The ACX narration costs are for experienced narrators.ĥ ACX offers the author several options for royalty payments. ACX allows inexperienced and experienced narrators which results in a wider range of prices. Author’s Republic’s narration partners (listed in 1) also use SAG-AFTRA union members. ACX, an Amazon company, distributes to Amazon, Audible (also an Amazon Company), and iTunes.ģ Findaway Voices charges a $49 administration fee to use their platform but waives the fee if the author uses Draft2Digital to create their audiobook first.Ĥ On Findaway Voices, narration costs are fixed by narrators who tend to be SAG-AFTRA union members. Audiobook Distributorġ Author’s Republic helps authors produce their audiobooks by partnering with: Deyan Audio, Pro Audio Voices, Voices for Books, Bee Audio, and e-Audio Production to provide narrators.Ģ Findaway Voices and Author’s Republic are aggregate companies that rely on distribution partners to get their audiobooks into online stores. The table below is a summary of the production and distribution services offered by Findaway Voices, Author’s Republic, and ACX.

These companies offer production and distribution services, but at varying levels of service and cost to the author. This is good news for authors interested in turning their ebooks into audiobooks. Findaway Voices and Author’s Republic are the main competitors to Amazon’s Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX).

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