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Immersive Audiobooks
Turn your manuscript into a professionally produced audiobook with distinct character voices, music and cinematic sound effects — completely done for you.
A different voice for every character
Audiobooks no longer have to sound like one person reading a book aloud. Immersive production gives characters their own identities and lets dialogue feel like dialogue.
We analyse your manuscript, identify the speaking characters and propose voices suited to their age, personality and role in the story.
See How It WorksFrom manuscript to finished audiobook
Upload your manuscript
Create your free author account, accept the project terms and upload your book securely.
Hear Chapter One free
We produce Chapter One so you can hear the quality before committing to the full audiobook.
Approve your cast
See the character analysis and suggested voices. Request alternatives or voice clones where required.
We complete the book
After payment, we produce, mix and finish the audiobook. You listen, approve and download the masters.
Characters should sound like themselves
We analyse each speaking character and recommend an AI voice appropriate to the character rather than simply choosing voices at random.
- Character-by-character analysis
- Suggested voice for each role
- 2 alternative AI voice suggestions included, offered one at a time
- Additional alternatives: $50 each
- 2 voice clones included
- Additional voice clones: $50 each
Not happy with a voice?
Ask us to suggest alternatives or, where appropriate and authorised, clone a voice you want to use. The aim is a cast that fits your book — not a generic collection of voices.
Music and sound that serve the story
Immersive does not mean filling every minute with noise. Music and effects are selected scene by scene and used where they add atmosphere, emotion or realism.
If you want tracks changed, the first five music or SFX changes are included. Further track changes are $50 each.
A complete, done-for-you service
Production
Manuscript preparation, character analysis, casting, full audiobook generation, music, sound effects and final assembly.
Ownership
You retain ownership of your audiobook. After payment and completion, the finished master files are available to download.
Launch support
Your audiobook receives store placement and our included Launch Visibility package, with optional paid promotional upgrades.
Your Finished Audiobook
When production is complete, you receive the finished audiobook files for your own use and distribution.
Your audiobook will also be listed non-exclusively in the First Audiobooks Store under our Terms. You retain ownership of your audiobook and remain free to sell or distribute it through other retailers and distribution services.
First Audiobooks does not currently submit your audiobook to third-party platforms on your behalf.
of qualifying store sales paid to you
For sales through our store, First Audiobooks handles payment processing, BookFunnel delivery, applicable VAT/sales-tax administration, customer support and applicable AI-content compliance from our share.
Audiobook promotion
Every audiobook includes launch visibility. Authors who want a stronger push can choose one of our low-cost managed promotion packages.
Launch Visibility
Professional store sales page, new-release visibility, relevant store collections, shareable promotional material and submission to suitable free promotional opportunities.
Targeted Listener Boost
Launch Visibility plus a small targeted paid advertising test, enhanced store placement, campaign monitoring and a simple results report.
Audiobook Launch Campaign
A larger managed launch campaign with audience testing, multiple creatives, extended store placement, external promotion submissions and campaign reporting.
Promotion increases visibility but cannot guarantee sales.
Audiobook samples
The best way to understand immersive audio is to hear it.
Our new full production of The Wind of Fortune will be added here shortly, alongside selected existing samples.
Listen to SamplesThe Wind of Fortune
Full-cast immersive production with character voices, music and sound effects. Sample extracts will be added as soon as the finished audiobook is available.
Hear your own book before you decide
Create a free author account, upload your manuscript and let us produce Chapter One. Listen online before paying anything for the full audiobook.
Make My Free Chapter