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AC-T-343 Spotify's Free AI Audiobook Tool: What Authors Need to Know
In this episode, Becky pulls back the curtain on Spotify's recent announcement regarding its free AI audiobook narration tool. While the offer of "free" narration may seem like a lifeline for self-published authors, there are significant complexities and hidden costs that every creator must consider before hitting submit.
Becky dives deep into the technicalities of the Spotify/Eleven Labs partnership, the royalty structures, and—most importantly—the worldwide non-exclusive license authors are granting in exchange for this service. We also analyze recent consumer data from the Audio Publishers…
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