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The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Enchanted Types Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind The Island of Doctor Moreau A Honeymoon In Space Daisy Miller: A Study THE VENUS OF ILLE Lazarus The Sea Maiden How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin A Little Princess The Red Shoes The Wilderness Hunter The Doctor, His Wife, and the Clock Business A Night Before Christmas Aunt Kipp The Trouble at Pinelands The Frog Prince George Washington - Life Stories for Young People The Remarkable Rocket Politics Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table The Golden Rule Hildur, The Queen of the Elves The Goose-Girl A Cheerful Temper Foot-ball: It's History for Five Centuries Glinda of Oz The Attack on the Mill The Adventures of Pinocchio The Scarlet Letter Is Shakespeare Dead? The Elephant's Child The Theatre (from Civizilation in The United States) Piper in the Woods Beyond the Stars The Child In The Grave Tom Thumb The Crack of Doom A Case in Camera The Trial For Murder Man-Size In Marble The Adventures of Buster Bear The Open Boat The origin and development of the atomic theory A Perfect Gentleman An Interrupted Night
768audiobooks published
196narrators have voiced our books
115,149+audiobooks sold
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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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Anne of Avonlea

Anne of Avonlea

L. M. Montgomery · narrated by Melissa-Marie Shriner
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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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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
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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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