Apple Books Digital Narration vs Spoken
Apple Books Digital Narration
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Spoken
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| Figure | Apple Books Digital Narration | Spoken |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Spec score · AI audiobook generators | 7.9 (#9) | 7.1 (#21) |
| Distribution | Digitally narrated audiobooks are distributed via Apple Books. | Spoken lists YouTube, Spotify, Google Play, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, TuneIn, OverDrive, and Everand as platforms where its audiobooks can stream. |
| Rights | The publisher or author retains audiobook rights and may produce and distribute other versions of the audiobook without restrictions from this program. | Spoken says authors retain rights to their work and audiobook masters. |
| What it does | Creates audiobooks from ebook files using speech synthesis, with work by linguists, quality control specialists, and audio engineers. | Spoken lets authors and publishers create audiobooks from manuscripts using AI narration. |
Plans
Apple Books Digital Narration
- Apple Books digital narrationFree
Spoken
- Manual Mode — Spoken Subscription$10, paid once
- Spoken Multi-Cast — Spoken Subscription$15, paid once
- Manual Mode — Pay Per Project$20, paid once
- Spoken Multi-Cast — Pay Per Project$30, paid once
- Spoken Subscription$50 a month
- Enterprise PricingPriced on request
In their own words
Apple Books Digital Narration
Apple Books Digital Narration has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.