The Author Resources Hub

Every indie author producing audiobooks — whether with a professional narrator, their own voice, or AI tools — needs the right production toolchain. This guide covers every category: recording environments, microphones, DAWs, AI narration services, mastering tools, delivery platforms, and the analytics layer that connects production to income.

Learn how ElevenLabs helps indie authors create AI audiobooks with voice cloning, Studio production tools, and audiobook distribution through platforms like Spotify and ElevenReader.

Learn how to build a Shopify bookstore for ebooks, print books, and audiobooks. Discover direct sales strategies, BookVault and BookFunnel integrations, Shopify Magic AI tools, and proven ways to increase author revenue.

Discover Kobo Writing Life's free education hub for indie authors. Learn wide publishing strategies, Kobo optimization, audiobook distribution, international ebook markets, and expert tips to grow your publishing business beyond Kindle Unlimited.

Discover why Joanna Penn and The Creative Penn are essential resources for indie authors. Learn AI publishing strategies, self-publishing best practices, multiple income streams, and long-term career building with one of the industry's most trusted educators.

Human narration is the audiobook production standard that delivers the deepest listener engagement — but it requires the largest production investment. This guide covers how to find and cast the right narrator, the PFH vs royalty share contract decision, what a complete production timeline looks like, and how to evaluate whether the investment makes financial sense for your specific title.

Spotify for Authors is Spotify's own self-publishing portal for audiobooks — a direct upload path that exists independently of Voices by INaudio, with its own account, its own royalty reporting, and the ability to set your own suggested price. This guide covers how the portal works, how royalties are calculated under both the à la carte and Premium pool models, and how it fits alongside wide distribution.

Lantern Audio — the rebranded successor to the longtime traditional-publishing studio ListenUp Audiobooks — positions itself as a curated, quality-forward audiobook distributor with a 75% author royalty, production services, and a smaller but established distribution network. This guide covers what Lantern offers, where it fits, and what to expect from its royalty structure and reach.

Soundwise is a direct-to-listener audio platform designed specifically for authors and creators who want to sell audiobooks and audio courses without retail platform middlemen. This guide covers what Soundwise does, how it compares to BookFunnel for audio delivery, its subscription capabilities, and when it makes sense relative to other direct sales options.