Apple has new feature for authors  new and old people can now publish audio books from text books they publish to apple 🍏

at partner sites below- presently testing this via Draft2Digital it's good for indie authors and prolific authors like me who sit around all night most nights trying to get a good reading for my new book and don't always do a good reading first time and have to read again.   only problem with ai readers is the can't deal with foreign phrases and dialogue.

"Sign up with a preferred partner

Apple’s preferred partners make digitally narrated audiobook production and distribution simple.

Draft2Digital: Independent authors currently selling ebooks directly on Apple Books or through Draft2Digital can work with them to produce and distribute audiobooks narrated by Apple Books.

Ingram CoreSource: Existing and new publishing clients can work with Ingram to produce and distribute audiobooks narrated by Apple Books.

Here are some steps to get set up with one of our preferred partners. You can find additional requirements for eligible ebooks as you start to work with them."

Requirement for this feature here at Appleleast

• Ebook must be available on Apple Books.
• You must own the rights to produce the audiobook.
• Primary category must be romance, fiction, mystery and thriller, or science fiction and fantasy.
• Book must be in English.