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Findaway Voices Splits Distribution; £75K Novel Prize Launches; Fewer Parents Reading to Kids: Self-Publishing with ALLi featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing News Podcast, Dan Holloway explains major changes to Findaway Voices, which is splitting into two platforms: Spotify for Authors, focused on Spotify distribution, and a new platform called In Audio for all other outlets. He also highlights a new £75,000 novel prize open to unpublished writers, and reports on a HarperCollins survey showing a decline in parents reading to their children, with homework—not screen time—cited as the main barrier.

AI-Generated Audiobooks Gain Momentum with Eleven Labs and Spotify Partnership: Self-Publishing with ALLi Featuring Dan Holloway

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway examines major developments in AI-generated audiobooks. Eleven Labs has launched direct audiobook publishing, offering authors new distribution options and competitive royalties. The company has also expanded its speech-to-text services, allowing authors to transcribe and produce audiobooks seamlessly. Meanwhile, OpenAI's video-generation tool Sora is now available in the UK and EU, and Twitch has expanded monetization features, creating new opportunities for authors to engage with audiences.

Eleven Labs Expands AI Audiobook Tools; Spotify Opens to AI Narration: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway

Eleven Labs is the best-known company working on the production of AI-generated voices. And in the past week, they have been busy translating that technology into tools for indie authors to use to create audiobooks.

Self-Publishing News: Findaway Voices Terms – What’s Really Changed?

On Friday of last week, Findaway Voices by Spotify announced new terms and conditions that some have commented as being “rights grab”. Here is an update on Findaway Voices terms from ALLi's Watchdog Desk.

February 20, 2024
Dan Holloway
News
4 Comments

Self-publishing News: Spotify Launches Audiobooks. Join in through Findaway Voices

Cover designers and others speak out about the use of and training for AI-generated art on platforms like Midjourney.

September 21, 2022
Dan Holloway
News
0 Comments

Audiobook Publishing Alternatives to ACX: A Comparison

ALLi's Watchdog Desk contrasts ACX and Audible with six rival audiobook distribution services — Author's Republic, Findaway Voices, Kobo Writing Life, Lantern, PublishDrive, and Soundwise — to explore options for authors who wish to reach a wider audience beyond Amazon's walls.

Findaway Voices Steps in for Indies in Wake of Audiblegate: Self-Publishing News Podcast with Dan Holloway and Howard Lovy

Today, we're going to talk about Findaway Voices, an audiobook service that's an alternative to Audible, which is causing headaches for indie authors after the Audiblegate controversy. We'll also talk about something called social reading. And we'll look back on the legacy of Jeff Bezos at Amazon.

February 25, 2021
Howard Lovy
Podcast
1 Comment

Self-publishing News: Findaway Voices Reaches out to Disgruntled ACX Authors

Findaway Voices offers royalty bonus to authors leaving ACX exclusivity and Draft2Digital offers royalty splitting.

February 10, 2021
Dan Holloway
News
1 Comment

International Insights: Indie Friendly Aggregators

For this week’s edition of the Alliance of Independent Authors International Insights hosted by Mark Williams of The New Publishing Standard, we’re moving on to indie friendly aggregators.

October 24, 2020
Mark Williams
Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
2 Comments

Self-publishing News: 2019 in Indieland

A look back at 2019's self-publishing news: libraries, audiobooks, global markets, and an existential question: what is reading?

December 24, 2019
Dan Holloway
News
0 Comments

Self-publishing News: Publish Audiobooks via Kobo Writing Life

It's now possible to publish audiobooks direct through your Kobo Writing Life dashboard, and Wattpad launch new opportunities in Brazil.

October 1, 2019
Dan Holloway
News
0 Comments

Why Indie Authors Should Publish Audiobooks – and How To Do It

Wondering whether it's worth the time and hassle to self-publish audiobooks? Let Amy Shojai, an ALLi professional member, persuade you, drawing on her own success story. She also shares top tips on routes into audio.

March 28, 2019
Amy Shojai
Business & Planning, Process 3 & 4: Production & Distribution
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