Due to the intricacies involved when it comes to creating audio files that meet the required specifications of audiobook distributors, Tellwell cannot help authors produce and distribute personally narrated audiobooks.
If it is important to you to narrate and produce your own audiobook, as the the sole rights holder of your self-published book you have the option of distributing the audiobook edition yourself through; however, Tellwell will not be able to provide any assistance in this process.
If you are hoping to narrate your own audiobook, please note that you will be responsible for ensuring your files meet the following distributor requirements (subject to change):
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Audiobook must be comprised of all mono, or all stereo files.
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Audiobook must include opening and closing credits in separate tracks.
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Audiobook must be narrated by a human; text-to-speech recordings are not allowed.
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Each uploaded file must contain only one chapter or section.
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Each uploaded file must be no longer than 120 minutes.
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Each uploaded file must contain a section or chapter announcement at the beginning of the audio file.
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Each uploaded file must have between 0.5 and 1 second of room tone at the head, and between 1 and 5 seconds of room tone at the tail of each track.
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Each uploaded file must be free of extraneous sounds such as plosives, mic pops, mouse clicks, excessive mouth noise, and outtakes.
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Each uploaded file must measure between -23dB and -18dB RMS.
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Each uploaded file must have peak values no higher than -3dB.
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Each uploaded file must have a noise floor no higher than -60dB RMS.
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Each uploaded file must be 192 kbps or higher MP3, Constant Bit Rate (CBR).
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Each uploaded file must be 44.1 kHz.
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Each uploaded file must be no larger than 170MB.