Simple pricing
Every audiobook ships with a commercial license, zero exclusivity, and no royalty share with Lex. Pick the level of production your book needs.
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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
Most popular
Studio
$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 Studio
- 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 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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Compare every feature across packs and find the one that fits the book.
Core
Price
Voiceover
$49
Studio
$99
Publisher
Custom
Finished hours included
Voiceover
10 hours
Studio
10 hours
Publisher
10 hours
Per finished hour
Voiceover
$4.90
Studio
$9.90
Publisher
Custom
Extra-hour rate
Voiceover
$5+/hr
Studio
$10+/hr
Publisher
$20+/hr
Royalty / platform fee
Voiceover
None — you keep 100% of every sale
Studio
None — you keep 100% of every sale
Publisher
Lex takes no royalties. Distribution partner keeps 20% of net except on Spotify.
Best for
Voiceover
Books where narration alone carries the scene.
Studio
Fiction and narrative nonfiction that benefits from music, ambience, and effects.
Publisher
Authors who want the book produced and published everywhere, hands-off.
Production
Expressive, directed narration
Voiceover
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Production editing
Voiceover
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Producer and director own the result
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Voice & casting
Character voice casting
Voiceover
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Pronunciation review
Voiceover
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Full cast of narrators
Voiceover
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Sound design
Music
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Ambience
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Sound effects
Voiceover
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Custom sound direction
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Rights & licensing
Commercial license
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You own the master, work made for hire
Voiceover
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Zero exclusivity
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Voice-license warranty
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Music & SFX license (Epidemic Sound)
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Manuscript never used to train AI
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Distribution
Submission to Audible plus wide retail and library channels
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Store accounts handled by Lex
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Payout handling (one payout link)
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Delivery & formats
Mastered chapter files
Voiceover
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Store-safe loudness and peak limiting
Voiceover
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320kbps downloads
Voiceover
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Store-ready files: silence, credits, sample, cover, metadata
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Also listed on Lex, where you keep 100%. Lex takes nothing.
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Support
Author feedback round
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Dedicated producer
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Priority turnaround
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Reviews on Trustpilot
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!
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 RyderUSFull reviewDavid 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 DuttaINFull reviewDavid 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 audiobooks!
Melane BowerUSFull reviewEasy reliable and great product
Ali KadenUSFull review
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