Audiobook Production
Record, Edit & Publish Your Audiobook
at ENTWANTED Studio.
Get instant audiobook pricing based on your manuscript word count.
Audiobook Quote Calculator
A real number, not a vague “call for pricing.”
words in your book
Estimated Finished Audiobook
6.7 hr
Studio Recording Time
13.3 hr
Need multiple voice actors or character casting? Custom quoted productions available
Multi-voice audiobook productions — character dialogue, table reads,
separate casting sessions — are quoted separately. The calculator above
is built for single-narrator projects so the numbers stay honest.
Creator Rewards
Recording hours earn reward credits toward free studio time.
+13.3 credits
6.7 more to free hr
Tier 1
Recording Only
$1,467
Raw multitrack studio capture.
- Studio narration time
- Raw multitrack delivery
Tier 2
Recording + Editing
$1,967
Studio capture with pickup edits.
- Everything in Tier 1
- Pickup edits & clean-up
MOST POPULAR
Tier 3
Production Package
$2,201
ACX-ready master, ready to hand off to any platform.
- Recording + editing
- ACX/Audible compliance mastering
- Production-ready WAV + MP3
LAUNCH READY
Tier 4
Audible Launch Package
$2,400
Published on Audible & Amazon — fully launched.
- Everything in Production Package
- Amazon / Audible publishing
- Publish-ready hand-off
Estimates only. Final quote may vary based on narrator experience,
retakes, manuscript condition, revisions, and publishing requirements.
Audiobook mastering refers to ACX/Audible compliance mastering — separate
from Drew Correa's music Mixing & Mastering service ($550 flat / song).
Creator Rewards Program
Earn Free Studio Time
While You Create.
ENTWANTED Creator Rewards gives you 1 credit for every paid recording hour. Every 10 credits unlocks 1 free recording hour — redeemable toward any eligible studio session: audiobook, podcast, or standalone recording.
1 paid recording hour = 1 reward credit
10 credits = 1 free recording hour
Recording time only — editing & mastering don't count
Example — 60,000-word Audiobook
13 / 10
credits earned — 1 free hour already unlocked
3 of 10 toward next free hr
10 = 1 free hr
60k-word audiobook unlocks 1 free recording hour
Redeem for pickups, retakes, or a bonus chapter session
Long-form projects can stack multiple free hours
* Reward credits apply to paid studio recording hours only. Editing, ACX mastering, and publishing fees do not earn or redeem credits. Free hours are subject to availability.
How we estimate
The math behind your quote.
Most audiobooks average about 9,000 finished words per finished hour. Recording time is estimated more conservatively at 4,500 words per studio hour to account for retakes, direction, and session flow. Below are the published rates the calculator uses.
Recording (pro narrator)
$110 / studio hr
Recording (self-narrated)
$85 / studio hr
Editing
$75 / finished hr
Mastering (ACX)
$35 / finished hr
Audible Publishing
$199 flat