Real narrators for your audiobook. You choose the voice.
Academy Voices offers audiobook narration services performed entirely by real people. Post your book free, hear auditions from professional audiobook narrators, and pick the one who sounds like your story. We handle production, quality checks and distribution.
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- 810audiobooks since 2023
- 346narrators
- ~50stores, libraries and apps
- $0to post your book
346 audiobook narrators, all real people.
Every narrator on Academy Voices is a person with their own studio and demos, approved by Anthony Pica before they can be cast. Tap a face to hear them. When you post your book, narrators like these audition for it, and you choose.
From manuscript to finished audiobook
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Post your book
Tell us about it and add a short audition script. Posting is free.
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Hear auditions
Narrators who fit your book record your script, so you hear your own words in their voice.
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Choose your narrator
Pick the voice you love and sign the contract on the site.
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Approve a sample
You hear the first 15 minutes before the full recording goes ahead.
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Approve the audiobook
Our team checks every file against retailer specs before it's published.
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It goes on sale
On nearly 50 retailers, libraries and streaming services, and in our own store.
Voice over for audiobooks is its own craft
Audiobook narration isn't a commercial read. A narrator holds a listener for six, ten, twenty hours: steady pacing, clear characters, the right emotion on every page, and clean audio from start to finish. That's what our narrators do.
Every finished file meets the technical rules retailers require, from levels to room tone to noise floor, and we check it before your book is published, so it isn't turned away after release.
Every audiobook carries our Certified Human Voice™ promise: performed by a real person, in their own voice, with their consent.
Spellbound: The Paranormal Seduction of Today's Kids
By MCOI Publishing
Narrated by Judd Bonham
ChristianAudiobook narrators for every kind of book
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Ways to get your audiobook narrated
| Academy Voices | Hire a narrator yourself | ACX royalty share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finding the narrator | Narrators audition with your script | You search and contact them | You post and hope narrators audition |
| Narrator cost up front | None with royalty share, or a rate you set | Usually paid per finished hour | None |
| Checking and fixing files | We check every file before release | Up to you | Up to you; rejected files come back to you |
| Where it's sold | Nearly 50 stores and libraries, plus our store | Wherever you publish it | Audible only, for 7 years |
| Every narrator a real person | Yes, Certified Human Voice™ | Up to you to check | Not promised |
It costs a one-time $350 production fee, plus the narrator's rate per finished hour (from $50) or a royalty share instead. See the three ways to pay →
What authors say
“Academy Voices made creating the audiobook easy. The website was easy to understand. Anthony Pica was available to answer questions. He clearly told potential narrators what we were looking for, and we had several candidates to listen to and choose from. The narrator we chose was Judd Bonham, and he was entirely professional and the right fit for this project. I highly recommend Academy Voices!”
“Working with Academy Voices has been an incredibly fun and easy experience. In fact, I enjoyed working with them on The Coven so much that I came right back to have them bring Gravemoor Radio to life! Academy Voices made the entire audiobook production process seamless from start to finish, allowing me to focus on the creative side without the usual headaches of production. I especially appreciated the opportunity to work closely with the voice actors and be hands-on throughout the creative process. Their professionalism, dedication, and genuine enthusiasm for their craft made both productions an absolute pleasure. Hearing my characters come alive through such talented voices has been incredibly rewarding and I couldn't be happier with the results. I highly recommend Academy Voices to any author looking for a talented, dedicated, professional team that truly cares about bringing stories to life.”
Your audiobook, on nearly 50 retailers, libraries and streaming services.
Stores, subscription apps, library platforms and music services around the world.
Academy Voices Store Listeners buy direct on our own website and app.
Apple Books
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 RaamatSubscription apps
Storytel · Everand · BookBeat · Nextory · BookMate · Audioteka · 24Symbols · UBook · YouScribe · Anyplay · Speechify · Instaread · Kids.Radio · Behear · Bookwalker · Globook · Cliq DigitalLibraries
OverDrive · Bibliotheca · Follett · Mackin · Odilo · Wheelers · 3 Leaf Group · Ulverscroft · LibraryOne · DivibibMusic services
Calm RadioNot every title qualifies for every platform; some have content, genre or age requirements.
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Posting is free, and you don't pay anything until you've chosen your narrator.
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