ElevenLabs hosts Self Publishing Show audiobook workshop

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ElevenLabs hosts Self Publishing Show audiobook workshop

ElevenLabs is running a live workshop at the Self Publishing Show, focusing on how authors can create and distribute audiobooks from scratch. The hands-on session covers auditioning AI voices, importing and editing manuscripts using ElevenLabs' creative suite, and publishing the final product directly onto the ElevenReader app.

// ANALYSIS

ElevenLabs is attempting to create a complete, end-to-end self-publishing audiobook ecosystem by merging its AI voice tools with direct-to-consumer distribution. Offering a seamless creation-to-distribution workflow reduces friction for independent authors, while high-fidelity synthetic voices make audiobook production far more accessible and cost-effective than traditional studio recording. Furthermore, direct distribution via ElevenReader could establish ElevenLabs as a direct competitor to major platforms like Audible.

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elevenlabselevenreaderaudiobookself-publishingvoice-generationai-voices

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2026-06-12

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2026-06-12

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