Bring Your Book to Life with an Audiobook
Reach readers who prefer to listen with professional audiobook production and distribution options designed for your book and budget.
Professionally Narrated Audiobook
Give your book a professional human voice and a rich listening experience.
Work with an experienced narrator selected to complement your book, with professional production and broad audiobook distribution.
- Up to 5 professional narrator auditions
- Professional audiobook production and audiobook ISBN
- Major retail and participating library distribution
- One-on-one support through publication
- Promotional audiobook samples
Reach listeners through major audiobook retailers and library channels.
Virtual Voice Audiobook
Add an audiobook edition with digital narration at a lower production cost.
Choose an Apple Intelligence digital voice to create an audiobook edition for distribution through Apple Books.
- Lower-cost audiobook production
- Multiple available digital voices
- Complements your Apple eBook edition
- Apple Books retail distribution
- Option to create a professionally narrated edition separately
Your Virtual Voice audiobook will be available through Apple Books.
Reach Readers in Another Format
An audiobook expands the ways readers can experience your book, reaching listeners while they commute, travel, exercise, or simply prefer audio.
Which Audiobook Option Is Right for You?
Consider the listening experience you want to create and the investment that's right for your book.
Professional Narration
Best when expression, emotion, characterization, and human interpretation matter to your book.
Virtual Voice
A lower-cost option for authors who want digital narration and Apple Books distribution.
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