How do I join Apple's Digitally Narrated Audiobook service?

Modified on Wed, 5 Feb at 10:15 AM

Click this page to start: https://draft2digital.com/digital-narration/

and then click the red START A DIGITALLY NARRATED AUDIOBOOK button to begin the process.

You will be able to see if any of your books are eligible for this audiobook service from the D2D Audio Eligible Books

Example UI of the Create an Audiobook process.

If your books are listed with Apple books directly you can get started by going to your direct iBooks account and pulling an Apple Catalogue report, which you will need to upload here:

Example UI of the Create an Audiobook process highlighting the "Upload an Apple Books catalog report" link

Please note that at this time very limited genres have been tested for this service and therefore only a couple of BISACs are enabled. We hope that the service will be a hit and that testing and expansion of the service will happen soon so that more and more authors can take advantage.

Since this offering is still quite limited, your book may not be eligible. Information on why your book may not be eligible can be found here: https://draft2digital.com/book/dignar/ineligible

Digitally Narrated Audiobook production takes on average 3-4 weeks before your audiobook will become available for sale after publishing. If your book is unable to complete conversion due to technical requirements, your audiobook will not be released. Please note that no audio samples or previews will be made available for review before release.