Q: What is the difference between Standard Pricing and Royalty Share plus?

A: Standard pricing means you paying one flat rate. My rate is $250.00 Per Finished Hour (PFH).

If your book 7 hours long, your total production cost will come to $1,750.00 USD.

Royalty Share Plus (RS+) means a lower rate, then we share the royalties.

My rate is $125.00 Per Finished Hour, plus 50% of royalties.

If your book is 7 hours long, your total production cost will come to $875.00 USD, plus 50% of the book’s audio royalties.

Q: How do I know how long my book will be?

A: An easy way to calculate an estimate is to take your word count and divide by 9,300, which is average narration speed. For example:

If your manuscript is 80,000 words long:

80,000/9,300= ~8.6 finished audio hours.

Your prices would be as follows:

Standard Pricing: 8.6 hours x $250.00 PFH= $2,150.00.

Royalty Share Plus: 8.6 hours x $125.00 PFH= $1,075.00, plus 50% share of audiobook royalties.

Q: How long will it take to produce my audiobook?

A: My turnaround time is approximately one week per 5 audio hours (45,000 words).

So, a 90,000 word novel will take me approximately two weeks from start to finish. This includes recording, editing, mastering and noise reduction, a full listen-through and revisions.

For a standard 8-hour audiobook, you can expect your book to hit the market 6-8 weeks after hiring me as your narrator.

Have any further questions? Send me an email at trepanieraudio@gmail.com or fill out a contact form.