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Medicine The Festival ESSA High: Sophie and Brave Our New Neighbors at Ponkapog The Messenger Acres of Diamonds The Isle of Voices The Artificial Man The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth The Crystal Crypt The Woodcutter's Daughter Little Bo-Peep The Purloined Letter The Moth The Magic Christmas Gift The Tailor of Gloucester The Shadow Over Innsmouth The Radio Ghost The Spirit of Christmas The Constitution of the United States of America (1787) The Duty of Civil Disobedience Dr. Castaing On Dreams The Crack of Doom Little Miss Muffet Young Goodman Brown Cat and Mouse in Partnership Womanhood: The Facts of Life Revealed to Women Art of War How We Think Meditation - Coming Home to Your Body An Encounter The Wind in the Willows A Modest Proposal Jack and the Beanstalk My Mortal Enemy Midnight A Honeymoon In Space Clair De Lune Hypnotism Made Plain The Golden Bird The Beetle Who Went on His Travels Meditation - Putting The Weight Down The People of the Black Circle Typhoon Promised Land The Rise of Oscarville America's Forgotten Black Paradise The Tale of Ginger and Pickles Terror Out Of The Past
768audiobooks published
196narrators have voiced our books
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Why Academy Voices

More than a platform. Your creative partner.

We bring your story to life and connect it with listeners everywhere.

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    You choose your narratorHear custom auditions of your own pages before you decide.
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    You choose how to payA flat rate per finished hour, or share royalties instead.
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    You see every saleRoyalties paid quarterly, with reports on your dashboard.
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Certified Human Voice™

Every audiobook is performed by a real, vetted narrator. Never synthetic. No exceptions. Learn more →

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A Kidnapped Santa Claus

L. Frank Baum · narrated by Aaron Sokalski
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How it works

Three steps to your audiobook

Take control of your audiobook production from start to finish.

1

Create your author account

Sign up free on the Author Portal.

2

Submit your project

Post your book and get auditions tailored to it.

3

Choose, approve, publish

Pick your narrator, approve the audio, and we distribute it worldwide.

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Every book here was performed by a real narrator. Tap any cover to hear a sample.

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The voices behind the books

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Stories behind the stories

Facts about our authors, our narrators, our books and the history of listening.

Where creators thrive

Built for independent authors and rights holders.

A better way to produce and share your audiobook, with people who care about the story as much as you do.

  • Global distribution to millions of potential listeners.
  • A community of creators driven by storytelling and transparency.
  • Real people to talk to, from your first audition to your first royalty.
Everywhere people listen

Your audiobook, on nearly 50 retailers, libraries and streaming services.

Stores, subscription apps, library platforms and music services around the world.

Audible Audible
Amazon Amazon
Apple Books Apple Books
Spotify Spotify
Google Play Google Play
Kobo Kobo
Hoopla
Chirp
Nook
YouTube Music YouTube Music
Deezer Deezer
Napster Napster
Plus 35 more, including OverDrive, Storytel, Everand, Libro.fm and Bibliotheca.See every partner

Stores

Libro.fm · Audiobooks.com · Downpour · The Audiobook Store · Audiobooks Now · Books-A-Million · Rahva Raamat

Subscription apps

Storytel · Everand · BookBeat · Nextory · BookMate · Audioteka · 24Symbols · UBook · YouScribe · Anyplay · Speechify · Instaread · Kids.Radio · Behear · Bookwalker · Globook · Cliq Digital

Libraries

OverDrive · Bibliotheca · Follett · Mackin · Odilo · Wheelers · 3 Leaf Group · Ulverscroft · LibraryOne · Divibib

Music services

Calm Radio

Not every title qualifies for every platform; some have content, genre or age requirements.

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Guides for authors

Practical advice on publishing, audio and finding your readers.

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Academy Voices Has a New Home

Every Academy Voices audiobook is performed by a real person. That is our Certified Human Voice promise. Here is what it means, what the new site does, and the questions we hear most.
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