

  1. Confirm you own the audio rights

    If you self-published, you usually hold the audio rights. If you have a publishing contract, read the rights section, as the publisher may hold them. Get advice from the Society of Authors or a qualified adviser if the contract wording is unclear.

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