Audiobook Production Audiobook Formatting and Quality Standards

Question 1

How should chapter headings be handled in audiobook narration?

Accepted Answer

Read them clearly as part of the narration to orient the listener

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Skip them entirely and jump straight to the content

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Spell out each letter of the chapter heading

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Record them in a separate file from the main narration

Question 2

What is the ACX requirement for the opening announcement of an audiobook?

Accepted Answer

The narrator must state the title, author, and narrator name

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A copyright warning must be read aloud

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No opening announcement is required

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A 30-second music intro must precede the narration

Question 3

What does 'stereo vs. mono' channel configuration mean for a finished audiobook file?

Accepted Answer

Stereo has two independent audio channels; mono has one channel

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Stereo files are higher quality than mono regardless of content

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Mono means the file was recorded with two microphones

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Stereo is required for audiobooks distributed on Audible

Question 4

What is the purpose of the 'closing credits' section of an audiobook?

Accepted Answer

To acknowledge the narrator, production team, and copyright information at the end of the book

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To play a music track at the end of the recording

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To preview upcoming titles from the same author

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To list the bibliography of sources used in non-fiction

Question 5

What is the minimum bitrate ACX accepts for MP3 audiobook files?

Accepted Answer

192 kbps

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64 kbps

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128 kbps

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320 kbps

Question 6

For an audiobook with footnotes, what is the standard narration practice?

Accepted Answer

Read footnotes after the paragraph in which they appear or at the end of the chapter

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Skip footnotes entirely

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Read footnotes before the main body text of each page

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Record footnotes as completely separate audio files