Australian Authors On Audible Without Breaking The Bank
Your ebook sales are plateauing. Podcast listeners keep asking for audio versions. Yet ACX blocks Australian authors from the $1.3 billion audiobook market. Meanwhile, you're drowning in freelancer quotes — one for narration, another for editing, a third for distribution — with no guarantee they'll work together or meet Audible's strict standards. We eliminate this chaos with a single, transparent package that delivers your audiobook to every platform where your audience listens, including Audible via our approved aggregator partnerships.
Australian audiobook adoption has surged, with one-third of Australians now listening to audiobooks. Yet most Aussie authors remain stuck with ebooks and print because ACX — Amazon's audiobook platform — excludes Australian residents. Meanwhile, 63% of the global audiobook market flows through ACX-connected platforms, leaving money on the table. We bridge this gap with professional production services and strategic distribution partnerships that deliver your audiobooks everywhere listeners are — from Audible to Apple Books, Spotify to library systems.
Each finished hour requires approximately 40 hours of production work, from script markup to mastering. Retail platforms demand precise technical specifications: RMS levels between -18dB and -23dB, peaks under -3dB, and noise floors below -60dB. Miss these standards, and your audiobook gets rejected — costing weeks of delays. Our boutique approach handles every technical detail, ensuring first-time approvals across all major retailers.
Most Australian authors face the same dilemma: strong ebook performance, growing audience demand for audio, but no clear path to audiobook success. ACX restrictions leave you researching workarounds, while freelancer marketplaces become a coordination nightmare — different contractors, conflicting standards, unpredictable timelines. Our boutique approach eliminates this complexity entirely. One project manager coordinates your entire production from narrator selection through final distribution. We handle the technical requirements that trip up DIY productions: precise RMS levels, noise floor management, retail sample optimization. Your finished audiobook launches simultaneously across every platform your audience uses — Audible, Apple Books, Spotify, library systems — through our established aggregator partnerships. No exclusivity requirements, no geographic restrictions, no technical rejection delays.
From manuscript to marketplace, we handle every aspect of professional audiobook creation. Our boutique approach streamlines the process of coordinating multiple freelancers, ensuring compliance with technical requirements across 40+ retail platforms. Purpose-built for Australian authors who want Audible placement without ACX access, library distribution through OverDrive, and wide reach across Apple Books, Spotify, Google Play, and specialty platforms.
Professional publishing services that take your manuscript from final draft to live on Amazon, bookstores, and beyond. Fast turnaround. Affordable packages. Zero publishing headaches.