Narrate and Record Your Own Audiobook

(2023 Revision: Revised to include information about Hindenburg Narrator)


Audio is the up-and-coming market, but the price of entry can be a horrific $300-500 per finished hour and up. 


M. L. Buchman has recorded and published over 50 audio titles—himself. 


Here he covers the basics you need to record your own audiobooks.

• • How to decide if it’s the best option.

• • When you should outsource the engineering.

• • Why you’re wrong when you “hate your own voice.” 

• • Tools, techniques, and free studio space ideas. 

• • A step-by-step guide to recording and engineering your own audiobook.

• • How to quantify direct, and most importantly of all, indirect costs. 


This simplified guide delivers the confidence to tackle the unique opportunity of “Read by Author.”