Audio books apple6/14/2023 ![]() ![]() For independent authors, especially those just starting out, it's not always possible to spare that much money. In its announcement, Apple touched on how commissioning voice actors and producing audiobooks could cost writers and publishers thousands of dollars. Apple, as secretive as ever, apparently remained unnamed at that point of the process and required partners to sign non-disclosure agreements. Authors were reportedly told that the company behind the technology would shoulder the costs of turning their books into audiobooks and that they would be earning royalties. ![]() The company said the service uses the advanced speech synthesis technology it developed "to produce high-quality audiobooks from an ebook file."Īccording to The Guardian, Apple approached independent publishers who may be interested in teaming up for the project's launch in recent months. When you browse Apple Books for your next audiobook, you might come across a few titles with a note that says they were "Narrated by Apple Books." That's because the tech giant has released a catalogue of titles that make use of its new AI-powered digital narration service. ![]()
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