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* tts-1 standard ~$7.50/80K book · tts-1-hd ~$15/80K book · AudioForge Add-on $4.99/mo — no OpenAI key needed
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🎙️ How AudioForge works
Free preview — click Preview (Free) to hear your chapter in browser TTS. No API key needed.
HD audio — add your OpenAI API key (sk-...) in the top bar. Costs ~$7.50 for a full 80K-word novel.
AudioForge Add-on — $4.99/month — ForgeWrite generates the audio for you. No OpenAI account needed.
Download — generate chapter by chapter, download one MP3 per chapter or all as ZIP.
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Estimate: ~$7.50 per 80K-word novel (tts-1 standard) · ~$15 (tts-1-hd quality).
Professional narration: $2,000–4,000 for same book.
AudioForge Add-on — $4.99/month · ForgeWrite generates audio for you, no OpenAI key needed.
ACX Submission Checklist
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Retail sample readyFirst 5 minutes — auto-generated from Chapter 1
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MP3 formatAudioForge exports ACX-compliant MP3
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-23 LUFS loudnessNormalize in Audacity (free) after download
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Room toneAdd 0.5s silence at start/end of each file in Audacity
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Chapter separationOne MP3 per chapter — matches ACX requirements
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No background noiseAI voices have clean audio with no room noise
Submit at acx.com (Amazon/Audible) or findaswayvoices.com for wider distribution.
Distribution Platforms
ACX (Audible/Amazon) Exclusive = 40% royalty · Non-exclusive = 25%

Findaway Voices 80% royalty · Distributes to 40+ platforms

Draft2Digital Free upload · Wide distribution

Tip: Start non-exclusive on ACX + Findaway for maximum reach.