**Terms & Conditions Audiobook Release**

 

Last Updated: 11/16/2025

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Welcome to Audiobook Release (“we,” “our,” or “us”). By accessing or using our website, services, or any digital products provided by Audiobook Release, you agree to these Terms & Conditions.
If you do not agree, please do not use our services.

 

1. About Our Services

Audiobook Release provides:

• Audiobook production services (editing, mixing, mastering)

• Casting and narrator coordination

• Self-narration coaching and recording guidance

• Publishing support for platforms such as ACX, Audible, and INAudio

• Promotional landing pages and marketing assets for authors

• Private audiobook delivery technology (e.g., podcast-style feeds)

These Terms apply to all users, including authors, narrators, publishers, and visitors.

 

2. Client Responsibilities

By using our services, you agree that you:

• Provide accurate information regarding your project

• Own or have legal rights to all submitted materials (manuscripts, audio files, artwork, etc.)

• Will not submit illegal, harmful, or infringing content

• Are responsible for reviewing drafts, approving production stages, and communicating changes in a timely manner

• Understand that project timelines depend on your responsiveness

You are solely responsible for the accuracy of all book metadata and publishing information you supply.

 

3. Ownership of Materials - Intellectual Property & Copyright

3.1 You Own Your Book

All manuscripts, book rights, and creative materials you provide remain 100% your property.

You affirm that:

• You own or have permission to use all text, images, and audio

• Your manuscript does not infringe on any copyright

• You are responsible for all legal claims arising from submitted content

We reserve the right to decline any project involving illegal, hateful, or harmful material.

3.2 Work Created by Us

e-Audio Productions retains all rights, ownership, licenses, and control over all audiobook recordings, edits, mixes, masters, and any production work created for the project until the author has paid in full for the agreed-upon services.

Once full payment is received, all rights and copyrights to the completed audiobook—including narration, edited audio, mastered files, and any associated production materials—transfer entirely to the author, who then holds full and exclusive ownership of the audiobook and may distribute, publish, modify, or use the work without restriction.

We retain the right to:

• Use small excerpts of finished audio for portfolio or promotion

• Reference your title as past work for marketing purposes
  (You may request removal at any time.)

3.3 Narrator Agreements

If you hire a narrator through us, their voice recordings are licensed to you for audiobook distribution only unless otherwise agreed in writing.

 

4. Payments & Fees

• All services require payment as outlined in your custom quote or pricing plan.

• Payments may be due upfront, in milestones, or upon project completion depending on the agreement.

• Failure to make payments on time may pause production or delay delivery.

• No rights or files are transferred until payment is completed in full.

For refunds, see Section 8.

 

5. Project Timelines

Estimated timelines will be provided upon project start but may vary depending on:

• Length and complexity of the book

• Volume of author revisions

• Narrator availability

• Your response time for approvals

• Technical or publishing platform processing times

We will communicate clearly about any delays or issues.

 

6. Publishing Services

If you request us to handle publishing on platforms such as ACX or INAudio:

• You authorize us to upload your materials on your behalf

• You retain all rights and royalties from the platforms

• Platform approval times are outside our control

• You are responsible for providing correct tax and business information

We are not liable for platform errors, account issues, royalty delays, or third-party policy changes.

 

7. Private Audiobook Delivery

If we deliver your audiobook through private podcast feeds or digital delivery:

• Access is for your personal or customer use only

• You may not distribute feeds or files illegally

• We are not responsible for listener issues resulting from individual device limitations

 

8. Refunds, Revisions & Cancellations

8.1 Refund Policy

Because audiobook production involves labor-intensive creative work, refunds are generally not available after work has begun.

Refunds may be considered only when:

• No production work has started

• Narrators have not been booked

8.2 Revisions

Standard revisions include:

• Correction of editing errors

• Adjustments to meet ACX or platform requirements

• Minor performance adjustments (if narration is included)

Major revisions (rewrites, re-recording large sections, new creative direction, etc.) may incur additional fees.

8.3 Cancellation

If you cancel after production has begun, you may be billed for:

• Work completed to date

• Narrator cancellation fees

• Engineering hours already spent

9. Disclaimer of Warranties

All services are provided “as is”.
We do not guarantee:

• Sales performance

• Audible/ACX approvals (though we follow all standards)

• Listener engagement

• Any specific financial outcome

We do guarantee professional technical quality and ACX-compliant production based on the files and performance you provide.

 

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Audiobook Release is not liable for:

• Loss of earnings, royalties, or sales

• Platform outages or publishing delays

• Loss of data due to third-party hosting

• Unauthorized sharing of your audiobook by third parties

• Any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages

Our total liability will never exceed the amount you paid us for the service in question.

 

11. AI Voice Duplication & Voice Protection Clause

The author agrees not to use, upload, share, sell, distribute, license, or provide access to any raw or finished voice recordings—including narration samples, auditions, raw studio files, edited audio, or mastered audiobook files—for the purpose of:

• AI voice cloning

• AI model training

• Machine learning datasets

• Synthetic voice generation

• Creating digital replicas, simulations, or derivatives of any narrator’s voice

• Any form of artificial or automated voice reproduction

All narrator voice recordings provided through e-Audio Productions are licensed solely for the purpose of producing the contracted audiobook. The author does not receive any rights to digitally replicate, synthesize, or artificially reproduce the narrator’s voice in any form. Any attempt to use the narrator’s voice for AI-related purposes is strictly prohibited and constitutes a violation of these Terms, copyright law, and the narrator’s personal/creative rights.
Violations may result in:

• Immediate termination of services

• Legal action

• Revocation of usage rights

• Damages or penalties as permitted by law

This protection applies to all narrators, contractors, and voice talent working through e-Audio Productions.

 

12. User Accounts

If your project includes a private client portal or login:

• You are responsible for maintaining account security

• You must notify us of unauthorized access

• We may terminate account access if misuse occurs

 

13. Termination of Services

We may suspend or terminate services if:

• Payments are overdue

• You violate these Terms

• You engage in abusive or fraudulent behavior

• Your content violates copyright or platform policies

You will be notified before termination whenever possible.

 

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. The revised version will be posted here with an updated date.
Continued use of our services constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

 

15. Contact Information

If you have questions about these Terms & Conditions, contact us:

📧 publish@audiobookrelease.com
🌐 www.audiobookrelease.com