What audiobooks actually cost.
ACX narrators start at $200 per finished hour; the good ones charge $400+. A 10-hour book runs $2,000–$5,000 — top narrators, $10,000–$20,000. So most indie authors skip audio entirely and give up 40% of their market.
ACX narrator
Findaway Voices
DIY home recording
Studio-quality audiobooks, from your manuscript.
50+ AI voices
Male, female, accents, ages. British narrators, Southern drawls, calm bedtime readers. Preview any voice on your own text.
Preview before committing
Listen to any voice read your first chapter. Pick the one that fits your book — don't guess, hear it.
Chapter-by-chapter
Process one chapter or batch the whole book. Edit, regenerate, or swap voices per chapter.
Pronunciation editor
Fantasy names, foreign words, made-up terms — teach the AI exactly how to say them with phonetic overrides.
Music & effects
Subtle ambient music, chapter transitions, mood-setting audio. Optional — your book, your call.
Audible-ready export
MP3 and M4B with proper chapter markers and ACX-compliant specs. Upload to Audible, Apple Books, or Spotify.
Manuscript in. Audiobook out.
Three steps. No audio-engineering degree required.
Upload your manuscript
DOCX, EPUB, or paste text. We auto-detect chapters, headings, and structure.
Pick your narrator
Browse voices by gender, accent, and tone. Preview each one reading your actual text. Pick your favorite.
Publish everywhere
Export Audible-ready files — upload to ACX, Apple Books, Google Play, or sell direct on BookStand.
Authors who stopped waiting.
My 80,000-word novel became a 9-hour audiobook in a weekend. The voice I picked sounds better than narrators I've paid thousands for.
I tested three AI narrators with my beta readers. None of them guessed it was AI. That's when I knew this was real.
I published my audiobook on Audible last month. 47 sales in the first week — and it cost me $50 to produce.
The pronunciation editor saved me. My book has Gaelic names — I could teach the AI exactly how to say each one.
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