How to Distribute Your Audiobook With Author's Republic

Author's Republic is one of the more common ways indie authors get an audiobook into a lot of stores at once without signing up with each retailer separately. If you have a finished audiobook and you want it on Apple Books, Google Play, Kobo, library apps, and more, an aggregator like this handles the submission plumbing for you. This guide walks through how it works, what files you need, and where making the audiobook with AI fits in the process.

One thing to be clear about up front: AudioProducer creates and exports the finished audio file. It does not distribute, host, or publish your audiobook to any store. You download the MP3 we produce, then you take that file to Author's Republic (or wherever else you publish and sell). Keeping those two steps separate in your head makes the whole workflow easier to plan.

What Author's Republic is

Author's Republic is an audiobook aggregator. Instead of you opening an account and uploading files at every retailer, you upload once to the aggregator and it pushes your audiobook out to a wide network of stores and library platforms on your behalf. That network typically includes major retailers, subscription services, and library lending platforms, which is a lot of reach for a single upload.

Store lists and terms change over time, so check the current list on the Author's Republic website before you decide. The point of using an aggregator is convenience: one submission, one dashboard, one royalty statement instead of many. For an indie author juggling everything else, that consolidation is often worth a small cut of royalties.

Export your MP3 from AudioProducer

Before you can submit anything, you need the audio. In AudioProducer you paste or upload your manuscript text, choose a narrator voice, and generate the audio. When it sounds the way you want, you export and download the finished MP3 files to your computer.

You can get started on the free plan, which gives you 1,200 words at no cost and no credit card, so you can hear how your book sounds before committing. Paid plans start from $39.99 per month when you need to produce a full-length book. If you plan to narrate in your own voice or a cloned voice, remember that voice cloning requires consent: use your own voice, or a voice you have clear permission to use.

Once the MP3 is on your computer, you are ready to submit. If you want a refresher on getting an audiobook made end to end, our AI audiobook walkthrough covers the production side in detail.

Submitting your audiobook

The submission flow at Author's Republic follows a familiar pattern. You create an account, start a new title, and fill in the book's details: title, author, series information if any, and a description. Then you upload your chapter audio files, add your cover art, and confirm the metadata.

After you submit, the audiobook goes into review. Aggregators check that the audio meets basic technical standards and that the metadata is complete before they push it out to stores. Approval and store appearance can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, since each retailer processes new titles on its own schedule. Plan your release with that lead time in mind rather than expecting same-day availability everywhere.

Files and metadata

Getting your files right the first time saves you a rejection and a resubmission. A few things worth double checking:

• One file per chapter. Most audiobook distributors want separate audio files for each chapter or section, plus opening and closing credits. Export your chapters individually from AudioProducer so they map cleanly.
• Audio quality. Retailers expect clean audio at consistent volume with no clipping or long silences. The files AudioProducer exports are already store-ready, so you mostly need to confirm your chapter order.
• Cover art. Audiobook covers are square, not the tall rectangle used for ebooks. If you only have an ebook cover, you will need a square version.
• Metadata. Title, author, and description have to match across every field. Consistent metadata helps your book show up correctly in search and category listings.

If you are new to how covers work for audio, it helps to prepare that square art before you start the upload so the form does not stall halfway through.

Stores, royalties, and exclusivity

Aggregators make money by taking a percentage of the royalties your audiobook earns. You keep the majority, and the aggregator keeps a distribution cut in exchange for handling the store relationships. The exact split and any per-title fees change over time, so confirm the current numbers directly on the Author's Republic site before you commit. Our overview of how audiobook royalties work can help you read those terms.

Most authors who use an aggregator publish wide, meaning non-exclusive distribution across many stores rather than locking into one platform. Going wide keeps your audiobook available in more places and library systems, which spreads your discovery surface. If you want to weigh that choice, our guide to publishing wide and non-exclusive lays out the trade-offs. Author's Republic is not the only aggregator either: Findaway Voices is another widely used option, and comparing the store networks and terms of each is worth an afternoon before you pick.

FAQ

Answers to the questions authors ask most often about distributing through Author's Republic.