SILVERTON AGENCY, LLC

One-Stop Audiobook Production & Distribution

Author's #1 Choice

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Silverton Agency was established in 2014 to providing personalized, quality services for authors. All projects are personally handled by our small, highly skilled staff, and we strive to make each project meet your satisfaction and exceed industry standards.

We bring Authors and Narrators together, and produce and distribute audiobooks through all major audiobook retailers through our distribution partner. Your audiobook will also be available as CD and MP3 CD compact discs, which are available to authors at discounted prices.

Authors receive a full 40% of all net digital sales, not just a percentage of what some other aggregators receive from their "distribution partners."

With our distribution, your audiobook will be made available to over 40 major retailers (including Amazon, Audible, iTunes, Google Play, Downpour, Barnes and Noble and KOBO, to name a few). Additionally, digital downloads are also made available to Overdrive for library distribution, the leading supplier of digital media to libraries. Distribution to libraries includes standing orders with over 800 libraries which are contacted on a regular basis.

Audiobook production has more challenges than self-publishing a print or ebook. Silverton Agency provides you with your own team to produce your quality audiobook. We do this and still provide you with personalized service! We will assist you in every way we can to help with the production of making your print or ebook into an audiobook.

Our authors love working with us! We have many repeat clients. We make it a painless experience for authors new to audiobooks. In addition to the roster of quality narrators listed on our website, we can work any narrator of your choosing. We will guide you through the production process and get your book into distribution. We are also able to pay narrators through the SAG/AFTRA paymaster, if requested.

  • Authors love working with us! 
  • We have worked with dozens of new authors, producing their books in audio.

Let us produce your next audiobook.

Making books into great audiobooks. It's what we do!

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There’s nothing more satisfying than hearing your words come to life!

We make it easy for you to produce your audiobook! You've spent long hours pouring your heart and soul into your book. We will help you find the right voices for your audiobook. Silverton Agency provides personal service. And you will not need to stress out about little details. We are one of the best production companies available.

We will discuss your narrator preferences, and those narrators who match your criteria will be invited to perform your book in audio. Or, you can bring your own! Silverton Agency works with a number of professional narrators We also work with SAG/AFTRA voice actors.

You can have one or ore voices for your book. When choosing narrators for your book, here are a few points to ponder:
  • Is your book a Single or Dual POV? If it’s a dual POV, would you like it narrated as such (Dual Narration: each narrator performs a separate section) or as a Duet (male/female narrators each perform their own lines)? 
  • Do any of your characters have an accent?
  • The age of your characters.
  • Other specifics that could play a role in selecting the best voice.
You can visit our narrator’s page and listen to a variety of samples. If you're still not sure which voice(s) is right for you, we would be happy to assist you in finding just the right one and ask narrators to provide samples from your book.

After narrator selection, rates are negotiated. You will be provided with an estimated total price (which is based on the book total word count). You will receive a 10 to 15 minute production sample prior to our starting production, which will provide you with an opportunity to provide feedback as to style or accent.

Our prices are all-inclusive, which includes narrators fees, SAG/AFTRA fees (if any), editing and mastering, and distribution. Once the recording is complete, we proof the audio against the script before it is sent to you for final approval. You will also get an estimated distribution date at that time.

We can provide you with completed, mastered audio or we can distribute your completed book for you, to be purchased via Amazon, Audible, iTunes, GooglePlay, Downpour, and about 30 other major distribution channels. CDs and MP3s are available for purchase on Amazon, Downpour, and eBay. Library editions will be available for libraries to purchase. There are over 800 libraries which have standing orders with our distribution partner. Overdrive.com, the nation's largest supplier of digital content to libraries, will also have copies available for subscribing libraries.

Authors can also purchase CDs for a deep, discounted price. Great to have at book signings or for give-aways.

Let us help you start your audiobook production or have questions, please contact us to get started!  --Thanks

Senn Annis

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Jodie Bentley

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Morgan Dalla Betta

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C.J. Bloom

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Hannah Carmona

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Amanda Leigh Cobb

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Caroline Cole

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Jess Combs

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Corinne Davies

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Helen Day

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Erin DeWard

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Whitton A. Frank

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Penelope Graham

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Sherry L. Granader

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Katie Hagaman

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Marie Hawkins

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Marie Hoffman

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Laura Horowitz

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Sharon Huff

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Shiloh James

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Zura Johnson

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Meghan Kelly

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Amy Kennedy

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Kaleigh Kirby

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Andrea Kummer

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Krista Kurtzberg

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Chelsea Kwoka

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Stephanie Németh-Parker

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Veronica Pace

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Lillian Rachel

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Sara Sheckells

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Aven Shore

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Natalie Van Sistine

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Aimee Smith

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Amanda Stribling

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Shaina Summerville

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Waceke Wambaa

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Maggie McLeish Williams

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Marnye Young

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Nikki Zakocs

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RJ Bayley

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Patrick Boylan

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Eric Burgher

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Greg Campbell

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Marcio Catalano

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Tanner De Bruyne

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Chris Devon

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Lee Goettl

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Connor Goff

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Nathaniel Gray

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Tom Haire

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Matt Haynes

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Steve Hendrickson

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Hannibal Hills

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Roman Howell

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Brendan Kane

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Noah Michael Levine

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Jay Ben Markson

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Jeff Moon

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John Pirhalla

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Nick Walther

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Jonathan Waters

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Patrick Zeller

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 Working with the Silverton Agency was a pure joy! Their narrators brought my characters to life! A very easy company to work with, and I can't wait to work with them again! 

Joanne Schwehm
Joanne SchwehmBestselling and award-winning author of contemporary romance

 We came into contact with Silverton when we selected Julie Lancelot as our narrator. They were instrumental in guiding us through the process of removing our audiobooks from ACX exclusivity into much wider distribution channels. This has been a major boost to our audiobook marketing and income. Silverton has been a pleasure to work with. 

Ken & Deborah RaneyRaneyDay Press

 Working was Silverton was a pleasure because of their responsiveness, attention to detail, and adherence to schedule, but what was truly spectacular about Silverton was their ability to sign on my dream talent for the project. I am so proud of the audiobook version of THE NINE and I know listeners have been impressed as well. As an audiobook junkie myself, I am aware of the importance of this medium and I felt totally comfortable putting the project in their hands. I would highly recommend Silverton to any author hoping to produce a high quality audiobook. 

Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg
Jeanne McWilliams BlasbergAuthor of THE NINE
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Narrators with audiobook experience are welcome to join our community. Authors may view your profile and listen to your samples on our narrator page. We work with both the author and editor which allows you to focus on what you do best - performing the audiobook. We work as a team to provide the author with the best possible production.

You specify the PFH rate you would like to receive for your narration. When an author reviews your profile page, they are shown your rate. They are invited to "Make an Offer" at a rate lower than your displayed rate. You are then presented with this offer. If the book is of interest to you and would enjoy doing the book at the lower rate, or need fill-in work, you can accept or make a counter-offer.

If an author posts a book that matches your preferences, you will receive a notification and can submit an offer and request for them to narrate.

Once the offer is accepted, we handle all of the production, editing, and contact with the author. You supply us with only raw audio — no editing needed. We can also work with you if you are working with an author and produce the book for you.

If you are a member of SAG-AFTRA, and the rate is above the minimum, we can send your narration fee to a paymaster who will make the contribution to your account and send your portion to you.

Non-US narrators are welcome to work with us!

Contact us today!

Silverton Agency Overview

Silverton Agency Overview

Production

Silverton Agency works with authors, narrators, and producers to provide a seamless experience in bringing audiobooks to life. Once in production, you will be provided a 15 minute check to approve. During the editing and production process, we proof the audio against the script. When errors are found, the narrator(s) are requested to record corrections and we will edit them in. We provide a no-hassle, turnkey audiobook production service, with all-inclusive pricing. Our goal, when the book is completed, is to provide you with a professional, error-free production, including background music with the credits. The agreed-upon rate with the narrator(s) includes our production fee. There are no additional charges for multiple voices within the book.


Distribution

Distribution to retailers and wholesalers is handled by our distribution partner, Blackstone Audio. Distribution through Blackstone provides greater residual sales and royalties than other distribution companies, and you will receive as much or more royalties than with other distribution outlets. Blackstone Digital Audio distribution includes more than 20 retail and wholesale channels, including Amazon, iTunes, GooglePlay, Audible, Downpour. Blackstone also produces CDs for distribution to retailers, wholesalers, and libraries. Blackstone has standing orders with over 800 libraries. Digital titles are also made available to Overdrive.com, the premier digital content provider in the US for library patrons.

Titles we produce will be included in Blackstone's print catalog which is distributed to libraries, resellers, and distributors after the book has been released for about three months.


Royalties

Authors receive 40% of the net sales in royalties for digital sales, and 18% for physical media (CD's).


Production 

We provide an estimate for the total production before we begin. We request a 25% deposit to be paid when the 15 minute check sample is approved, based on the estimated total finished hours for the book. The balance of the payment is due when final production is approved by the author or within 10 days after production is completed.


General Information:

If an author has a specific narrator selected to record a book, we can work with that narrator. We will also attempt to contact narrators for authors. All narrators who record titles for us must meet minimum quality standards. We provide a separate agreement for each title produced (no blanket contracts).

Blackstone has a 10-year exclusive, due to their extensive marketing efforts and investment in CD production. Distribution is world-wide, unless requested otherwise. Authors keep all rights to their books.

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Blackstone Audio

Blackstone Audio

Silverton Agency has partnered with Blackstone Audio for the distribution of audiobook titles we produce.

Founded in 1987, Blackstone Audio is a privately owned company currently employing 150 full-time staff in Ashland, Oregon. Blackstone Audio has worked for over twenty-five years to uphold their trusted global brand in audiobook publishing and production. Blackstone Audio currently boasts a catalog of over 14,750 titles with 100+ new titles being added each month, and offers the finest in contemporary fiction and nonfiction, as well as the world’s great classics. Their title collection includes Pulitzer, Nobel, Man Booker, PEN/Faulkner, Hugo, and National Book Award winners, as well as countless New York Times bestsellers. The authors are as varied as the books themselves, including such names as A.A. Milne, Stephanie Laurens, J. R. R. Tolkien, Suzanne Brockman, Ian Fleming, C. S. Lewis, Ayn Rand, Gabriel García Márquez, Chuck Palahniuk, T. C. Boyle, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Karin Slaughter, and many more.

Ashland, Oregon has been named Google's 2014 eCity of Oregon for the second straight year. Awards were given out by Google, which included Blackstone Audio as an innovative business. 


In addition to publishing, Blackstone has sought to become a turnkey production and distribution solution for outside partners. They are committed to bringing entertaining and thought-provoking stories to as many people as possible. Amongst other things, Blackstone is tailored to fit the needs and unique offerings of each partner, executed with efficiency, attention to detail, and the unparalleled flexibility only a completely in-house production model provides. Blackston prides itself on creating custom solutions that adhere to their consistently high standards of quality and service to which they are well known for throughout the industry. 

Each title they distribute is rigorously edited and proofed to ensure correct pronunciation and word-for-word accuracy. This effort has garnered us over 325 AudioFile Earphones Awards and 52 Audie Awards, as well as multiple Grammy nominations and wins.


The Blackstone commitment: 

Blackstone releases audio editions in the following formats: Consumer Digital, Library Digital, Consumer CD, MP3 CD, Library CD


Direct to consumer: Downpour.com

Downpour.com is an audiobook retailer offering tens of thousands of the best audiobooks as digital downloads or on CD and MP3 CD. Downpour is dedicated to providing the best experience for audiobook lovers, offering premium products from virtually every audiobook publisher, top-of-the-line customer service, free apps, and free shipping on every order in the US.  Audiobook listeners can enjoy the flexible “no membership needed” shopping option, and every download in the store is completely unrestricted and DRM-free for easy listening across any number of devices. With thousands of new titles added each month, Downpour.com has something for everyone.


Digital Market: Trade and Library

Blackstone's digital market sales have more than doubled in the last seven years. They currently work with more than twenty-five digital partners, in both the trade and library markets. To name a few they work with: Audible.com, Amazon.com, iTunes, Nook, Kobo, WalMart.com, Audiobooks.com, Libro.fm,  AudiobooksNow, Audiobookstore, eStories.com, GooglePlay, Overdrive.com, Baker & Taylor, Midwest Tape, Recorded Books, Bibliotheca, Mackin, Bolinda, Storytel, and many more. They are constantly pursuing new partnerships domestically and internationally, and intend to proactively increase our visibility and exposure in this fast moving marketplace.



Wholesale/Retail Market (Physical Media)

Blackstone distributes to every major book and media distribution company in the U.S. and Canada including Readerlink, Ingram Book Co, Baker & Taylor, Ingram Entertainment, and Micro Marketing to market and distribute their line of titles. In addition, they work directly (and sell and market to) all of the major book and media distribution company in the country, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Books-A-Million, Indigo Books & Music, and many more.  They are consistently participating in vendor co-op opportunities such as shared markdown promotions, best-seller tables, end-caps, counter-top, and front-of-store promotions. They have a wonderful working relationship with their vendors and buyers and their in-house production capabilities allow them the flexibility to meet the needs of the ever changing retail market.


Library Market (Physical Media)

Blackstone currently has a sales outreach to over 20,000 librarians, utilizing both field representatives and telemarketers. Each one contacts an average of 100 libraries a week (via phone and/or face-to-face) and attends approximately 20 library trade shows per year. They count over 800 standing order plans in their portfolio.


Marketing and Publicity

Blackstone has strong relationships with trade publications and national media outlets to provide publicity opportunities for new audio releases, as well as standard marketing in their distribution channels.


What makes Blackstone Different

  • Titles will be available in five different formats and they'll use their expertise to market and promote your titles in all markets.
  • Knowledge of the marketplace for over 30+ years.
  • Supported by state-of-the-art technology
  • Staffed by over 225+ enthusiastic and passionate people.

Entertainment Weekly said: "Blackstone is the best unabridged audiobook company in America today."


Additionally, Blackstone now has an exclusive distributor for Blackstone Audio Inc. across the Commonwealth library market.


*Source: Blackstone Publishing



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