Audiobooks
Turn written content into studio-quality audio with an end-to-end workflow
Turn written content into studio-quality audio with an end-to-end workflow
Audiobooks provides an end-to-end workflow for turning written content into studio-quality audio.
You can paste or upload your manuscript, generate lifelike narration using ElevenLabs voices, and structure your project with chapters. Enhance your audiobook with music and sound effects, and edit and refine narration directly in the editor.
Once complete, you can export your audiobook or publish it directly to listening platforms such as ElevenReader and partner marketplaces.
Audiobooks also supports dynamic narration, a mode that allows listeners to choose their preferred voice during playback.
Click Create new book from the Audiobooks page to start a new project.
After opening the editor, you can begin by:
Use the Chapters panel to structure your audiobook.
Select a chapter and click the Play button to generate narration.
You can adjust voice and playback settings from the editor before or after generating audio.
You can enrich your audiobook with additional audio layers:
To add music or sound effects:
Audiobooks supports two narration modes:
To switch modes, open the project status panel from the top right of the editor and click Change mode.
In dynamic narration mode, music, sound effects, and external audio are not included in playback.
To export your audiobook, click Publish in the top right corner and open the Export tab.
You can configure:
If some sections are not yet generated, they will be completed during export.
To distribute your audiobook, click Publish in the top right corner and stay on the Publish tab.
You can publish directly to:
Publishing allows you to share your audiobook with listeners and, on supported platforms like ElevenReader, start earning from distribution.
When publishing to ElevenReader, you will go through a submission flow to prepare your audiobook for distribution.
This includes:
After submission, your audiobook will be reviewed before becoming available in the ElevenReader app.
Once your content is added, you can generate and preview narration directly in the editor.
The status of each paragraph is shown by a bar to the left of the text:
You can edit text, adjust voice settings, or change timing, and then regenerate specific sections as needed.
The timeline allows you to review how narration, music, and sound effects play together and make adjustments before exporting.
Audiobooks are structured into chapters, which can be created manually or detected automatically when importing a document.
You can:
Chapters help organize longer content and make exporting more flexible.
Audiobooks supports two different narration approaches depending on your goals.
Audio is generated in advance using a selected voice and remains fixed for all listeners.
This mode is best when you want full control over:
Instead of using a fixed voice, dynamic narration allows listeners to choose their preferred voice during playback.
This mode is ideal for:
Music, sound effects, and external audio are not included in dynamic narration playback.
Audiobooks provides flexible export options depending on how you want to use your content.
Exporting will automatically generate any remaining sections before downloading.
No. If some sections are not yet generated, they will be completed automatically during export.
Generated narration produces a fixed audio file using a selected voice.
Dynamic narration allows listeners to choose their preferred narrator’s voice during playback.
Yes. You can distribute your audiobook across multiple platforms, including ElevenReader and supported partner marketplaces.