AudioBook Factory
Text to audiobook converter

Convert your text
into a full audiobook

Upload any manuscript - novel, guide or non-fiction book - and get a multi-voice, retail-ready audiobook in under an hour. AI narration with real prosody and emotion, mastered to ACX and KDP spec. You keep every right.

Why text to audio matters

Audio is the fastest-growing book format

Audiobook revenue has grown every year for a decade. Listeners binge full series, subscribe to podcast feeds and pay for audio content they would never read in print. Every text you have written is also an audiobook waiting to exist.

2x
Audiobook revenue growth over five years
8 hr
Average listen time per audiobook buyer per month
<1 hr
Time to convert a 50 000-word text to audiobook
6+
Retail stores your audiobook reaches at launch
How the converter works

Text in. Audiobook out. Four steps.

STEP 1

Upload your text

Drop your EPUB or DOCX. The converter cleans the text, normalises punctuation, reads numbers and abbreviations correctly and identifies chapter structure.

STEP 2

Select voices

Choose a narrator from the Studio or Premium voice library. For fiction, the tool detects every character in your prose and assigns each a distinct, stable voice.

STEP 3

Generate narration

Scene-aware prosody, breath pauses and emotion are applied per paragraph. Each chapter is mastered to -23 LUFS retail spec.

STEP 4

Download and publish

Retail-ready files for Audible, Apple Books, Kobo and Spotify are ready to download or auto-publish. An optional podcast feed and YouTube video are created at the same step.

What works well as audio

Every text type has a voice

Fiction

Novels and series

Dark romance, fantasy, thriller, cozy mystery - multi-voice casting makes character dialogue come alive. Each book in a series keeps the same cast.

Non-fiction

Self-help and guides

A warm, authoritative single narrator gives non-fiction the feel of a keynote talk. Clean, mastered and ready for Audible non-fiction bestseller lists.

Multi-language

One text, many languages

Convert your text to audiobooks in English, French, Spanish and German. Each language gets its own retail files and podcast feed.

Business

Business books

High CPC, engaged listeners who take action. A well-produced audio version turns a business book into a lead-generation asset that runs for years.

Children

Children's stories

Character voices and expressive narration work especially well for children's content. Each character gets its own memorable, consistent voice.

Short-form

Short stories and novellas

Even short texts can become a podcast episode or a YouTube video. A novella converts and publishes faster than you could record it yourself.

Converter FAQ

Converting text to audiobook

EPUB and DOCX are the primary supported formats. If your text is in PDF, export it to DOCX from Word or Google Docs first and the converter will handle the rest.

There is no hard word limit. A full novel of 100,000 words is a standard use case. The converter processes chapter by chapter, so even very long texts are handled cleanly.

For unusual names or invented terms, you can add a pronunciation guide when setting up the book. The converter accepts phonetic overrides so your world-building terms are always said correctly.

Yes. AudioBook Factory supports English, French, Spanish and German. Upload a text in any of those languages and the corresponding voice library is used automatically.

From $129 per book (Studio voice, single narrator) to $499 (Premium multi-voice). Monthly subscription plans start at $29. See the pricing page for the full grid.

More technical detail on the audiobook software page. See all FAQ answers.

Early access

Convert your first book free at launch

Join the waitlist. Waitlist members get a free sample chapter converted from their own manuscript before the studio opens.

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