Sounded.com is committed to transparency with its authors about their costs and benefits. There are no hidden fees. You pay for what you need and want. Sounded.com offers 3 price tiers. Basic, Exclusive and Complete Control.
Sounded.com is committed to transparency with its authors about their costs and benefits. There are no hidden fees. You pay for what you need and want. Sounded.com offers 3 price tiers. Basic, Exclusive and Complete Control.
The basic price tier costs GBP/EU/USD$99. It allows you to produce your audiobook with the minimal expensive. Our basic package offers a low cost solution for those looking to dabble with their literature without a large financial commitment. Note by choosing our basic tier, there is a 36 month exclusivity period applicable for your audiobook to be available on the Sounded.com Book Store.
The Exclusive price tier costs GBP/EU/USD$249 depening on your region. With a short exclusivity period of 12 months, then launch your book globally when you're ready, our middle tier offers great value for money and a great balance of control for your media. Also offers a significant revenue share optionfor your book if you choose to list via our ad-supported Sounded.com Free Platform. 12 month Sounded.com Exclusivity Period*
Complete Control price tier is available for GBP/EU/USD$999. Our complete package that offers immediate distribution rights on your audiobook including guides and assistance in listing on other platforms. High returns on revenue share when listing with Sounded.com Immediately distribute your audiobook globally!
The pricing models we adopt are based on the total numbers of words and characters (including spaces) contained in the Book submitted to us. For the avoidance of doubt, depending on your pricing plan, fees will be charged each time you submit your literary work (in whole or in part) at the point of conversion or part conversion above a character generation limit.
You acknowledge the Author Toolbelt software we use for our AutoAudio narration is proprietary and based on Text To Speech (TTS) and Speech Systhesis Mark-Up Language (SSML) training models. You acknowledge and agree this technology does not always provide results expected and you shall not have any claims for any errors or omissions or fitness or quality of your Audiobook resulting from any conversion of your Work to an Audiobook using our Services. It is your responsibility to check the AutoAudio tools are suitable for your needs and to edit your AudioBook in accordance with clause 5 below using our Services as and where required.
On Sounded.com we're proud to shout about the fact our audiobooks are narrated using AutoAudio Technology. In terms of narration of your book, if you've come to us as an alternative, the question is can you tell? And even if you can, doesn’t your audiobook sound great! Remember, you're in complete control of the process, so edit your audiobook until you're happy, before publishing it on our Book Store.
Sounded.com offers a tool to assist you determine which pricing tier is the best option for you. This is based on the price you would like to set for your audiobook, together with the total number of sales you hope to generate during the course of a year.
Please contact us if you have any further questions that can't be found in our FAQs. We're more than happy to help!