Findaway Voices, Now Voices by INaudio: A Guide for Indie Authors

Findaway Voices was for years the main way indie authors took audiobooks wide, beyond Audible. In 2025 it changed hands: on August 1, 2025, Findaway's co-founders bought the distribution business back from Spotify, and it now operates as an independent company, INaudio, with the author platform called Voices by INaudio. If you search for Findaway Voices today, this is the service you will find.

The core idea has not changed. You upload an audiobook once, and Voices by INaudio delivers it to dozens of retailers, subscription services and library platforms, paying you a share of what each one pays. This guide covers what the service is now, how it pays, where it distributes, and how it fits alongside ACX and Spotify's own author portal.

What Voices by INaudio is

Voices by INaudio is an audiobook distributor for independent authors and small publishers. Its job is breadth: getting one finished audiobook into many stores and library systems without you opening an account with each of them. It is non-exclusive, so you can use it alongside other channels.

INaudio is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and describes itself as independently owned and operated. Under Spotify, the business was branded Findaway Voices by Spotify; that branding is gone, but existing Findaway Voices accounts and titles carried over to the new company.

Some services from the Findaway era are still being rebuilt after the split, and a few smaller retailers have reportedly been less stable since. Check your account dashboard for the current list of partners and services before planning a release around a specific store.

How it pays

Voices by INaudio keeps 20% of the royalties it receives and passes 80% to you. There are no upfront, setup or subscription fees. The important detail is the order of the cuts: each retailer takes its share first, then INaudio takes 20% of what the retailer pays.

INaudio's own support pages give typical partner ranges:

So on a $20 audiobook sold through a store paying 50%, the store pays INaudio $10, INaudio keeps $2 and you receive $8. INaudio charges no distribution fee on Spotify sales made through it.

Where it distributes

Voices by INaudio reaches more than 30 retail, subscription and library platforms in over 180 countries. Partners it names include:

Most indie authors still reach Audible through ACX rather than through a distributor, because ACX is Audible's own platform. If you plan to use both, choose non-exclusive distribution on ACX; an exclusive ACX title cannot be distributed anywhere else.

Spotify: two routes

Spotify is now reachable in two ways. Voices by INaudio can deliver your audiobook to Spotify as one of its partners, with no INaudio fee on those sales. Spotify also runs its own portal, Spotify for Authors, with its own account, where Spotify pays on audiobooks bought outright (monthly) and on listening by eligible Premium subscribers (quarterly).

Pick one route for Spotify so the same audiobook is not delivered twice. Authors who want every store in one dashboard often let INaudio handle Spotify; authors who want Spotify's own reporting and tools use Spotify for Authors directly.

Library distribution

Libraries are one of the clearest reasons to distribute wide. Through OverDrive, Hoopla and Bibliotheca, your audiobook can be bought or borrowed by public library patrons, and some authors find library income is a meaningful share of their audio earnings.

• OverDrive (Libby): libraries buy licenses, either one copy for one patron at a time or metered licenses that expire after a period or number of loans.
• Hoopla: patrons borrow instantly with no waiting list, and the platform pays per checkout.
• Bibliotheca: another library network that licenses titles to public libraries.

Library listeners who enjoy a series often buy later books at retail, so library reach can lift sales elsewhere too.

Producing the audiobook

Voices by INaudio is primarily a distribution service now. Before you upload, you need a finished audiobook that meets retailer specifications. The usual routes are:

• Narrate it yourself, which suits memoir and nonfiction and costs mostly your time.
• Hire a narrator per finished hour, paying a fee for each hour of finished audio. You keep the full royalty and own the files outright, which is the cleanest setup for going wide.
• Work with a narrator-producer directly, agreeing terms privately and receiving finished files you can distribute anywhere.

A typical 80,000 to 100,000-word novel runs roughly eight to ten finished hours, so narrator fees are a real budget item. The realistic author income breakdown can help you judge whether audio makes sense at your current sales level.

Avoid narration deals that require exclusivity if you plan to use Voices by INaudio. ACX's royalty share arrangement, for example, pays the narrator half your royalties for seven years and requires exclusive ACX distribution.

Using Voices by INaudio alongside ACX

The standard wide-audio setup combines the two:

• ACX non-exclusive for Audible, Amazon and Apple Books. Under ACX's model from May 26, 2026, non-exclusive pays 30%; titles still on the legacy model earn 25% until it ends at year-end.
• Voices by INaudio for everything else: libraries, Kobo, Google Play, subscription services and, if you choose, Spotify.

The alternative is ACX exclusive, which now pays 50% (40% on the legacy model) but keeps the audiobook off every other platform. Whether wide distribution earns back the gap depends on your genre, your library demand and how many of your readers listen outside Audible. The ACX guide covers the ACX side in detail.

What changed after the split

• Ownership: the business is independent of Spotify and run by Findaway's co-founders as INaudio.
• Name: Findaway Voices by Spotify became Voices by INaudio; existing accounts and titles carried over.
• Spotify: still reachable through INaudio with no distribution fee, and separately through Spotify for Authors.
• Services: distribution continues; some production services from the Findaway era are being rebuilt.
• Partners: the network is broadly the same, though a few smaller retailers have reportedly been less stable.

Getting started with Voices by INaudio

1. Prepare finished files that meet audiobook specifications: one file per chapter, consistent volume, no clipping, opening and closing credits.
2. Create a square cover adapted from your ebook cover.
3. Add your metadata: title, series, narrator, description, categories and, where partners require it, an audiobook ISBN.
4. Choose partners, excluding any storefront you already cover through ACX, such as Apple Books on an ACX non-exclusive title.
5. Set prices, including library pricing where platforms ask for it.
6. Review your account's partner list, which INaudio says is the most up-to-date reference for channels and rates.

Pricing your audiobook

Retail audiobooks for full-length books commonly sit between $15 and $25. Price close to similar titles in your genre and length, since many stores display listening time next to the price. Subscription and library platforms set their own models, so your list price mostly matters for a la carte sales and for how some partners calculate what they pay.

Voices by INaudio vs ACX at a glance

Who it suits

• Authors already wide with ebooks who want the same strategy in audio
• Authors who want library listeners
• Series authors building a catalog without exclusivity limits
• Authors who have a finished audiobook and want it everywhere outside Audible

ACX exclusive remains the better fit if nearly all your readers listen on Audible and you want the highest rate there.

Frequently asked questions

Is Findaway Voices still available? Yes, under a new name. Since August 1, 2025, the business has been independent of Spotify and operates as INaudio, with the author platform called Voices by INaudio.

How much does Voices by INaudio take? 20% of the royalties it receives from partners. You keep 80%, with no upfront or subscription fees, and there is no INaudio fee on Spotify sales.

Can I use Voices by INaudio and ACX at the same time? Yes, if your ACX title is non-exclusive. ACX exclusive titles cannot be distributed through any other service.

Does it distribute to libraries? Yes. Partners include OverDrive (Libby), Hoopla and Bibliotheca.

Should I use INaudio or Spotify for Authors for Spotify? Either works; just use one so the audiobook is not delivered twice. INaudio keeps everything in one dashboard, while Spotify for Authors gives you Spotify's own account and reporting.

The bottom line

Findaway Voices lives on as Voices by INaudio, and it is still the simplest way to put an indie audiobook in front of listeners beyond Audible, especially in libraries. Pair it with ACX non-exclusive for Audible, decide how you want to reach Spotify, and budget honestly for production before you start.

Once your manuscript is ready, LiberScript handles the ebook and print formatting side, so your ebook and print editions can go on sale while your audiobook is in production.