Editing Audiobook (section)

== Production ==
Producing an audiobook consists of a [[narrator]] sitting in a [[recording studio|recording booth]] reading the text, while a studio engineer and a director record and direct the performance.<ref name=pierleoni>ALLEN PIERLEONI. [http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/29/2982178/the-right-voice-can-send-an-audiobook.html "The right voice can send an audiobook up the charts"], McClatchy Newspapers, 29 June 2011.</ref> If a mistake is made the recording is stopped and the narrator reads it again.<ref name=pierleoni/> With recent advancements in recording technology, many audiobooks are also now recorded in home studios by narrators working independently.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audiopub.org/resources-narrator.asp |title=Narrator Resources |publisher=Audio Publishers Association |access-date=28 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028222412/http://www.audiopub.org/resources-narrator.asp |archive-date=28 October 2014 }}</ref> Audiobooks produced by major publishing houses undergo a proofing and editing process after narration is recorded.

Narrators are usually paid on a finished recorded hour basis, meaning if it took 20 hours to produce a 5-hour book, the narrator is paid for 5 hours, thus providing an incentive not to make mistakes.<ref name=pierleoni/> Depending on the narrator they are paid {{currency|150|USD}} per finished hour to {{currency|400|USD}} ({{as of|2011|lc=y}}).<ref name=pierleoni/> Many narrators also work as producers and deliver fully produced audiobooks, which have been edited, mastered, and proofed. They may charge an extra $75–$125 per finished hour in addition to their narration fee to coordinate and pay for the post-production services. The overall cost to produce an audiobook can vary significantly, as longer books require more studio time and more well known narrators come at a premium. According to a representative at Audible, the cost of recording an audiobook has fallen from around {{currency|25000|USD}} in the late 1990s to around {{currency|2000|USD}}-{{currency|3000|USD}} in 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/news/essays/21623373-which-something-old-and-powerful-encountered-vault |title=From Papyrus to Pixels |newspaper=The Economist |date=December 2014 |access-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103170202/http://www.economist.com/news/essays/21623373-which-something-old-and-powerful-encountered-vault |archive-date=3 January 2015 }}</ref>