A story in your hands
A physical card to discover a work
Independent audio publishing
Audiobooks you can touch.
A story in your hands. A world in your ears. We create audiobooks and give them a physical form with cards you can share and give as gifts.
For now, every published title is free to access.
From paper to sound
To listen To share To give
Listen for free
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Ready when you are
Discover free audiobooks in Catalan, Spanish and English. Choose a title and start listening.
Audiobook · Free
Data Visualisation Guide
the data.europa.eu team
Audiobook · Free
1984
George Orwell
Audiobook · Free
Dracula
Bram Stoker
Audiobook · Free
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Audiobook · Free
The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
Audiobook · Free
Treasure Island
Robert Louis StevensonFree audiobooks in three languages
CA / ES / ENYou will be signed in automatically with the demo account (user demo, password demo).
Publishing for the ear
Digital culture you can hold
Some stories deserve to pass from hand to hand. And from ear to ear.
Audiovook began with a simple idea — give listening a physical form, with QR cards you can hold, share and give as gifts. This is where the project started; today you can discover its free audiobooks in our libraries.
What is Audiovook?
We bring literature, essays and digital culture together in a library available on any device. Listening should feel as natural as opening a book—personal, carefully made and easy to share.
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It’s that simple
Touch. Scan. Listen.
A QR code opens the door
Scan the code with your phone to access the audiobook.
The voice goes with you
Put on your headphones. Take the story with you.
For book professionals
Give your catalogue a voice.
From the first voice to the card on a bookshop shelf. Five ways to bring new life to your publications.
Publishers · Bookshops · Libraries
01Physical distribution with cards
Audio belongs on bookshelves, too.
We give audiobooks a physical form with QR cards so they can be discovered, bought and given as gifts at retail outlets.
- Physical cards with QR access.
- Distribution through bookshops and stores.
- Demonstrations with open-access titles.
02Audiobook production
From text to voice, with editorial care.
We produce audiobooks with human or synthetic voices to suit the needs of each work and project.
- Production with human or AI voices.
- Audio adaptations of publishers’ backlists.
- Solutions for niche publications.
03Accessibility and EAA
More ways to read. More people included.
We adapt publications to accessible EPUB3 and help you address your catalogue’s accessibility requirements.
- Adaptation to accessible EPUB3.
- ONIX and accessibility metadata.
- Publishing accessibility and EAA support.
04Consultancy and training
An audio strategy for your catalogue.
We help publishers plan their move into audio and physical distribution through consultancy and training.
- Advice on accessible audiobooks.
- Physical distribution strategy.
- Training to adapt catalogues to audio.
05Services for libraries
Stories that reach more readers.
We prepare adapted titles for integration into digital lending platforms, expanding the ways people can listen.
- Distribution for libraries.
- Integration with digital lending platforms.
- Adapted titles with a focus on accessibility.
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Audiovook lab
Projects with something to say
We explore new connections between language, culture and technology.
Languages · Stories
Dual.cat
Learn languages by listening to stories in two languages, sentence by sentence, at your own pace.
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Content · Community
Selectora.cc
Save and share links, videos and podcasts in channels curated by people.
Visit the projectIn development
Next project
New audio and digital ideas we will share as they take shape.
Visit the projectShall we talk?
Do you have a work, an idea or a question?
Write to us. We are interested in stories, collaborations and good questions.
info@audiovook.com