Jan 30, 2020 the amount of money you can make narrating audiobooks can vary quite a bit and depends on rates set by the publisher and producer. But ill be checking in from time to time all day, so please feel free to ask any further questions. If you have never done an audio recording for your kindle book, this guide is helpful. I am not very familiar with the audio business, but one starting point would be audiobook. The average book is 80,000 words and will take a professional narrator around 35 days to record and edit. Voice over actors or artists are used in radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, video games, ebook and audio narration and other presentations. You also must separate jobs you do on your own in your home studio from voicing for publishers, often in their studios. They help build and manage audio content that gets sold on audible, amazon, and itunes.
We offer professional voice actors for audio books, ebooks, narrations that play on kindle, nook, iphone, ipad and other mp3 players. How to become an audiobook narrator and work at home. Also, most new narrators do not receive pay based on standard rates. The narrator will record and upload the audiobook, which you will then approve. If there is a chapter of audio that isnt in the kindle book, often its not syncable. In recent years, the amount of work for members has increased steadily with the advent of. How to get paid to narrate audiobooks the work at home wife. The narrator only makes money from the audiobook and therefore is. For this post, we will primarily be examining ebook and audio book narration. We can estimate the cost of your audiobook by multiplying a per finished hour narrator rate with the estimated length of your finished recording. The untold story of the american spy who helped win world war ii sonia purnell. How much can you make recording audiobooks from home. Voiceoverxtra is the voice actor\s daily resource for building voice over success. Youve gone to the effort to create a great audiobook demo.
Rates through subscription audition sites such as may vary significantly. Jan 17, 2020 acx doesnt set or recommend rates for producers to charge. Bunny studio voice is the best assistant you could. Flat rate payments are pretty selfexplanatory, so lets cover royalty share deals first. The better approach in my opinion is rate per number of words.
Even with this formula in hand, you still will want to research current audiobook rates. You must have a killer audio book demo to get paying work in this field especially from publishers. Nov 07, 2019 provides a platform for voice actors and audiobook narrators to demo their talents and be auditioned by authors or others looking for vocal talent either in the audiobook sphere or elsewhere. This will vary from voice to voice and book to book. Narration for audio book audio services voice artist. When you start your account, all youll need is your bank information so they can pay you royalties thats a good thing, and to find your title in the amazon database. Apr 28, 2011 there are many variables involved in pricing audio book production. Audiobook narration requires many more complex skills. Visit acx university to learn how to produce, publish, and market greatsounding audiobooks. Stories from a south african childhood trevor noah. An unlimited buyout may pay more than a oneyear buyout. Choose how youd like to get paid for your narration work. The general breakdown of hours for experienced narrators is.
In his preparation, performance and storytelling, professional narrator peter. Its simple to post your job and get personalized bids, or browse upwork for amazing talent ready to work on your audioediting project today. Seasoned narrators usually look for books that pay pfh rates up front and do rs titles to fill gaps in their recording schedule. The production is more than the voice over gets paid, but it is about 41 hours of work for. How many words are in your script and where will the audio be used. The gvaa rate guide is intended solely as an informational and educational resource for the voiceover community, talent, and producers to consider when determining their own rates. However, keppeler says most freelance audiobook work will be paid in royalties.
I was recently contacted by a rep from an audio book publisher. How to quote accurately for an audiobook production. According to, a leading website for voice talent, the standard rates for audio narrators are as follows. Dont be surprised to see more than 100 people bidding for the project. Multiply the realtime hours by the hourly rate of pay you need to survive. Find over 191 jobs in narration and land a remote narration freelance contract today. The rates reflect the time needed to record, edit and produce an audio book master to a professional standard. The ball park figures for our audio book production service range from.
Post a casting notice now and have samples back within an hour. The book explains how to use the audiobook creation exchange, the recording process, and audacity. Next, lets talk about flat rate or pfh audiobook deals. Consider offering scratch tracks for free or for a heavily discounted rate. Acx doesnt set or recommend rates for producers to charge. This work is a fairly extensive book 2960 long in amazon location counter. So, what the add narration option is offering is the actualy audiobook, but at a steep discount. You can use that audiobook in the same way as any other audible book. Whether you require a national tv spot, global brand voice or an internal training video or voice greeting, is the only voice over solution you need. Audiobook narration is a performance art that is based on the narrators. The cost to produce a professionally narrated audiobook depends on the length of your book, the service you use and the quality of the narrator. Oct 20, 2017 the book was poorly written and was littered with grammatical and punctuation errors. This page gives you common best practices, terminology definitions. Upwork is the leading online workplace, home to thousands of toprated audiobook narrators.
Check out the audio book publisher reference guide from audio file magazine. Sep 21, 2017 the rates that actors get paid can vary from company to company, because many of the big production companies have signed an agreement with the actors union sagaftra, but that doesnt mean that they all signed to pay the same rates. Now the catch is that audiobook looks like it costs 22 bucks, but no one is going to pay that much. End the hunt for fast, topquality, affordable recordings you can use however you need for your next project. Listen to the source file and follow along while reading your book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If you are looking to get audiobook voice over jobs you need to market yourself. Your own perfinished hour rate, paid upon successful completion of the audiobook. How is an audio book produced and what are the costs. Gvaa rate guide global voice acting academy voice over. The author had no promotion or marketing plans for the book, much less for the audio edition. The author had a poor track history with other books andor no track history on the book in question. Seriously, according to the edge studio rate card, audiobooks usually pay per completed hour the length.
Voice over script calculator, words to time script. A beginners guide to producing audiobooks using audacity kindle edition by wascher, krystal. As a lover of fiction and a creator of audio drama and dramatized audiobooks, i offer a special service for authors. For the listener, a successful audio book reader isnt heard so much as enveloped. I have to get to work, i have a book im narrating today. A narrator who is experienced and really cooking along can record at a 2. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading audiobook recording. Work your way down the rates and select all that apply.
Audiobook voice over rates voice over rates for audio books vary depending on industry experience, availability and type of narration required. Voice over script calculator, words to time script length app. Audiobooks are audio recordings of published texts performed by professional narrators. How to work from home parttime as an audiobook narrator. If you already have an unabridged audio version of your book, upload it here to get it into top retail channels. Other information available includes industry rates for. These include who the voice over is, the complexity of the read and production and the projected audio book sales. Formerly recorded exclusively under the aftra sound recordings code, today there are more than 40 separate sagaftra agreements with audiobook publishers and producers. When you read for publishers, the pay is better and you often dont do the audio engineering. Do not add audio content that isnt in the kindle version.
This pfh rate is actually pretty low, but i think it was fair considering that i didnt have any experience as a narrator prior to taking on this project and i was really just. But it does point out many narrators are members of the sagaftra union, which lists minimum rate restrictions. As the voice over industry\s online news, training and resource center, voiceoverxtra is a must have resource for anyone involved with the voice over industry, and the best place for newcomers to begin researching and learning about a career in voice overs. Included in the suggested budget is the talent cost and the 20% platform fee. Most audiobooks are structured as a fullbuyout, which means that you wholly own the rights to the recording and as such, are not required to pay the narrator royalties derived from future sales. With 28,000 voice artists covering 50 languages a voice over artist with pitchperfect tone and style is waiting for you right here. You will learn about recording, editing, and uploading your audiobook to amazon. A beginners guide to producing audiobooks using audacity.
How much does narrating an audio book cost and how can i. Im not clear on whether you want to apply for a job reading for audio books, or apply to have your work read. This book was 71,000 words which works out to about 7 hours of finished audio. Audiobook creation costs simplified audiobook revolution. Translation jobs audio production jobs narration jobs voice over jobs female voice over jobs voice talent jobs audio editing jobs male voice over jobs. The price typically includes editing of the dry vo, for a clean audio narration, but does not include mixing with music. Audiobooks are typically recorded and edited by the voice actor themselves and are only recorded in a studio if budget allows. The official rate card below works like building blocks. While the cost of a voiceover for your audiobook will depend on a range of factors including the length of the book and the type of material i. A third option is to pay a narrator a flat rate fee that is based on the total runtime or length of the book. As you might guess, this reduces an authors upfront cost as well as their risk in hiring you. For single narrator educational books or multi character performances on fiction and non fiction books, voice actor peter oconnell and the voice artists at audioconnell voice over talent can envelop the listener.
If you want an audiobook version of your novel, novella or short story, i will create it for you at a very straightforward rate. You have to decide how to negotiate a rate acceptable to both of you. A pfh deal is one where you get paid x number of dollars for every hour of finished audio that you produce. If your project is complex, or you simply dont have the time, offers. Jul 29, 2014 cant comment on specific rates, but caroline is correct that narrators are paid based on the finished hours of audio. The narrator may or may not ask you any additional questions before recording the book. Our self service website only lists the best talent at the best voice over rates. The amount of money you can make narrating audiobooks can vary quite a bit and depends on rates set by the publisher and producer. Consider offering a discount for a series of spots. Cant comment on specific rates, but caroline is correct that narrators are paid based on the finished hours of audio. Jul 31, 20 according to, a leading website for voice talent, the standard rates for audio narrators are as follows.
Please read the complete gvaa rate guide disclaimer here. Looking to hire a commentator to make voiceovers for our youtube channel. The texas victory that changed american history brian kilmeade. Julie eickhoff has been working from home doing voiceovers since 2011.
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