Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation
  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing
  • Login
  • GDPR
  • Create a Free Account
Return to PRWeb homepage
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact
When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be automatically updated as you type.

Searching for your content...

No results found. Please change your search terms and try again.
  • News in Focus
      • Browse News Releases

      • All News Releases
      • Multimedia Gallery

      • All Multimedia
      • All Photos
      • All Videos
  • Business & Money
      • Auto & Transportation

      • Aerospace, Defense
      • Air Freight
      • Airlines & Aviation
      • Automotive
      • Maritime & Shipbuilding
      • Railroads and Intermodal Transportation
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
      • Travel
      • Trucking and Road Transportation
      • View All Auto & Transportation

      • Business Technology

      • Blockchain
      • Broadcast Tech
      • Computer & Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Components
      • Electronic Design Automation
      • Financial Technology
      • High Tech Security
      • Internet Technology
      • Nanotechnology
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Semiconductors
      • View All Business Technology

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Financial Services & Investing

      • Accounting News & Issues
      • Acquisitions, Mergers and Takeovers
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • Bankruptcy
      • Bond & Stock Ratings
      • Conference Call Announcements
      • Contracts
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Dividends
      • Earnings
      • Earnings Forecasts & Projections
      • Financing Agreements
      • Insurance
      • Investments Opinions
      • Joint Ventures
      • Mutual Funds
      • Private Placement
      • Real Estate
      • Restructuring & Recapitalization
      • Sales Reports
      • Shareholder Activism
      • Shareholder Meetings
      • Stock Offering
      • Stock Split
      • Venture Capital
      • View All Financial Services & Investing

      • General Business

      • Awards
      • Commercial Real Estate
      • Corporate Expansion
      • Earnings
      • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
      • Human Resource & Workforce Management
      • Licensing
      • New Products & Services
      • Obituaries
      • Outsourcing Businesses
      • Overseas Real Estate (non-US)
      • Personnel Announcements
      • Real Estate Transactions
      • Residential Real Estate
      • Small Business Services
      • Socially Responsible Investing
      • Surveys, Polls and Research
      • Trade Show News
      • View All General Business

  • Science & Tech
      • Consumer Technology

      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Blockchain
      • Cloud Computing/Internet of Things
      • Computer Electronics
      • Computer Hardware
      • Computer Software
      • Consumer Electronics
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Data Analytics
      • Electronic Commerce
      • Electronic Gaming
      • Financial Technology
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Multimedia & Internet
      • Peripherals
      • Social Media
      • STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Math)
      • Supply Chain/Logistics
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Consumer Technology

      • Energy & Natural Resources

      • Alternative Energies
      • Chemical
      • Electrical Utilities
      • Gas
      • General Manufacturing
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Oil & Energy
      • Oil and Gas Discoveries
      • Utilities
      • Water Utilities
      • View All Energy & Natural Resources

      • Environ­ment

      • Conservation & Recycling
      • Environmental Issues
      • Environmental Policy
      • Environmental Products & Services
      • Green Technology
      • Natural Disasters
      • View All Environ­ment

      • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Aerospace & Defense
      • Agriculture
      • Chemical
      • Construction & Building
      • General Manufacturing
      • HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning)
      • Machinery
      • Machine Tools, Metalworking and Metallurgy
      • Mining
      • Mining & Metals
      • Paper, Forest Products & Containers
      • Precious Metals
      • Textiles
      • Tobacco
      • View All Heavy Industry & Manufacturing

      • Telecomm­unications

      • Carriers and Services
      • Mobile Entertainment
      • Networks
      • Peripherals
      • Telecommunications Equipment
      • Telecommunications Industry
      • VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
      • Wireless Communications
      • View All Telecomm­unications

  • Lifestyle & Health
      • Consumer Products & Retail

      • Animals & Pets
      • Beers, Wines and Spirits
      • Beverages
      • Bridal Services
      • Cannabis
      • Cosmetics and Personal Care
      • Fashion
      • Food & Beverages
      • Furniture and Furnishings
      • Home Improvement
      • Household, Consumer & Cosmetics
      • Household Products
      • Jewelry
      • Non-Alcoholic Beverages
      • Office Products
      • Organic Food
      • Product Recalls
      • Restaurants
      • Retail
      • Supermarkets
      • Toys
      • View All Consumer Products & Retail

      • Entertain­ment & Media

      • Advertising
      • Art
      • Books
      • Entertainment
      • Film and Motion Picture
      • Magazines
      • Music
      • Publishing & Information Services
      • Radio & Podcast
      • Television
      • View All Entertain­ment & Media

      • Health

      • Biometrics
      • Biotechnology
      • Clinical Trials & Medical Discoveries
      • Dentistry
      • FDA Approval
      • Fitness/Wellness
      • Health Care & Hospitals
      • Health Insurance
      • Infection Control
      • International Medical Approval
      • Medical Equipment
      • Medical Pharmaceuticals
      • Mental Health
      • Pharmaceuticals
      • Supplementary Medicine
      • View All Health

      • Sports

      • General Sports
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Sporting Events
      • Sports Equipment & Accessories
      • View All Sports

      • Travel

      • Amusement Parks and Tourist Attractions
      • Gambling & Casinos
      • Hotels and Resorts
      • Leisure & Tourism
      • Outdoors, Camping & Hiking
      • Passenger Aviation
      • Travel Industry
      • View All Travel

  • Policy & Public Interest
      • Policy & Public Interest

      • Advocacy Group Opinion
      • Animal Welfare
      • Congressional & Presidential Campaigns
      • Corporate Social Responsibility
      • Domestic Policy
      • Economic News, Trends, Analysis
      • Education
      • Environmental
      • European Government
      • FDA Approval
      • Federal and State Legislation
      • Federal Executive Branch & Agency
      • Foreign Policy & International Affairs
      • Homeland Security
      • Labor & Union
      • Legal Issues
      • Natural Disasters
      • Not For Profit
      • Patent Law
      • Public Safety
      • Trade Policy
      • U.S. State Policy
      • View All Policy & Public Interest

  • People & Culture
      • People & Culture

      • Aboriginal, First Nations & Native American
      • African American
      • Asian American
      • Children
      • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
      • Hispanic
      • Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
      • Men's Interest
      • People with Disabilities
      • Religion
      • Senior Citizens
      • Veterans
      • Women
      • View All People & Culture

  • Hamburger menu
  • Cision PRWeb provides efficient communication tools to continuously engage with target audiences across multiple online channels
  • Create a Free Account
    • ALL CONTACT INFO
    • Contact Us


      11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday

  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • News in Focus
    • Browse All News
    • Multimedia Gallery
  • Business & Money
    • Auto & Transportation
    • Business Technology
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Financial Services & Investing
    • General Business
  • Science & Tech
    • Consumer Technology
    • Energy & Natural Resources
    • Environ­ment
    • Heavy Industry & Manufacturing
    • Telecomm­unications
  • Lifestyle & Health
    • Consumer Products & Retail
    • Entertain­ment & Media
    • Health
    • Sports
    • Travel
  • Policy & Public Interest
  • People & Culture
    • People & Culture
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR
  • Send a Release
  • Sign up
  • Log in
  • Resources
  • RSS
  • GDPR

BookBaby and Speechki Aim to Disrupt Audiobook Market for Self-Published Authors


News provided by

BookBaby

Nov 15, 2022, 11:05 ET

Share this article

Share toX

Share this article

Share toX

Speechki’s audiobook production technology offers publishers in the US, and all over the world, a new way to produce audiobooks.
Speechki’s audiobook production technology offers publishers in the US, and all over the world, a new way to produce audiobooks.

BookBaby and Speechki announce a partnership that will allow self-published authors to create audiobooks quickly and economically while earning industry leading payouts.

PENNSAUKEN, N.J., Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today BookBaby, a leader in self-publishing, and Speechki, a company that uses artificial intelligence to create audiobooks with synthetic narration announced a partnership that will allow BookBaby authors to create audiobooks quickly and economically and sell them through the BookBaby Bookshop while earning industry leading payouts.

"Everything we do at BookBaby is focused on positioning authors to win readers in the marketplace," said James Foley, BookBaby President. "Core to that mission is making sure authors get paid the lion's share of money for their book sales. Our program allows authors to set the retail price for their audiobooks and when their book sells, they will earn 75% of the list price. For example, if the author sets the retail price of their audiobook at $19.99, they will earn $14.99 per sale. This is a game changer for authors and publishers looking to sell their audiobooks, since the de facto industry commission for audiobooks today is in the range of only 40%. Why should the retailer get 60% of the profit when all they do is list the book on an ecommerce website?"

Only about 5% of print books are available as audiobooks. Our goal is to create one million audiobooks in the next few years, and there is no better partner than BookBaby when it comes to working with authors who self-publish.

Post this

The audiobook market is growing in the US and around the world. The US audiobook market has grown to 2 billion dollars; and, according to the American Publishers Association, audiobook revenue could surpass eBook revenue as soon as 2023. Foley says, "Audiobooks are now a must have format for anyone publishing books. With this partnership we have solved the biggest challenges blocking authors from entering the market. It's no longer expensive or difficult to make audiobooks. Authors upload their manuscript, select one of 77 languages, and choose between 30-50 synthetic voice actors. And the narration sounds great–pretty much indistinguishable from human narration–in fact, better than some of the human-narrated audiobooks I've heard and at a fraction of the cost! We do all the work and issue an audio proof in just 5 days."

The BookBaby BookShop is a robust selling platform that arms authors with powerful marketing and analytics tools including real-time user activity on the product pages, real-time sales reporting, couponing, email list building, landing page customization options, and digital advertising programs.

Foley said of the partnership, "We are excited to add this new revolutionary audiobook program to the suite of services we already provide to authors. As audiobooks continue to grow in importance, we want BookBaby authors to reach audiobook fans in the same way they reach print and eBook readers. Speechki is the perfect partner for us and our authors. After initial AI narration, a human being listens to every audiobook proof and authors can make free corrections as part of this service if there's something about the audiobook narration they don't like. We remove all the complication of finding the right voiceover talent, negotiating a fee, and arranging how and where to record and edit the audiobook. Our partnership with Speechki makes it all super simple and affordable."

Speechki's audiobook production technology offers publishers in the US, and all over the world, a new way to produce audiobooks. Speechki offers over 400 voices in 77 languages and dialects, and provides AI and human proof-listening, and free corrections, as part of its service. It can produce audiobooks quickly and at a small fraction of the cost of traditional production.

Speechki CEO Dima Abramov said, "Speechki is delighted to partner with publishers large and small. Only about 5% of print books are available as audiobooks. Our goal is to create one million audiobooks in the next few years, and there is no better partner than BookBaby when it comes to working with authors who self-publish."

About BookBaby
BookBaby is where writers become authors. Our mission is to take the hard work out of self-publishing: From book printing, eBooks, book distribution, book cover design, professional book editing, marketing services, and now audiobook products, BookBaby has everything today's indie author needs to succeed. Since 2011, we've helped tens of thousands realize their self-publishing goals, backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Best of all, you can call us at 1-877-961-6878 and talk through the process with a real human being—usually a fellow writer who is invested in the success of your book.

For more information about BookBaby please contact:

Daniel Baker, VP of Marketing
[email protected]
(800) 468-9353 x5194

About Speechki
Speechki is an audiobook recording platform to scale publishers' audiobook inventories by several times using synthetic voices. We do for audiobook production what Ford did for car manufacturing.

For more information about Speechki please contact:

Bill Wolfsthal
[email protected]

Media Contact

Daniel Baker, BookBaby, 1 800-468-9353 Ext: 5194, [email protected]

SOURCE BookBaby

Modal title

Speechki.org
Speechki.org
BookBaby.com
BookBaby.com
Speechki.org BookBaby.com

Contact PRWeb

  • 11AM ET Sunday – 8PM ET Friday
  • Contact Us

About PRWeb

  • About PRWeb
  • Partners
  • Partnership Programs
  • Editorial Guidelines
  • Resources

Why PRWeb

  • Why PRWeb
  • How It Works
  • Who Uses It
  • Pricing

Accounts

  • Create a Free Account
  • Log in
  • Contact Us

Do not sell or share my personal information:

  • Submit via [email protected] 
  • Call Privacy toll-free: 877-297-8921

Contact Cision

Products

About

My Services
  • All News Releases
  • Online Member Center
  • ProfNet
Cision Distribution Helpline
888-776-0942
  • Legal
  • Site Map
  • RSS
  • Cookie Settings
Copyright © 2025 Cision US Inc.