Produce
Submit your manuscript. Chiify assigns a professional narrator, produces retail-ready audio, and you sell wide—pay a production fee or split royalties 60/40.
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Pay for production
We cast, produce, and deliver masters for a production fee. You keep up to 80% of net distribution royalties.
After production is paid
We match the narrator. You approve the finished audio.
Step 1
Clean your manuscript for tone, accuracy, and read-aloud clarity, then save it as a single EPUB or PDF.
Checklist for finalizing your manuscript
Step 2
Create a free account, upload manuscript + metadata, and choose pay for production or royalty share (60/40). Add genre, tone, and casting notes—we use that to match a narrator.
Step 3
Narrators apply to our roster. We assign the right voice—you do not browse a public gallery or manage auditions.
How much does production cost?
Pay deals: typically about $50–$400 PFH. A six-hour title often lands roughly $300–$2,500+. Royalty share: no narration cash outlay—you keep 40% for 7 years.
Step 4
We deliver distribution-ready MP3s for your review. Approve when performance and QC meet the brief.
Any hidden production admin fees?
No surprise marketplace cut. Paid deals are the production fee. Royalty-share deals are the 60/40 split.
Step 5
Cover art, MSRP, channel selection, submit. Chiify distributes without exclusivity—including royalty-share titles.
How distribution works →Skip production. Upload masters that meet our specs and go straight to wide distribution—keep up to 80% of net.
Distribute your audiobookNo. Professional narrators apply to Chiify’s roster. We match voice, genre, and language to your project. You approve the finished audio.