AI narration for self-help and business audiobooks
Turn a self-help or business book into an audiobook with AI: the right tone, handling exercises and lists, typical length and credits.
Self-help and business books are often bought by people who listen while commuting or exercising. They want a clear, encouraging voice and a structure they can follow without a page in front of them.
What works in audio
- Short chapters with a recap. Listeners skip around less than readers. End a chapter with the key takeaways.
- Lists introduced out loud. Say "there are three steps" before the steps. Numbers and bullets do not survive narration.
- Direct address. Second-person writing suits the genre and sounds natural when spoken.
Voices to audition
Sulafat (warm), Zephyr (bright) and Aoede (breezy) for an encouraging female voice; Algieba (smooth) and Charon (informative) for a male voice. Compare them on the AI voices page.
Exercises and downloads
Audio cannot hold a worksheet. Tell listeners where to get it, such as a link in the book description, and keep exercises to a few spoken steps.
Length and cost
A 50,000-word book is about 5.6 hours, so about 6 credits. Check your own manuscript in the length calculator.
Where to sell it
Rules for synthetic narration vary by store. The store rules guide lists what we know, and the facts page has the current plan prices.
Common questions
How should I handle exercises and bullet lists?
Introduce a list with a sentence that says how many items follow, then keep each item short. For worksheets, point listeners to a downloadable PDF.
How long is a self-help audiobook?
Self-help books often run 40,000 to 60,000 words, about 4.5 to 6.5 hours, or 5 to 7 credits.
Can I use my own voice instead?
Warblize uses its AI voices. If listeners expect to hear the author, tell them the narration is synthetic in the book description.
Want to hear your own book?Upload a manuscript to see its length and hear a narrated chapter before you pay for anything.
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