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Audiobook Preparation
Manuscript and file preparation that gets your book ready for narration, production, and audiobook distribution.
Get the manuscript audiobook-ready.
Audiobook preparation covers the steps between a finished manuscript and a production-ready audiobook — formatting the text for narration, flagging pronunciation notes, and organizing files the way narrators and production platforms expect. It's a groundwork stage rather than the narration or production itself.
Authors need this when they've decided to produce an audiobook and want the manuscript properly prepared before recording begins.
What Phoenix can help with
Manuscript formatting for narration
Text organized and formatted for a narrator or production team to work from.
Pronunciation and style notes
Notes flagging names, terms, or stylistic choices that need clarification for narration.
Chapter breakdown
The manuscript divided into chapters and sections matching typical audiobook file structure.
File organization for production
Files organized to match common audiobook production and distribution requirements.
Useful if you're
- An author planning to produce an audiobook
- A writer preparing a manuscript for a narrator
- A self-publishing author entering audiobook distribution
- An author with a manuscript containing names or terms needing pronunciation notes
How it works
Tell us about your book
Share your book, stage, audience, timeline and the help you're looking for.
We review your goals
Our team looks at what you want to achieve and where your book is today.
We recommend the right approach
You get a clear recommendation, scope and custom quote — no obligation.
We create or execute the work
Once you approve the plan, our specialists deliver the work and keep you updated.
We review the next steps with you
We go through what was delivered and whether there's a sensible next stage.
Why Phoenix
Phoenix looks at your project as a whole and discusses the support that fits your goals. Contact us to discuss the service, requirements and next steps.
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