Wingerd Media
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Professional Audiobook Production from Start to Finish

With 46 audiobooks produced and counting, we help authors create listener-ready audiobooks from recording through publication. Record in our studio or from home with one-on-one guidance. Our $450 per finished hour includes recording, editing, mastering, two rounds of quality control, and delivery ready for today’s major audiobook platforms.

Narration booth

What a finished hour includes

A “finished hour” is one hour of polished, listener-ready audio, not one hour of raw, unedited recording.

01
Project prep

We get the project ready and turn your manuscript into a read-ready document, whether you’re recording with us in studio or on your own.

02
Booth time and narration

Raw read time varies by narrator, but an hour of raw recording typically nets 45 to 50 minutes of finished audio.

03
Full editing and mastering

Editing, retakes, and audio cleanup, then loudness mastered to ACX-approved specs.

04
Two rounds of quality control

Two full listen-throughs, with pickups re-recorded before it goes to you for review. Then we handle any retakes you want.

05
Distribution formatting

Every track is exported to ACX file spec and tested in ACX Lab, then distributed to platforms, or handed to you as files for your own archive or distribution.

Where it ends up
Audible
Apple Books
Spotify
Google Play Books
Kobo

Plus library systems and other retailers.

Listen to real samples

Finished work from our booth and remote sessions.
Enough to hear the pacing and the edit.

Stop Worrying

Troy Black
Read by the author · recorded at Wingerd Media
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Before It’s Too Late

John C. Dalglish
Narrated by Rachel Wingerd · recorded at Wingerd Media
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Ice Cream

Jennifer Kropf
Narrated by Rachel Wingerd · recorded at Wingerd Media
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Words of Hope and Comfort

Dallas Holm
Read by the author · recorded at Wingerd Media
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Estimate your audiobook

Enter your manuscript word count. We estimate runtime at 7,800 words per finished hour, about 130 words a minute: deliberately slower than a typical narrator’s 150 to 160. The buffer is intentional: it keeps the estimate from ever coming in under the real cost.

10k 200k words
Novella · ~30k
Nonfiction · ~60k
Novel · ~90k
Optional add-ons
Distribution setup +$150
Estimate only. Final runtime depends on pacing, front and back matter. We confirm the number before you commit.
Estimate
Booth time and professional narration
Full editing and mastering to retailer spec
Two rounds of quality-control review
Files formatted for every major platform

Let's talk about it

Answer a few questions about the project and your timeline, then pick a time that works. The call is free and runs about thirty minutes.

No long contracts · Longview, Texas

lincoln@wingerdmedia.com
Before the call

A few questions about the project and your timeline. It takes a couple of minutes, and it means the call starts with the work instead of the basics.

Tell us about your project Then pick a time
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