The first version is manual: authors submit books, narrators submit voice samples, and the press matches projects one by one. No bidding dashboard yet. The goal is ten finished South African audiobooks before the marketplace gets more machinery.
Arjuna Audio
Become a narrator
The library is free. Paid human audiobooks are how narrators earn — real local voice talent for countries ACX leaves out. Authors keep their rights.
Minimum royalty
5% of net profit
Non-negotiable floor for the narrator on qualifying audiobook projects.
Minimum term
5 years
Royalty participation survives the initial production window.
Rights posture
No exclusivity grab
The author keeps book rights. The narrator is credited and paid transparently.
What we are building first
Royalty options
The floor is fixed: at least 5% of net profit for at least five years. A project may offer more: hybrid work can move toward 10%, and royalty-only work can move higher when both sides choose that risk knowingly. The floor never moves downward.