Professional Audiobook Production
Audiobooks are the fastest-growing segment in publishing. Today's listeners demand premium production: flawless narration, crisp editing, and perfect mixing. Don't risk losing your hard-earned audience to low-quality audio – reclaim your time and maximize your book's potential with FriesenPress Audio.
Whether narrating your own book or casting a talented narrator, stay on the leading edge of quality with personalized, full-service audiobook production. Our specialized Canadian team helps you record and reimagine your book as an immersive listening experience. When your finished audiobook is ready for upload, we place your book on major audiobook platforms including Audible, Spotify, Apple Books, and 50+ additional retailers.
FriesenPress Audio offers four primary paths to accommodate every authors’ goal, genre, and technical experience levels.
| Enhanced Audiobook | Talent-Narrated Audiobook | Producer-Guided, Author-Narrated Audiobook |
Self-Guided, Author-Narrated Audiobook |
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| Narrator | Professional voice talent, selected by you | Professional voice talent, selected by you | The author | The author |
| Number of Narrators | Single / Dual / Multi-cast | Single / Dual | Single | Single |
| Production Style | Production team records with narrator(s), author reviews the recordings | Production team records with narrator(s), author reviews the recordings | Pre-scheduled, remote recording sessions with your audiobook producer | Producer-assisted home recording setup with author-driven remote recording |
| Audio Editing, Mixing & Mastering | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Worldwide Distribution | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audiobook Cover | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customizable Premium Options |
• Music / Soundtrack • 3D Dolby Atmos Audio • Duet Narration • Intro, Outro, or Enhanced Soundscapes |
• Option for In-Studio Recording* | ||
| Best For | Authors who want to turn their book into a cinematic, high-production audio masterpiece | Fiction writers who want professional actors to flawlessly bring their characters to life | Nonfiction authors, subject matter experts, and business owners whose voice is their brand | Tech-savvy nonfiction authors, subject matter experts, and business owners whose voice is their brand |
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Octavo
Marty Neumeier
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You Are Loved, You Are Enough
Sheryl Oleksak
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*Optional feature: available in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. Additional studio rental fees apply and advance booking with the audiobook team is required. In-studio recording is not required for the purchase of producer-guided audiobook services.
Service Features
Record Remotely
For self-narrators, our team of producers will guide you through how to capture studio-grade audio and a professional reading performance – right from your location.
Audio Editing & Remastering
Our team gives your raw recordings the professional editing treatment – equalizing the tone, volume, and pacing for seamless audio playback.
Professional Voice Talent
Need professional voice talent? Our casting directors will find the perfect voices for your project. You oversee the process with pronunciation, companion resources, and narration notes.
Your Cover Is Covered
Our design team will create a new ‘audiobook friendly’ book cover for use on all major audiobook selling platforms and audio players.
Worldwide Distribution
Once your audiobook is edited and mastered, we'll set it up for distribution on your choice of 50+ coveted distribution destinations – including Audible, Spotify, and Apple Books.
100% Royalties & Ownership
As with your print and eBook editions, you earn the highest possible royalties & retain 100% ownership rights on the audiobook we produce together.
Streaming and Retail Channels
…and 50,000 more!
First impressions happen in the blink of an eye, and FriesenPress author Jean-Pierre Lacroix has spent decades thinking about what happens in that split second moment. His book, ThinkBlink Manifesto, distills over 36 years of insights from helping major consumer brands, financial institutions, and retailers find their Blink Factor through his global design agency, Shikitani Lacroix Design. We caught up with Jean-Pierre to talk about the story behind ThinkBlink, partnering with FriesenPress to professionally publish in both print and audio formats, branding advice for authors looking to establish themselves as experts, and more.