[Joe_Nobody]

I have no experience with Podium, but creating an audio book via ACX doesn't cost anything either. They are owned by Amazon, so their system is integrated with .com.

On ACX you can hire a narrator/actor, set up your own contract and all of the other dodads associated with an audio book.

Something to ponder.

 

[Joe_Nobody]

Joe, you don't have to pay the actor/narrator?

Not up front. You can pay them out of proceeds, like a commission.

The contracts listed in ACX have them taking a big chunk (25% I think) but you can negotiate a side deal that limits the % or time or both.

 

[Joe_Nobody]

Yes, I believe there is a flat fee up front option, but I'm not sure how flexible it is.

I didn't use any of the standard ACX options, so I'm by no means an expert. I used the service to audition, publish and distribute audio books.

One side note - a lot of the auditions were computer generated voices. I've read where ACX will charge less for your book (they set the sales price) if you use a machine voice.