Owned Audio

Your Voice. Your Sales.
Your Platform.

Owned Audio is the audiobook platform where independent authors keep 100% of every sale. No commissions. No gatekeepers. One flat membership. Create it. Sell it. Own the customer. Keep the revenue.

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✓ 0% Commission ✓ AI Narration Welcome ✓ Every Book Human-Reviewed ✓ You Own Your Customers

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The Math Big Platforms Hope You Never Do

Sell a $20 audiobook 100 times a month. Here is what lands in your pocket.

 Audible (exclusive)Owned Audio
Royalty on each sale40%100%
You keep (100 sales × $20)$800$2,000 minus membership
AI narration allowedRestrictedWelcome and encouraged
Customer relationshipTheirsYours
Sets your priceThey doYou do

See the full ACX vs. Owned Audio breakdown, including Audible's 2026 royalty change →

From Manuscript to Selling in Three Steps

No studio. No $3,000 narrator invoice. No six-month wait.

1

Submit Your Manuscript

Create your book in the author portal and attach your manuscript. Word, PDF, or EPUB. Our system splits your chapters automatically and confirms the count on the spot. No formatting tricks, no audio files, no tech.

2

Choose Your Narrator

Pick from our roster of professional narrator voices and hear a sample of each before you decide. The flat $497 production fee covers the complete narration and production of your book in the voice you chose.

3

Sell and Keep 100%

We produce it, publish it in your own streaming player, and you paste in your checkout link. Every dollar of every sale goes to you. Forever.

WANT PROOF FIRST? HEAR YOUR BOOK.

Upload your manuscript and we will narrate your entire first chapter with a premium AI voice, free. No credit card, no formatting work. Hear exactly what your readers will hear before you spend a dime.

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Create a free author account and get the tools today. Publish whenever you are ready. No credit card. Free forever.

✓ Free Marketing Guide: Ten Easy Ways to Fast Profits ✓ Professional Narration Handled For You ✓ Author Training & New Tools First ✓ Founder-Rate Alerts
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Built for Authors Like These

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Romance · 6 Books

The Backlist Builder

Six novels earning royalties in ebook, none in audio because narration quotes started at $2,500 per book. With AI narration and zero commission, her whole backlist goes to audio in one season.

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Business · Speaker

The Authority Author

His book is a business card. He sells it from the stage and in every email. Now the audiobook link goes in the same places, at his price, with every dollar staying home.

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Fiction · First Audiobook

The First-Timer

One finished novel, no audio experience, no tech background. She created her free account on a Saturday, submitted her manuscript that afternoon, and picked her narrator by ear before dinner.

The authors above are illustrative examples of who Owned Audio is built for, not customer endorsements.

Now Playing on Owned Audio

Every title reviewed by a human before it goes live. Listen instantly in your browser after purchase.

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The Wrong Floor

by Marc Golden · Thriller · 19 chapters

One elevator mistake. One floor he was never supposed to see.

$19.99
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Bring Your Own Chair

by Marc Golden · Business · 2.5 hours

Stop waiting for a seat at the table. Bring your own.

$12.99
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From The Trash Man To The Cash Man

by Myron Golden · Business · 1.5 hours

How anyone can get rich starting from anywhere.

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The First 500 Authors Lock In $97/Month for Life

Founding members keep the Founder rate forever, get direct access to the founder, and shape the platform. When spot 500 fills, the rate goes to $177 and never comes back down.

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Why I Built This

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"I published my own audiobooks and watched the platforms keep more of my money than I did. So I built the platform I wanted to exist."

Marc Golden is an author and entrepreneur, and the first author on Owned Audio. Both launch titles on this page are his. He personally reviews every book submitted to the platform before it goes live. That is not a bottleneck, it is the brand promise: real books, real quality, and authors who keep what they earn.

Questions Authors Ask First

Do you really take 0% of my sales?
Yes. Your membership is the only thing you pay us. Payment processing fees (roughly 3%) go to the card processor, not to us. Everything else is yours.
Who narrates my book?
A professional narrator voice you choose from our roster, with a sample you can hear before you decide. Our narration is state-of-the-art AI voice production, directed and quality-checked by a human on every book. The flat $497 production fee covers the complete narration of your book, and you approve the finished audiobook.
What if my book gets rejected?
Every review comes with a written reason and specific feedback. Fix it, resubmit, no penalty. Review protects the quality of the store your book sits in.
Do I have to leave Audible?
No. Unless you are enrolled exclusively, you can sell here and everywhere else at the same time. Owned Audio is where your best margin lives.
What do I actually need to start?
A finished manuscript. That is the whole list. Your membership covers the platform, the $497 production fee covers narration and publishing, and the author portal walks you through the one form it takes to submit.
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