Guides for authors and narrators
Your resource for hiring and working with voice talent, publishing audiobooks and finding your readers.
Royalty Share Without Audible Exclusivity: How It Works
Can you do audiobook royalty share and still sell beyond Audible? Where wide royalty share exists, what ACX locks you into, and which books get auditions.
Read the post →The Author Audiobook Checklist
What it costs, how to choose a narrator, the three ways to pay, and what happens after you publish.
Where to Sell Your Audiobook Besides Audible (2026)
Three ways to sell your audiobook besides Audible: direct stores, distributors and your own website. What each one pays on a $14.99 sale, with sources.
Is This Audiobook Narrated by a Real Person? How to Tell
How to tell if an audiobook is narrated by a real person: the labels Audible, Apple, Google Play and Spotify use, and what to listen for in the sample.
Dracula Audiobook: Every Version Compared
Compare every Dracula audiobook: full casts with Tim Curry and Alan Cumming, single voices like Simon Vance, free LibriVox readings and our own edition.
ACX's New Room Tone Rule: 1 to 5 Seconds at the Start
ACX now wants 1 to 5 seconds of room tone at the start of every audiobook file, not half a second. What changed, why files get sent back, and how to fix it.
10 Classic Horror Audiobooks for Halloween
Ten classic horror audiobooks for Halloween, from Poe and Lovecraft to Dracula, each read by a real narrator. Free samples and what to try first.
Royalty Share vs Per Finished Hour: Which to Choose
Royalty share or per finished hour for your audiobook? What each costs on a real book, how many sales it takes to break even, and how ACX differs.
ACX Royalty Changes 2026: What to Do Before Dec 31
Every ACX audiobook must move to Audible’s new royalty model by December 31, 2026. How it pays, your three choices, and a dated checklist to follow.
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.