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Every audiobook ships with a commercial license, zero exclusivity, and no royalty share with Lex. Pick the level of production your book needs.
Rated 4.5 on Trustpilot · 13 reviewsProduction levels
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Voiceover
$49one-time
- 10 finished hours included
- Extra hours at $5+/hr
- Expressive narration
- Character voice casting
- Pronunciation review
- Production editing
- Store-safe loudness and peak limiting
- Mastered chapter files
- Author feedback round
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Scored
$99one-time
- 10 finished hours included
- Extra hours at $10+/hr
- Everything in Voiceover
- Music
- Ambience
- Sound effects
- Custom sound direction
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Publisher
Customone-time
- 10 finished hours included
- Extra hours at $20+/hr
- Everything in Scored
- Full cast of narrators
- Store-ready files: silence, credits, sample, cover, metadata
- Published to Audible plus wide retail and library channels
- Lex takes no royalties. Distribution partner keeps 20% of net except on Audible and Spotify.
- Zero exclusivity
- Dedicated producer
- Priority turnaround
What audiobook production costs elsewhere: $2,400 to $5,850 a book.
Commercial license100% of your royaltiesZero exclusivityOne-time paymentManuscript privacyon every pack
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What changes
Price
Voiceover
$49
Scored
$99
Publisher
Custom
Extra-hour rate
Voiceover
$5+/hr
Scored
$10+/hr
Publisher
$20+/hr
Music, ambience and sound effects
Voiceover
Scored
Publisher
Full cast of narrators
Voiceover
Scored
Publisher
Published to Audible, Spotify and 20+ stores
Voiceover
Scored
Publisher
Dedicated producer
Voiceover
Scored
Publisher
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Lex Studio plans
Starter is $180 a year instead of $228. Save 20%.
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Starter
$19/ month
$15 / month, billed yearly
- 40,000 words a month
- Narration, music, sound effects
- Multi-voice cast
- On Audible, Spotify and 20+ stores
Fits most books
Pro
$49/ month
$39 / month, billed yearly
- 115,000 words a month
- Narration, music, sound effects
- Multi-voice cast
- On Audible, Spotify and 20+ stores
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Publisher
$99/ month
$79 / month, billed yearly
- 250,000 words a month
- Narration, music, sound effects
- Multi-voice cast
- On Audible, Spotify and 20+ stores
Extra credits any time, from $5. Cancel and your books come off the stores.
Authors hear the difference.
“The audio quality is great, with human supervision behind it. David did an amazing job and produced a high quality audiobook that was just amazing. I'll be doing the rest of my backlist as well. Highly recommend it!”
Shattered Gravity is live on Audible. Author of The MacLee Chronicles, 4.6 stars from 1,700+ Amazon ratings. Full review
They handle the production themselves, rather than providing only AI narration, and the results are better than Amazon's Virtual Voice or Google's auto-narration.
Anthony OrdilleUS ·I can attest to Lex Audio being an outstanding product, both from its production of my audiobook to its communication with me, assisting me step-by-step. I recommend them without any hesitation. Bravo, Lex Audio, and thank you!
Alan L. SimonsCA ·It is really pleasant to hear correct pronunciation of many difficult names, plus some nice music.
Michael M DediuUS ·David and the team communicated swiftly every step, especially when I had concerns. One minor problem was quickly fixed. I thought the voices available were top-notch and very human.
William GensburgerUS ·Absolutely a pleasure to email with real people and get such great attention to detail. Looking forward to working with the team again!
Denise MullinexUS ·These guys were great. They listened and were prompt in their responses. I really like the final product. If you're looking for a reliable group to produce your audiobook and to do it at a very reasonable price, don't hesitate. You'll see what I mean.
keithUS ·Lex was able to clone my voice in order to produce an audiobook version of an obscure 16th century work by Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme...Oh the marvels of modern technology.
Michael AUS ·LEX.audio provides a much needed service for authors, bridging the gap between purely robotic narrators (usually disappointing) and live human narrators (always expensive).
Jane RyderUS · David and the team were responsive, transparent, and supportive at every stage. Their prompt response on production feedback was particularly valuable, and the final audiobook quality met our expectations.
Tripta DuttaIN · David at Lex was amazing to work with. There was clear communication and expectations throughout the project, and the quality of the audio was amazing. My definite go-to source for audiobook files!
Melane BowerUS · I was impressed how my audiobook turned out. The different voices for each character helps bring the stories to life. Now they are making me a book trailer, and it's awesome. I see certain things in there that they would only know if they read my book, which means they've studied it so they can build those details in.
Brett MckayUS ·
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One chapter, free. Directed, scored, mixed, back in about a day.