Apple Books for Authors
Apple for Authors is an audiobooks service for authors to have their books narrated by artificial intelligence. The AI feature is only available for fiction and romance books and offers two voices, Madison and Jackson, for the listener to choose from. Apple reportedly approached independent publishers in the US and Canada; those who agreed to have their work turned into an audiobook were told they would pay for the cost of production and would receive royalties from their sales. T he new feature is said to significantly cut costs for book publishers - who typically invest thousands of dollars to produce audiobooks - and will help promote independently published authors.
- Organisation involved
- Apple
- Product, system or model
- Apple Books for Authors
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