Voice replica production is currently a limited beta offering.

1. What is voice replica production?

A voice replica uses AI-generated speech technology to enable a narrator to create and monetize a replica of their voice that sounds like them. You can read more about the voice replica beta here.

2. What titles are eligible for voice replica production?

Please see this article for the eligibility criteria.

3. What can I do in my ebook to set up a successful and high-quality voice replica production?

1. A well-formatted ebook interior will result in both a high-quality ebook and audiobook. We recommend making updates to your ebook to improve both formats if needed. Communication with your narrator is key to ensuring successful and high-quality voice replica titles.
   1. Table of contents: A Kindle Interactive (or NCX) table of contents is required to build your audiobook. Please ensure your table of contents is complete, in the correct order, and doesn't use images for text. Ensure that all content in your book is contained within a chapter.
   2. Typos: Check spelling and grammar, and complete a proofread of your manuscript.
   3. Chapter names/numbers: Ensure chapter names/numbers are formatted as text (rather than images) or they will not be read to indicate where your listener is in the audiobook.
   4. Footnotes: Ensure footnotes are formatted as superscripts/subscripts so that they're not included as part of the audiobook's content.
2. Start Reading Location (SRL) and Ending Reading Location (ERL)
   1. If you have set the ebook's SRL and ERL, your narrator will be able to see that in the production tool. However, the desired Audiobook SRL and ERL may be different from the ebook's SRL and ERL. Typically, we recommend adding the SRL after the table of contents for a better listener experience. If you choose to move your SRL for your audiobook, please communicate this in advance with the narrators.

Communication with your narrator is key to ensuring successful and high-quality voice replica titles. 

⚠️ Important

If your audiobook is already in production, please avoid editing the ebook. Narrators are already working with the current version. If you must make changes to your ebook, including chapter names, let your narrator know to prevent any conflicts with their work. 

4. How do I get started?

1. When claiming a book, you'll see whether the title qualifies for a voice replica audition.

2. When you set up your title, you will see an option to open it for a voice replica audition.

3. Once you post a title, you can choose whether to receive auditions from both live narration and voice replica. Or, use the “Find Voices” tool to browse participating voice replica narrators and make a direct offer to the narrator of your choice. 

4. As you receive auditions and/or browse voice replicas in the “Find Voices” experience, you can listen to each sample, pick your preferred voice, and send an offer to the narrator.  

5. Once the narrator accepts your offer, that will initiate the audiobook creation and the narrator can begin editing the book using production tools. During the beta, the narrator can edit pacing, mispronunciation issues, and pauses.

6. Once the audio is delivered, you can review each chapter.

7. Once you approve the entire audiobook, the ACX quality assurance team will review your title information and you will be notified once the title is live.

5. In which marketplace will my voice replica audiobook be published? 
During the beta, your voice replica title will be published in all eligible Audible marketplaces that ACX currently serves. 

6. How do I pay for the voice replica production?
You can choose whether to pay your narrator a per-finished-hour rate or opt for a royalty share or royalty share plus agreement, where you receive 30% (legacy royalty rate) or 37.5% (new royalty rate) and the narrator receives 10% (legacy royalty rate) or 12.5% (new royalty rate) during the initial seven year distribution period. For per-finished-hour fees, the producer and rights holder agree on a per-finished-hour rate at the start of the production. More information on how royalties work can be found here.

7. Can I cancel the voice replica production contract with the narrator?
Unlike live narration productions made through ACX, which include a 15-minute checkpoint, if you decide to cancel a project before the initial 7-day review period ends, you'll need to notify the narrator through ACX message center and notify us at info@acx.com to terminate the agreement and to avoid the cancellation fee. Please refer to the terms for full details.

8. How will the voice replica titles be displayed in the Audible and Amazon stores?
Titles narrated using voice replicas will be labelled in the narrator field of the title’s product detail page as [“Narrated by Narrator’s voice replica”].