3. You can pay a narrator directly to produce your audiobook, then distribute its files however you like.
You would pay me a flat PFH, in exchange, I’ll narrate it, handle all post-production necessities, and give you ready-to-distribute files.
Ask about my PFH rate to fully produce your book. Rates may vary, with slightly higher rates for extensive pronunciation research or otherwise difficult text.
Once you have the audio produced in hand (and have paid via a SAG-AFTRA paymaster), you may distribute it via your own website, sell physical copies at your book signings, put it on YouTube, or use an audiobook distributor.
Some possible distribution companies are Blackstone, Pink Flamingo Productions, Dreamscape, ACX, Author’s Republic, Spoken Realms (they require you to work with them through your narrator), or Findaway.