Chapters straight from your book
EPUB is the cleanest input there is, so your audiobook mirrors the book. The chapter list matches the table of contents, and the title, author and language come from the file itself.
Title page, copyright, dedication and contents are recognised, so playback suggests starting at chapter one. Notes, the index and the about-the-author page stay at the back, where they belong.
Listening in three steps
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Drop your file above, or choose it. It opens in seconds.
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Play a few narrator samples and pick the one that fits the book.
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Press play. Sign in or create a free account, and chapter one starts right away.
Even the messy ones work
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One giant chapter? It’s split on its headings, so you still get chapter navigation.
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A contents page is recognised as contents, not read out as a string of headings.
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Kobo KEPUB files open like any other EPUB.
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The book’s language is detected, and narrators for it come first.
Made for whole books
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265 narrators in 42 languages. Hear the samples, pick one, switch any time.
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Chapters you can jump between, with a suggested start past the title pages.
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Read-along text that follows the narrator sentence by sentence.
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Speed control, a sleep timer and bookmarks.
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Your place syncs across the web, iPhone and iPad, and Mac (Windows coming soon).
Questions people ask
Does the audiobook keep the EPUB’s chapters?
Yes. Chapters come from the EPUB’s own table of contents, so you jump between them in the player exactly as in the ebook.
Can I convert a Kindle book?
Yes, if it’s DRM-free: MOBI, AZW3 and KFX open directly. Store purchases locked with DRM can’t be opened. Standard Ebooks, Project Gutenberg, Tor and Baen are good sources of DRM-free books.
How long does it take?
Seconds. A novel opens almost instantly and narration starts while you pick a voice. There is no waiting for the whole book to render.
Can I download my EPUB as an MP3 or M4B?
Yes. Choose Download audiobook and you get one file with chapters, cover and book details, as M4B, MP3, Opus or WAV. English books can be narrated free with Standard voices, and books in every language with Premium voices, from your plan’s Premium hours. The EPUB to M4B page walks through it.
Does every EPUB work?
Any DRM-free EPUB up to 10 MB. Fixed-layout picture books and comics have little text, so they make thin audiobooks.
Is it free?
Yes, in English. Standard voices are unlimited on every plan, Free included. Free also gives you 10 minutes of Premium voices, one book of your own and one audiobook download. Listener includes 3 downloads, Premium 15 and Ultra unlimited, along with more books and Premium hours.