Sam Stark
Narrator, Voice Actor, Sound Designer
Indie Narration Pricing
Audiobooks make stories accessible. I feel very strongly that every book should have an audiobook version. However, I understand the dichotomy between indie publishing not being a goldmine and the fact that I need to make a living.
If you feel you cannot afford these prices, please contact me as I am always up to negotiate. I do payment plans, and I also do not have any additional fees. (e.g. charging for pickups/corrections, special requests to change character voices, etc - within reason)
Tier One
Author published through small press.
Novel (Anything over 40,000 words)
- $200 per finished hour.
Example: 8 hour audiobook - 8 hours x 200 = $1600
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Totals are rounded to the nearest quarter hour.
Tier Two
Self-published author. More than one book available, strong following, and reviews.
Novel (Anything over 40,000 words)
- $170 per finished hour.
Example: 8 hour audiobook - 8 hours x 170 = $1360
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Totals are rounded to the nearest quarter hour.
Tier Three
Self-published, looking to build a brand, small following.
Novel (Anything over 40,000 words)
- $150 per finished hour.
Example: 8 hour audiobook - 8 hours x 150 = $1200
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Totals are rounded to the nearest quarter hour.
Tier Four
First self-published book.
Novel (Anything over 40,000 words)
- $130 per finished hour.
Example: 8 hour audiobook - 8 hours x 130 = $1040
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Totals are rounded to the nearest quarter hour.
Tier Five
Short Story “Shorty” Est 5,000 words - Flat fee $50
Short Story Est 10,000 words - Flat fee $100
Novella up to 30,000 words - Flat fee $400
- Novellas between 30K and 40K
will have an extra $75 fee.
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Books over 125K word count will require a service fee of +$25 per finished hour.
Example:
- 125,000 words is approximately 14 recorded hours
- Audiobook is 17 hours, therefore
- 14 hours x 130 = $1820
- 3 hours x 130+25 = $465
- Total audiobook cost = $2285