Cleared worldwide for Spotify, Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, Everand, Storytel, libraries, and your own site. Audible is the exception: opening soon.
Last verified July 18, 2026 · Policies shift, so we re-check often.
Doesn't accept externally produced AI narration from any producer today. ACX says third-party intake is coming. We're in talks to expedite for Lex; authors can also negotiate directly with Audible. When it opens, Lex uploads your book at no charge.
Most AI-friendly major storefront. Same pipeline as human-narrated titles.
Explicitly welcomes AI narration. Strong in Canada; includes Kobo Plus.
Opened to AI narration February 2025. Standard review before live.
Accepts third-party AI narration via aggregators when disclosed.
Same aggregator upload that covers Apple Books also reaches Everand (Scribd), Storytel, OverDrive/Libby, Hoopla, B&N, and 30+ other retailers — only where the partner accepts digital-voice titles. Storytel's publisher docs allow AI/replica narration at a quality bar; Everand is on the INaudio / Author's Republic network. Confirm both stay enabled for digital-voice titles in the aggregator dashboard.
All-you-can-listen catalog, opt-in only, no exclusivity. Removable anytime.
Highest margin. Commercial license covers it from day one.
Or skip all of it
The Publisher pack ($199, once) is everything in Studio plus multiple voices per book and done-for-you distribution: we cast several narrators so you can pick the one that fits, then upload to Google Play, Kobo, Spotify, Apple Books, Everand, Storytel, and the library networks — disclosure handled — plus Lex Premium. When Audible opens to third-party AI, we upload there at no charge. You keep 100% of royalties, no exclusivity, files are yours.
The DIY playbook
Upload straight to Google Play Books (52%) and Kobo Writing Life (45%). Both take ten minutes and accept AI narration with a metadata flag.
Voices by INaudio or Author's Republic gets you Apple Books, Everand, Storytel, Barnes & Noble, and the library systems in a single upload, flagged as digital voice narration.
BookFunnel or Shopify on your own site at 90%+ margin, and your mailing list hears the book first. Your Lex commercial license already covers it.
Every platform that accepts AI narration asks for the flag, and listeners reward honesty. Hiding it is the only way to actually get in trouble.
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