Audible/ACX alternative

Awesound combines tens of technical innovations with a disruptive business model, to give audio creators a new way of publishing audio.

Message to audiobook creators:
With Awesound, you're always in control. You get all the peace-of-mind and security benefits of ACX/Audible, while earning 2-3x more. For you, it feels like selling directly to your fans.
Your listeners get a similar experience to Audible. (Better, in fact, since no subscription is required!)

Awesound vs. Audible: what's similar?

Secure access

Awesound

Audible

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Great listening experience

The listener has a convenient experience, especially on mobile, including offline access.

💻📲	Listen on any device: mobile, tablet or laptop.
🚴‍♀️	Lock screen on mobile and keep listening.
	Listen offline / in airplane mode (on mobile only).

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Minimise piracy

Secure: The platform monitors use and takes steps to minimise piracy (shared access).

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Tech support

We're here to help an listener who needs help, so you don't have to worry about providing customer support.

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Awesound vs. Audible: what's different?

	Key Differences	Awesound	Audible
🤑	Earnings per sale How much of each sale you get to keep. Earn 2-3x more with Awesound.	~80%	25-40%
⏳	Time to go live Upload audio, add description and image, set price and make your first sale today (if you have no special requirements).	1 day	6-20+ weeks
🤝	Know who's buying See the name and email address of each customer. This is very important when you want to tell customers about your other products, and to see which marketing efforts are working. (On Audible, it's a mystery; you've no idea who's bought your audiobook, and you can't contact them.)	✅	❌
🏷	Choose the selling price On Awesound, you're always in control. You decide how much your audio sells for. Run promotions and experiment with price changes at any time. On ACX/Audible, they decide the price and there's nothing you can do about it.	✅	❌
	Sell on your own website [optional] If you're already comfortable selling on WooCommerce, Shopify or another platform, you can use Awesound as a plug-in. Awesound will deliver secure audio access after you charge the customer on your site. Learn more and see examples	✅	❌

	Advanced features	Awesound	Audible
	Free sales page with just your product When you upload to Awesound, you get a clean sales page with just your product. View an example or create your own.	✅	❌
	Create discount codes/coupons Create discount codes on awesound.com/discount-codes. Use different coupons to see which marketing channels are working best, or to drive a spike of sales for a given weekend.	✅	❌
	Sell audiobooks without requiring a subscription Selling one-time purchases without requiring listeners to sign up to a monthly commitment.	✅	❌
	Let listeners use existing mobile apps Awesound lets listeners use the podcast apps they already love, like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and many more. Awesound: no app download required. (Audible requires that listeners download the Audible app.)	✅	❌
	Give free access to friends or reviewers Create a "100% off" discount codes on awesound.com/discount-codes. Use these coupons to grant free access to family, collaborators or influencers.	✅	Limited
	Avoid exlusive lock-in You're free to use Awesound alongside any other distribution platform you like.	✅
📥	Customise the receipt email sent to customers When you make a sale on Awesound, the listener gets an email which you can customise. Audible uses this email to promote other audiobooks; we don't.	✅	❌
	Use UTM parameters to track sales Did a sale happen because of a tweet or because of your last newsletter? On Awesound, you can add UTM parameters to see how each customer clicked through to buy.	✅	❌

Questions? Email support@awesound.com.
Or sign up now for free and upload some test audio to see how it works.

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Audible/ACX alternative

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Awesound vs. Audible: what's different?

Key Differences

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