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🚨 Audible’s New Royalty Model Screws Authors

What looks like a 50% royalty increase is actually a payout cut hidden in fine print.

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Dale L. Roberts
Aug 20, 2025
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Audible is at it again. They have announced a shiny new royalty model that looks good on paper: 50% for exclusives and 30% for non-exclusives. But there is a catch, and it is not what you think.

Right now, this model is still in beta and has not rolled out to everyone distributing to Audible. If you publish through ACX, you are unaffected for now. Howeve…

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