Keep going when you have errors, and stop your timer when you’re done.ĭivide the time you obtained doing the sample read by the number of pages in the sample to get the average time to read each page. To estimate finished time, start a stopwatch as you read 3-5 representative pages aloud as if narrating. If you don’t have the word count available, you can estimate the finished time by following these steps: If you’ve done some projects where you were given a word count, divide the word count by your finished time to learn your average words-per-minute rate of speech. Some narrators have reported that using 9000 words per hour (or 150 wpm) is a better average rate for more people. Your actual rate of speech and finished time may vary significantly from the estimate due to the complexity of the text and your acting choices. If you don’t know your rate of speech, Audible uses 9300 words per hour, or 155 words per minute (WPM), in its calculation for books posted on ACX. Divide the word count of the book by your rate of speech per hour to get the estimated number of finished hours. Here’s the simple mathematical formula for solving this problem:ġ. Best wishes for your continued success!Īpparently, I overwhelmed this person with good information that would require her to actually do some research because she re-posted her question on a voiceover forum within an hour of receiving my reply. I would only perform an audiobook at that very low rate if I wanted to build commercial credits. Small publishers only pay $50-100 per finished hour. You’ll have to consider all of these factors about the time commitment along with your experience, relationship with the client, training, and studio equipment to determine a rate that is fair compensation. As Paul points out in his comment to my article, you also need to add time for preliminary research. My article shows you how to calculate the real time required for editing to produce the book. Paul’s article shows you a formula to calculate finished time. For instance, Audible uses an average rate of speed of 155 words a minute, or 9300 words per finished hour. You can figure out the finished run-time based on the word count. While the question you asked seems simple, the answer requires more explanation, as found in this blog post and the one from Paul Strikwerda linked within it.Īs basic info, you need to know the WORD count, not the page count, of the book you would narrate. I’ve been asked to record a 200 page audiobook. Last week, someone sent me this question: My email inbox continues to provide fodder for blog articles.
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