YOU’VE GOT THE BOOKS,
WE’VE GOT THE VOICES
Listening is the new reading.
Fictionwide is a leader and innovator in the world of fiction self publishing. Our Audio Program has been designed to fast-pace our authors' titles from eBook creation straight into audio book. We have access to more than 2000 fiction narrators and voice professionals ready and waiting for your books. This means that we've always got the right voice for your project.
Sales of audio books have been skyrocketing in recent years! Audio books are the biggest book industry trend for the last 7 years. According to a report published in June of 2019 by the Audio Publishers Association, audio book sales increased by nearly 25% between 2017 and 2018 and total sales approached nearly $1 billion! Most audio books are sold digitally. Over 90% of audio books are downloaded from the internet. There were over 44,500 audio books produced in 2018, an increase of over 5% from the year before.
“Quality narration is what elevates and distinguishes the audiobook listening experience from the print reading experience, in often extraordinary ways." – Ian Small.
Your Narration Options
AI Voice
- Flat rate of £1,499
- Over 400 voice options in many dialects and languages
- Quality pronunciation assurance/proofing
- Creation and upload of your audiobook file.
- Distribution through A.I. distribution platforms onlyCurrently Audible, Spotify and libraries do not accept AI audiobooks.
- Two year distribution agreement
- Lifetime customer service support
Human Voice
- Narrator royalty split 50/50 no fee for production
Casting/scheduling flat fee of £229 - Fictionwide will provide a pool of 20 male and 20 female human narrators for royalty split via our casting site
- The narrator will handle audio specifications and record, edit, quality control, master and format your audiobook direct as part of the royalty share
- Distribution worldwide through all distribution platforms
- Seven year distibution agreement
- Lifetime customer service support
Human Voice
- Casting/scheduling flat fee of £229
Post-production £170pfh
Narrator fee £195pfh - Fictionwide curated narrator selection
- Professional post-production Quality pronunciation assurance/proofing
- Creation and upload of your audiobook file
- Distribution worldwide through all distribution platforms
- Twelve month distribution agreement
- Lifetime customer service support
Human Voice
- VIP Service £529pfh
- Dedicated producer who reads your manuscript, makes casting suggestions and manages your production from start to finish
Curated narrator selection - Professional vetted and approved recording
Professional post-production
Quality pronunciation assurance/proofing - Creation and upload of your audiobook file
- Distribution worldwide through all distribution platforms
- Twelve month distribution agreement
- Lifetime customer service support
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When you become a Fictionwide author you will be given exclusive access to our Author Portal, where we'll work with you step by step through the selection and narration process.
Here’s How it Works
➣ We offer our authors a number of audiobook creation plans, upfront payments, to revenue share, AI or human voices. This means that you get to choose which option suits you the best depending on your budget and requirements.
➣ Sign up for the audio service. It's just a simple addendum to your Fictionwide plan.
➣ Send us information about your book and what you're looking for in a narrator.
➣ We'll set up a portal project for your book.
➣ We'll send you up to three narrator samples to choose from based on the information you've given to us.
➣ Once your narration is completed the final MP3 file is set up for distribution.
➣ Your book is swiftly processed and sent to our channel partners for sale.
➣ Your author copies are added to your Author Portal which you can access at any time.
➣ Your royalties are paid to you every month.
“Human beings will always seek out new stories and ideas and we should celebrate the fact that there are now so many ways to access them." – Jennifer Howard
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