Submission Policy for published, unpublished, and self-published titles

We are interested in your book. We are looking for great titles that are well-written and on good subjects. You must own all your book rights and be able to provide us with either 4 copies of the printed book or a digital file of the book.

To submit your book to us, simply print out our submission form and send it back to us along with 1 hardcopy of the book (or a CD with the digital file on it). Submitted material will not be returned, so please do not send your only copy.

Upon receiving your book and the submission form, we will notify you within 60 days as to the acceptance of your book.

If your book is accepted, we will walk you through every step of the process; from providing you with our simple "plain English" publishing agreement, to casting one of the professional narrators available to you. We require a 60% deposit to begin working on your book, which you will send to us along with our publishing agreement. The balance will be due prior to you receiving a proof copy of the finished audio book.

The One-time cost of Setup:

We charge a one-time set up fee for the recording and publishing of your book in audio format. This includes the narrator, the studio time, the engineers and directors, all of the audio editing, and mastering of your book onto CD format (including implementation of a full color cover). It also includes placing the book in our system whereby your audio book will be manufactured, distributed and sold; earning you royalty payments on all sales of the audio book. We can also publish a printed version for only $199 extra. For a full description of our services included in the submission fee, please visit our services page. The total setup cost is determined by the word count of your book.

If your book is in your computer, your word processing program (such as Microsoft Word) can easily tell you the word count of your book. For example, in ms-word, choose the pull down menu called "Tools" and then select "Word Count." See the tables below to determine the one-time setup fee for your audio book.
 
 

If you are ready to submit your book for review, print, fill out, and return to us our submission form along with the hardcopy version of your book. The address is:

Spoken Books Publishing
ATTN: AUDIO BOOK for review
1094 New Dehaven St, Suite 100
West Conshohocken, PA 19428

We look forward to reading your book!