It's so important for publishers to meet their audience where they are. With their soaring popularity, offering an audiobook format for your title is more critical than ever, whether you’re an indie publisher or one of the big five. While hiring a professional narrator is the most common path, author narration is an attractive option as well. 

There are many reasons readers might choose an audiobook over a printed book. Audiobooks can pass the time during a long commute or provide a more accessible experience. Or perhaps a fan wants to hear a story told in the author’s own voice. And, unlike in decades past—when audiobook listeners would find themselves dragging around cases full of cassettes or CDs (when they could locate an audiobook at all!)—audiobooks are now easy to find, easy to download directly to a smartphone, and easy to listen to whenever and wherever you want to get lost in a book.