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Plain answers on making audiobooks
Costs, length, preparation and store rules, with the numbers and where they come from.
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AI narrator vs human narrator: an honest comparison
Cost, quality, control, store rules and listener reaction compared, with a simple rule for when to hire a human and when AI is the better call.
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How long will my audiobook be? Word count to hours and cost
A 90,000-word novel is about 10 hours of audio. Use the table to convert your word count to audiobook length, narrator cost and AI credits.
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How much does it cost to make an audiobook? (2026 prices)
Narrator rates run about $200 to $300+ per finished hour, so a 10-hour novel costs roughly $2,000 to $3,000. Here is the full breakdown, and the cheaper routes.
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How to prepare your manuscript for an audiobook
A checklist to clean your manuscript before narration: what to cut, how to handle numbers, names and footnotes, and which file format works best.
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Where can you sell an AI-narrated audiobook? (store rules, October 2026)
Which stores accept AI-narrated audiobooks, which prohibit them, and what labeling to expect. Policies change, so check each store's page before you upload.
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