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EPUB to audiobook

Turn an EPUB into a full-cast audiobook

EPUB is the cleanest way in: chapters, headings, and reading order come straight from the book's spine, so your audiobook mirrors the ebook chapter for chapter — while every character gets a voice of their own.

Character detection, voice casting, and chapter rendering are all in the studio. Export chapter MP3s as a ZIP, or one M4B with chapter markers for audiobook apps.

How it works

Three steps from manuscript to full-cast audio

  1. Upload the EPUB

    The book's spine defines the reading order, so chapter titles, order, and section breaks arrive exactly as the ebook defines them — no guesswork.

  2. Review the detected cast

    Every speaking character is surfaced from the dialogue, with aliases and age cues folded into one profile per character. Merge or rename before casting.

  3. Cast voices and preview

    Accept the identity-matched suggestion for each character or audition alternates, then preview chapters in the browser before any export.

Why EPUB converts so cleanly

An EPUB is a structured package: each chapter is its own document, and the spine records the order readers move through them. VoiceYourNovel reads that structure directly, so the audiobook's chapter list, titles, and boundaries match the ebook without manual cleanup.

Front matter and back matter — title pages, copyright notices, acknowledgements — stay separate from the story chapters, so you decide what gets narrated and what stays silent.

A voice for every character

Instead of one synthetic voice reading the whole book, dialogue is attributed line by line to the character who speaks it. Each character receives a voice matched to their age, role, and temperament, and a steady narrator carries the prose in between.

Casting stays in your hands: swap voices, audition alternates, and re-render a chapter until the performance fits the book.

Frequently asked questions

Can I convert a DRM-protected EPUB?
No. DRM-protected files cannot be read. Upload DRM-free EPUBs — your own manuscript exports, or books you hold the rights to convert.
Are my chapters preserved?
Yes. Chapters and their order come straight from the EPUB spine, so the audiobook's chapter list matches the ebook's.
What happens to images, footnotes, and tables?
The audiobook is produced from the running text. Images are skipped, and you can leave footnote or table-heavy sections out of narration, since they rarely read well aloud.
Can I listen before exporting?
Yes. Upload the EPUB, review the detected cast, assign voices, and render chapters. Finished chapters export as audio files in a ZIP.
Whose books can I convert?
Your own work, public-domain books, and any book you hold audio rights for. You are responsible for having the rights to the text you upload.

Your ebook, performed chapter by chapter

Upload the EPUB and keep everything that makes it a book — the chapters, the order, the structure — while a full cast brings the dialogue to life.