Published by the Meridian Press editorial desk · 7 min read
Script preparation
The narrator works from the final text. Authors supply pronunciations for names and foreign words, and decide how to handle tables, images and footnotes that do not translate to audio.
Casting
Auditions of a short passage let you compare voices. Consider the point of view, the accents the book needs, and whether one narrator or several suits it.
Recording, editing and mastering
Recording is followed by editing to remove mistakes and noises, then proofing against the text, then mastering to the loudness and noise levels retailers require. Files that miss those levels are the most common reason for rejection.
Delivery and listing
Finished files are delivered chapter by chapter with a square cover, a retail sample and accurate metadata, including the narrator credit. Listing details affect how listeners find the book as much as the recording does.