Guides

Practical, plain-language help for authors, Rights Holders, and narrators.

Casting an audiobook well is mostly a matter of knowing what good looks like before you start. These guides are written from both sides of the microphone: what narrators look for, what Rights Holders should prepare, and how the wider audiobook market actually works. More are on the way.

For narrators

Going independent: what happens after casting

The casting step is done. A plain-language map of the rest: producing the finished book, getting it to listeners, selling direct, the protect-against-copying question everyone asks, and who handles what.

For narrators

Let new listings find you

Save a search once and Auditiono emails you when a new casting call matches your voice. How to set alerts up, pick a delivery pace, and tune them so every email is worth opening.

For both sides of the booth

Dual, duet, and multi-cast audiobooks

What dual narration, duet narration, and multi-cast actually mean, which books they suit, and how Auditiono casts each role: named roles, per-role auditions, and a listing that stays open until every voice is cast.

For authors & Rights Holders

Your audiobook options in 2026

Audible is retiring its legacy royalty model by the end of 2026. What's changing, your choices for existing titles, the wide world, and how to cast and fund a new production on your own terms.

For both sides of the deal

PFH vs Royalty Share: run the numbers

A free calculator showing both sides of a narration deal: what the Rights Holder pays, what the narrator earns, and the month the two structures cross. Decide with numbers, not vibes.

For authors & Rights Holders

From listing to cast narrator

What happens after you post: a human review within one to three business days, auditions with everything you need to decide, and one click to cast. Easy, clear, no fuss.

For authors & Rights Holders

Preparing your audition listing

A pre-flight walkthrough of everything to have at hand before you post a casting call: book basics, description, audition passage, deal structure, the investment case, and deadlines.

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