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Upload a Book, Get a Cast: Automatic Audiobook Casting
Upload a manuscript and every line gets assigned to a character automatically. What the new audiobook casting pass does, and does not do, explained.
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Where to Sell an AI-Narrated Audiobook
As of October 2026, which stores take your own AI-narrated audiobook and which don't: ACX, Google Play Books, Spotify, Kobo, Apple and direct sales.
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M4B vs MP3 for Audiobooks: Which to Export
Export M4B for listeners and chapter files for stores. Compare chapters, bookmarks, file size and what four big stores list in October 2026.
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Audiobooks8 min read
How to Choose an AI Narrator for Your Book
Pick an AI narrator by audition, not description. Match pace, warmth, age and accent to your genre, test on your own page, and keep the cast clear.
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EPUB, PDF or DOCX: Best File for an Audiobook
Of 10 import formats, EPUB gives the cleanest chapter split. See how DOCX headings and text-layer PDFs compare, and how to prep each file before narration.
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Audiobooks7 min read
What It Costs to Narrate a Novel with AI
A 90,000-word novel is 31,765 points in the app. See the arithmetic, what Lite, Pro, Max and top-ups cost in dollars, and when a human narrator wins.
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Casting Characters for a Multi-Voice Audiobook
How many character voices can a book carry, and how do you cast them for contrast instead of accuracy? A practical guide to audiobook casting.
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Fixing a Mispronounced Name in AI Narration
There is no pronunciation lexicon, phoneme field, or IPA input for AI narration. Here is the respelling technique that actually fixes a name.
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Narrating Your Own Novel: Mistakes Authors Make
Self-narrating your novel? Avoid the mistakes that ruin a debut audiobook, from unstripped text to picking a narrator before hearing it read your prose.
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Ebook to Audiobook AI Voice Generator — Free
Turn any ebook, PDF or manuscript into a polished audiobook. Genre-matched narrators, clean MP3 per chapter, ACX-ready output.
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