Audible has temporarily increased author and narrator royalties to 45 percent on books by self-published ACX authors in an effort “to reduce the financial impact of COVID-19 on the creative community.” ACX audiobooks exclusively distributed through Audible, Amazon, and iTunes in April, May, and June are eligible for the full increase, while royalties on non-exclusively distributed titles will temporarily increase to 30 percent. Those using Royalty Share will be increased to 22.5 percent. Additionally, ACX has changed its promo code policy to eliminate royalties on titles obtained with a promo code “to address an unfortunate pattern of misuse of the […]
