What was the last great story you heard? Spoken is where indie stories and storytellers find their voice. A place for writers and readers who love to listen. Where anyone can create and stream great audio stories. Whether a breakthrough author or a bestseller, you can discover and support your favorite storyteller. In Spoken, the next great story finds you. Join: ihave.spoken.press Learn: spoken.press

Coming NEXT WEEK from SPOKEN CLASSICS! Spooky Season continues with "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson -- a full Spoken Multi-cast™ Audiobook experience -- completely free on YouTube! In the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London, the respectable Dr. Henry Jekyll conducts a perilous scientific experiment to isolate the dual nature of man. By consuming a chemical potion, he transforms into Edward Hyde, a grotesque and malevolent figure who indulges in the doctor's darkest impulses. What begins as a quest for liberation spirales into a nightmare of addiction and terror as Hyde’s influence grows, eventually leading to a brutal murder and a desperate struggle for control. Through the investigation of the steadfast lawyer Mr. Utterson, the horrifying truth of Jekyll's double life is slowly unmasked. This classic tale explores the thin veil between civilization and savagery, examining the consequences of unleashing one's hidden demons. As Jekyll’s grip on reality fractures, he must face the ultimate price of his obsession with the human psyche.

⚔️ Embark on an epic journey with The Odyssey by Homer. 🌊 Experience this timeless classic like never before, brought to life through Spoken Multi-Cast™ — an immersive, multi-voice audiobook experience that takes you alongside Ulysses on his legendary voyage home. 🎧 A legendary story. A new way to listen. #TheOdyssey #Homer #Audiobook #SpokenMultiCast #ClassicLiterature #AudiobookRelease

Bring your manuscripts to life with Spoken Multi-Cast™ 🎙️✨ Transform your stories into immersive, multi-voice audio experiences that captivate listeners and bring every character to life. 📚🎧 #SpokenMultiCast #Audiobooks #Storytelling #Authors #VoiceActing

🦇 Something wicked this way comes… Prepare to enter the darkness. 🩸 The legendary horror classic Dracula by Bram Stoker is coming to life in a whole new way, brought to you by Spoken Multi-Cast™. Experience the chilling tale of Count Dracula through vivid, immersive multi-cast audio, where every character has a voice and every moment draws you deeper into the story. 🦇 The shadows are stirring. ⚰️ The Count is waiting. 🎧 Are you ready to listen? Stay tuned for the release of Dracula by Bram Stoker, brought to life by Spoken Multi-Cast™.

🚀 Being a Spoken Subscriber Just Got More Valuable! On November 1st, Magic Mode leaves preview, but subscribers keep the perks: ✨ $50/month — cancel anytime 🎙️ 50% off publishing with Magic Mode & Manual Mode ✅ Pay only when your narration is perfect and ready to share 📚 Same 5,000-word block pricing We've built Spoken alongside authors, and we're continuing to make high-quality audiobook production more accessible. Subscribe today and get more from Spoken and Spoken Multi-Cast™ 🎧

Magic Mode launched in preview this summer as a one-of-a-kind approach to multi-cast narration. Available at the same price as Manual Mode, it has enabled thousands of authors to automate Spoken Multi-Cast™ production at a scale and level of quality like nothing before it. We believe — and the Edison Research study proved — that it's as transformative for the publishing industry as going from black-and-white to color. Now, it’s time to move from preview to general availability for $30 per 5,000 words - $15 for subscribers. (Subscriptions will remain the same at $50 per month.)

For every project you publish and pay for between Aug. 25–31, you'll get one entry for a chance to win 50,000 free words. That makes this challenge a little more interesting, right? Every qualifying purchase is automatically entered — nothing extra to do. On Sept. 1, we'll pick two winners to each get their next 50,000-word project published for free!

Spoken Multi-Cast™ AI Audiobooks 🚀 Spoken Studio v2.2 is here — with more ways to make your audiobook yours. You can now bring your own audio directly into your production — music, sound effects, author notes, custom performances, and more. 🎧 Plus: ✨ Finer passage & character-level pacing controls 🎬 New Scene Notes for directing Magic Mode 🎙️ More control over narration and performance ⚡️ Faster, smoother workflows and Studio refinements Whether you’re an Author, Producer, or Publisher, v2.2 gives you more creative freedom and more precision to shape the listening experience. More ways to make it yours. Try the new updates on your next project. 🔊 #Spoken #Audiobooks #AudiobookProduction #Authors

Turn your ear for audio into a new revenue stream Join us Wednesday, August 19 @ 1 p.m. EST for our free Spoken Certified Producer training. If you're a producer, sound engineer, or audio storyteller, this is your chance to learn how to turn your skills into a new revenue stream — producing full-cast, digitally-narrated audiobooks for authors and publishers who need premium quality at scale. Spoken Multi-Cast™ gives you the tools to cast distinct character voices, direct pacing and emotional nuance, and to deliver what today’s audiobook readers want to hear – immersive, full-cast audio. Certified Spoken Producers can manage multiple author catalogs all from one dashboard, making it easy to help authors give voice to their writing. Learn more about Spoken at spoken.press/producers

🌿✨ A timeless story, brought to life. Enjoy this FREE full-length, full-cast performance of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved classic, The Secret Garden, created in the Spoken Studio with Spoken Multi-Cast™. After being orphaned in India, young Mary Lennox is sent to the mysterious Misselthwaite Manor on the Yorkshire moors. There, she discovers a hidden, locked garden—and begins uncovering secrets that will change her life forever. With friendship, nature, and a little bit of “magic,” Mary, Dickon, and Colin discover that even the most broken spirits can bloom again. 🌱💚 🎧 Listen to the full audiobook FREE ✨ Create your own audiobooks with Spoken #TheSecretGarden #FrancesHodgsonBurnett #Audiobook

When 81% of listeners demand distinct voices for each character, it's time to dive deep into immersive audio. Join Spoken founder and CEO Phil Marshall and the team for a hands-on look at Spoken Multi-Cast™ and Magic Mode™. We will cover things like: - Managing accents and the vocal nuances that make each character feel real and distinct to your listeners. - Expert tips for Lexicon alongside a first look at our brand-new speed-control feature for dynamic, natural pacing. - Adding custom sound/audio to your project, pro tricks for Multi-Cast™, and the research behind the 81% listener demand. Join us on August 20th at 1pm EST Click here to register: spoken.press/magicmodewebina…

What if your audiobook could sound just like you? Join Phil Marshall and Jessie Kwak's masterclass for a live, hands-on demo showing how authors can clone their voice and create an audiobook that sounds remarkably like the real thing. Discover how our voice cloning works with a step-by-step guide that takes you through the process and shows you how to publish your own audiobook today.

Every conversation about celebrity audiobook narrators assumes the same thing: get a big enough name, and listeners will show up. Our national study says otherwise. We asked 1,000+ audiobook listeners to rank nine different factors that would make them more likely to try AI-narrated audiobooks. Hearing a celebrity voice came in dead last — 38%, behind quality, immersion, character voices, even cost and language availability. On those other factors, Spoken Multi-Cast™ checks all the boxes.

⚡ Experience Frankenstein as you've never heard it before. Mary Shelley's groundbreaking gothic masterpiece comes alive in immersive audiobook format with Spoken. Featuring vivid multi-cast audio, every chilling encounter, emotional confession, and unforgettable character is brought to life through dynamic performances and cinematic sound. Step into a story of ambition, creation, and the consequences of pushing beyond the limits of human knowledge—all in an audiobook experience designed to draw you into every moment. 🎧 Listen to Frankenstein today and hear the classic in a whole new way. #Frankenstein #MaryShelley #Audiobook #SpokenAudio #FullCastAudio #MulticastAudio #GothicLiterature #ClassicBooks #ImmersiveAudio #BookTok #Bookstagram #Storytelling

For years, we've said that around half of audiobook listeners wanted full multi-cast productions, with a unique voice for every character. We knew the demand was there—but now we have the data to prove it. 📊 In a new independent study by Edison Research at SSRS, 81% of frequent audiobook listeners surveyed said they're interested in multi-cast audiobooks. Looks like we weren't just reading the tea leaves after all. 😏 At Spoken, we've believed immersive, character-driven audio is the future from day one—and it's exciting to see the research back it up. See the full results of this groundbreaking survey at spoken.press/edisonsurvey.

🥂 Step into the dazzling world of The Great Gatsby like never before. F. Scott Fitzgerald's timeless classic is reimagined in immersive audiobook format with Spoken. Featuring vivid multi-cast audio, every glamorous party, quiet confession, and unforgettable character is brought to life through dynamic performances and cinematic sound. Journey through the glamour of the Roaring Twenties, where dreams, ambition, love, and heartbreak unfold in an audiobook experience that makes every moment feel cinematic. 🎧 Experience The Great Gatsby in a whole new way with Spoken. #TheGreatGatsby #FScottFitzgerald #Audiobook #SpokenAudio #FullCastAudio #MulticastAudio #ClassicLiterature #RoaringTwenties #ImmersiveAudio #Bookstagram #BookTok #Storytelling

🐇✨ Fall down the rabbit hole like never before. Experience Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in immersive audiobook format with Spoken. Featuring vivid multi-cast audio, every unforgettable character—from Alice and the White Rabbit to the Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts—is brought to life with dynamic performances and cinematic sound. Rediscover Lewis Carroll's timeless classic in a whole new way, where every conversation, adventure, and curious encounter feels more vivid than ever. 🎧 Available now. #AliceInWonderland #Audiobook #SpokenAudio #FullCastAudio #MulticastAudio #LewisCarroll #ClassicLiterature #AudioBooks #ImmersiveAudio #BookLovers #ListenMore #Storytelling

📚✨ The world's greatest stories are now just a tap away. We've created a FREE Classics Playlist featuring beloved literary masterpieces in immersive audiobook format with Spoken. Every title is brought to life with vivid multi-cast audio, dynamic performances, and cinematic sound—transforming timeless books into unforgettable listening experiences. Whether you're rediscovering an old favorite or experiencing a classic for the first time, there's never been a better way to listen. 🎧 Stream the entire playlist for FREE and immerse yourself in the stories that have inspired generations. Which classic should we add next? Let us know in the comments! 👇 #SpokenAudio #Audiobooks #FreeAudiobooks #ClassicLiterature #FullCastAudio #MulticastAudio #ImmersiveAudio #BookLovers #Bookstagram #BookTok #ListenMore #Storytelling #Classics

What happens when people actually hear AI narration? 🎧 A new national study from Edison Research at SSRS surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. fiction audiobook listeners—and the results were eye-opening. After listening to a sample of Spoken Multi-Cast™, listeners aged 35+ increased their willingness to listen to AI-narrated audiobooks by 12 percentage points. The group many assumed would be the most skeptical turned out to be among the most open-minded—once they experienced it for themselves. Sometimes, hearing really is believing. Explore the full findings, listener reactions, and side-by-side audio samples to see what changed their minds. Click here to read more; spoken.press/edisonsurvey #Audiobooks #AINarration #ArtificialIntelligence #Publishing #Authors

📈 The audiobook industry is growing faster than ever. As Forbes highlighted following Edison Research's findings on Spoken Multi-Cast™: “These findings arrive at an important time for the audiobook industry. According to Grand View Research, the global audiobook market has experienced double-digit growth for many years and is projected to surpass $35 billion by 2030.” The fastest-growing group of readers isn't reading—they're listening. 🎧 And in independent testing against traditional human narration, Spoken Multi-Cast™ was provably preferred. Read Frank Racioppi's article to explore the Edison Research findings, what they mean for the future of audiobooks, and why this moment matters for authors, publishers, and listeners alike.