More people are choosing audiobooks in Dublin as listeners look for flexible ways to enjoy stories while commuting, exercising, or relaxing at home.
Dublin Publishing Press helps authors and businesses transform manuscripts into professionally produced audiobooks with expert narration, editing, and distribution support. We manage each stage carefully, from selecting the right voice to preparing final files for major platforms.
Whether you are creating your first audiobook or expanding an existing book, we provide clear guidance throughout the process. This page explains our services, production approach, quality standards, costs, and how we help bring written work to life through audio.
Tell us about your book and a consultant will get back to you within 24 hours, with no obligation.
We manage every stage of audiobook production in the Dublin studios we work with, from script preparation to the final master file. That means checking your manuscript for anything that reads awkwardly out loud, choosing a narrator whose voice fits your story, directing the recording sessions, and editing the final files so they meet the technical standards that retailers expect.
Some clients come to us with a finished manuscript and nothing else. Others already have an ebook or paperback and simply want the audio version to match. Either way, we build a plan around your book rather than pushing everyone through the same package.
We also prepare your manuscript before recording starts. This includes flagging repeated words, awkward sentence structures, or dialogue that is hard to read aloud, so the narrator is not caught off guard mid-session. A small amount of preparation at this stage saves hours of retakes later on.
Every book is different, so we break our work into clear stages, and you can join at whichever point suits your project. Here is what each stage covers.
Audiobook platforms are strict about file quality, and for good reason. A file that sounds fine on a laptop can still fail a platform’s checks if the levels are off. We work to the kind of standards most major retailers expect as a baseline, which generally means:
We check every delivery against these points before it goes anywhere near a retailer, which cuts down on rejected uploads and delays.
We work across most genres and formats, including:
If your project does not fit neatly into any of these, get in touch anyway. Most books can work well as audio with the right approach.
We work with a wide range of clients, including:
If you fall into one of these groups, or somewhere close to it, we can likely help.
Before you commit to anyone, ask a few straight questions. Any audiobook publishers in the Dublin area worth working with should be happy to answer them clearly and without pressure.
A provider who avoids these questions, or gives vague answers, is worth thinking twice about.
Turning your book into audio is not just a nice extra. Working with an established audiobook publishing company in the Dublin market gives your work a real chance to reach readers who would never have picked it up otherwise. Here is why it matters:
We start with a conversation about your manuscript, your genre, your budget, and your timeline. There is no charge for this and no obligation to go ahead. We will ask about your goals for the audiobook too, since that shapes some of our recommendations.
Based on that conversation, we put forward a shortlist of narrators and send you short sample clips so you can hear how each one sounds against your text before you decide.
Once you approve a narrator, recording begins. A director oversees every session to keep the performance consistent and catch mistakes as they happen, not after the fact, which keeps the whole project on schedule.
Our editors clean up the raw recordings, balance the sound levels, and run a full proof listen chapter by chapter to make sure nothing was missed, mispronounced, or skipped.
You receive your finished audio files, formatted to the specifications each platform needs, along with guidance on where and how to publish them and how to price your release.
Our book publishing Dublin service covers the full journey, not just the final print run. Every Dublin book publishing project we take on begins with a proper look at the manuscript, so we understand exactly what stage you are at and what your book actually needs next.
We publish books across the platforms most authors use today, including Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, and other global distributors. Whether you want a print book, an ebook, or both, we help you choose the right format and route for your goals. Whether you are planning a small print run or a wider release, every book publication project in Dublin gets the same attention from our team, from formatting checks right through to final proofing.
Explore Book PublishingWe offer developmental editing, line editing, copy editing, and proofreading, depending on what stage your manuscript is at. Our editors focus on structure, clarity, and accuracy, while keeping your tone and your voice exactly as you intended it. You will always get notes explaining why a change was suggested, not just a marked-up page with no context.
Explore Book EditingWe provide ghostwriting support across fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, business books, self-help, and children’s stories. Our writers work closely with you, turning your ideas, notes, or recorded conversations into a manuscript that still sounds like you. Drafts are shared regularly along the way, so you can steer the direction of the book before too much work goes in the wrong way.
Explore Ghostwriting ServicesWe design covers for fiction, non-fiction, academic books, and children’s titles, in both print and digital formats. From illustrated concepts to clean, simple typography, our designers build covers that suit your genre and catch a reader’s eye. We usually offer a few different directions to choose from, rather than a single take it or leave it design.
Explore Cover DesignWe format manuscripts for novels, academic texts, children’s books, and non-fiction titles. Every layout is prepared for paperback, hardback, and ebook versions, so your file meets the technical requirements of each platform before it goes live. Small details, like consistent chapter headings and clean page breaks, get checked carefully before anything is approved.
Explore Book FormattingWe help you plan a launch, prepare online listings, build simple author branding, and run targeted campaigns where it makes sense. The goal is straightforward: get your book in front of the readers most likely to actually enjoy it, rather than spreading a small budget too thin across everyone.
Explore Book Marketing
Audiobook pricing depends on several things, including the length of your manuscript, the narrator you choose, and how much editing and direction your project needs. A short story collection costs less to produce than a three-hundred-page novel with multiple character voices, for example. Because of this, we do not publish a flat rate.
Instead, we ask a few questions about your book and put together a written quote that sets out exactly what is included, so there are no surprises once work begins. Getting a quote costs nothing and does not commit you to anything, so there is no risk in asking.
Creating an audiobook is an opportunity to reach new audiences and give your story another way to connect with listeners. Dublin Publishing Press supports you through every stage, from narration and production to editing and distribution, ensuring your finished audiobook reflects the quality and care behind your original work.
If you have a manuscript sitting on your desk and you have been wondering whether it could work as an audiobook, get in touch. Tell us a bit about your book, and we will talk you through what is realistic for your budget and timeline, with no pressure to sign up on the spot. We would be glad to hear from you.
Costs vary depending on the length of your book, the narrator you choose, and how much editing is needed. We give every client a written quote before any work begins, so you know exactly what you are paying for and there are no surprise charges later.
Most projects take between six and twelve weeks from the first recording session to final delivery, though this depends on the length of your book, the narrator’s availability, and how many rounds of revisions are needed.
You do not need an ebook or paperback first. We can work from a manuscript alone and build the audiobook from there, though having an existing edition can sometimes help with pacing decisions.
Yes. We keep a shortlist of narrators based in and around Dublin and further afield, and we send sample reads so you can pick a voice that suits your story and its setting.
Most clients choose to list on Audible, Apple Books and Spotify, along with library platforms such as Findaway Voices. We can talk you through which options suit your book and your budget best.
No. While we are based in Dublin and know the local market well, we work with authors and small publishers from right across Ireland and further afield, including clients we never meet in person.
You do. The finished recording and all rights to it belong to you, the author, in full. We do not retain any ownership over your work once it is delivered.
Tell us about your manuscript and a publishing consultant will come back to you within 24 hours — with an honest assessment and no obligation.
