Narration marketplaces and wide audiobook distribution.
Free · Free to post projects or upload a DIY production. Audible’s new royalty model (open to all from 26 May 2026; legacy model ends by end of 2026): 50% royalty for exclusive distribution to Audible/Amazon/Apple Books, 30% non-exclusive. Membership listening is paid from member value split by engagement — confirm current terms on acx.com.
Amazon’s Audiobook Creation Exchange: hire a narrator (pay-for-production or royalty share) or upload your own finished audio, then distribute to Audible, Amazon, and Apple Books. Under Audible’s new royalty model you ch…
Free · No upfront, setup, or subscription fees advertised. You keep 80% of the royalties Author’s Republic receives from its 50+ retail, library, and streaming partners (rate made permanent for newly submitted audiobooks). Going live everywhere can take 5–60 business days.
Non-exclusive wide audiobook distributor with 50+ channels grouped into Audible/Amazon, preferred retail and library partners (Kobo, Google, OverDrive, Hoopla, Storytel, Chirp and more), and music streaming. A direct alt…
Free to submit · Free to submit deals through the BookBub Partner Dashboard; selected titles run a discount, typically $0.99–$5.99. Your audiobook must already be on Chirp through Voices by INaudio or Author’s Republic. Chirp only sells to listeners in the US and Canada.
Audiobook retailer from the BookBub team that features limited-time discounted audiobooks in daily deal emails. Authors can’t list directly. Your title reaches Chirp via Voices by INaudio or Author’s Republic, and then y…
Free · Free, non-exclusive upload with no title limit. Direct (à la carte) sales pay 50% of the suggested retail price you set; Premium-plan listening is paid from a shared per-market pool, so there is no fixed per-listen rate. Royalties paid in USD. Audiobooks reach Spotify listeners in 22 countries (confirm the current list).
Spotify’s own portal for authors to upload audiobooks directly to Spotify, keep full rights, and see royalty reports and listener insights. Free and non-exclusive, so it sits alongside ACX or a wide aggregator. Spotify p…
Freemium · Paid plans marketed as Subscription ~$99/year or Lifetime Access ~$299 one-time with ~85% of net revenue (confirm current tiers, free-tier limits, and title caps on streetlib.com/pricing — membership rules can vary by country)
Global ebook and audiobook aggregator with European roots (Italian HQ lineage) and distribution into many retailers and library channels. A practical alternative to Draft2Digital or PublishDrive when you want wide digita…
Free · No upfront, setup, or distribution fees. You keep 80% of the royalties Voices by INaudio receives; partner rates are roughly 40–50% of list price for à la carte, 30–40% for subscription, and 25–45% of receipts for revenue-share channels (per its help centre). Paid monthly, in USD by default.
Wide, non-exclusive audiobook aggregator (formerly Findaway Voices) reaching retail, subscription, library, and K–12 channels worldwide. You set your list price and keep 80% of what it collects. After the 2025 split, Spo…