KDP is testing audiobooks narrated with virtual voices. The beta is invite-only, so you may not have access yet. How to check if you have access: Open your KDP Bookshelf. If you see the option "Add Audible Audiobook with Virtual Voice," you're in the beta. If you don't, the feature isn't available for your book yet. Cost and voices: During the beta, creating a virtual voice audiobook is free. You can choose a different voice for each chapter in the Virtual Voice Studio. Keep in mind that the beta terms can change. Who can use it: The beta is currently limited to books sold in the US market. If your book is only available in other countries' Amazon stores, it isn't eligible yet. Before you start, make sure your manuscript has the right table of contents, so listeners can jump between chapters. Kindle Create can help you set this up. Beta: Audiobooks with virtual voice

I've been sharing this with you: I'm testing AI audio production as a pre-launch advertising option for my newest book. From Book to Audiobook Understanding the Audiobook Landscape (soon available on Amazon) You can listen to a summary from Chapter 2: audio production with AI voice (ElevenLabs) and visuals (Grok) in minutes. This is the fast audiobook lane that shows you how your book marketing can work. What's next? The full book launches on Amazon and will be available with a human narrator on Audible. This preview shows: audiobooks don't have to take months or big budgets. Your turn: Can you imagine an audiobook version?

A Real-Time Publishing Journey: Turning Your Draft Into Audio, Images & Marketing Material With my 25th book something strange happened (and continues happening) to me . After uploading everything to Amazon KDP, and receibing the congratulation message… nothing happens. The book doesn't actually go online. Then I realized the solution: build and share pre-launch marketing material while waiting for Amazon. Audiobook marketing material—created and shared WITH you chapter by chapter, as we publish. Here's What's Included in This Post: 📖 Chapter 3 Summary: Audio narration + visual images + short video showing the entire audiobook creation workflow.

October Welcome Post – Audiobook Creators 🎙️ 🚀 Welcome to Audiobook Creators: Your Path to Publishing Fast with AI 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 — 𝗔 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 We've grown to 189 members, and something exciting is about to happen. When we hit 200, the pricing changes. This isn't a sales tactic—it's real. We wanted to be transparent about it so you know what's coming. If you're here because you want to turn your book into an audiobook (or create one from scratch with AI), you're in exactly the right place. 🎯 Here's What's Changing This Month 2️⃣ Two Clear Paths Forward We're building a structure that matches exactly where you are: 🆓 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 - Core fundamentals: ACX, Audible, Spotify, narration options - Step-by-step setup guides - Real questions answered by people doing this right now - Community support at every step 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 ($𝟱/𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵): Your First Audiobook: Fast with AI - A guided journey: from idea → finished audiobook in weeks (not months) - AI strategies that actually work - How to pick narrators, test markets, publish confidently - Direct access when you're stuck This isn't theory. This is what works. 📌 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 (𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄) Say hello. Share: - Your book idea (or the one you're already working on) - What's been holding you back - What you want to achieve by December Just a sentence. That's it. This part matters because everyone here is figuring something out—when you see someone else's struggle or dream, it lands differently. 👇 Comment below and introduce yourself. 🔔 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Activate the bell so you don't miss the classroom launch. When the new course structure goes live, you'll want to be notified. 📖 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮? We started this community when reaching 100 members felt like a huge dream. 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 to see where we came from. That conversation has 183 comments of real people, real wins, real questions. This new post signals October. A fresh start. The same community, structured better.

🔵 English Start here! 🚀 Welcome 🎙️ & Activate the bell 🔔 By the way: Tell us what you think about having 3 languages here—I am considering dropping one. 📌 Step 1: Say hello – share a fun fact or your current project! 🤝 🟢 Deutsch Start here! 🚀 Welcome 🎙️ & Activate the bell 🔔 Übrigens: Sag uns gerne, wie du das mit den 3 Sprachen findest – ich spiele mit dem Gedanken, eine Sprache zu entfernen. 📌 Schritt 1: Sag kurz Hallo – teile einen Fun-Fact oder dein aktuelles Projekt! 🤝 🔴 Español Start here! 🚀 Welcome 🎙️ & Activate the bell 🔔 Por cierto: Cuéntanos qué te parece esto de los 3 idiomas; estoy pensando en eliminar uno. 📌 Paso 1: ¡Saluda y comparte un dato curioso o tu proyecto actual! 🤝