ACX is a popular marketplace where authors, literary agents, publishers, and other Rights Holders can connect with narrators, engineers, recording studios, and other Producers capable to produce a finished audiobook. The result is that more Audiobooks will be made. The website puts you in the driver’s seat. If you are a Rights Holder, you can choose how to produce your audiobook. You can produce the audiobook on your own or by engaging a producer on ACX. You can choose between two royalty models.
If you are a Producer, ACX lets you post a profile and be seen. You can also be proactive and audition on ACX for posted titles. If you have already created an audiobook and you just wish to sell it, ACX will help you with that. If you get involved in creating audiobooks, you will have a new way to work and earn. If you hold the rights to an audiobook, you can connect with the people who would get those audiobooks made. ACX makes it easy for your earnings to add up.
Unfortunately, user reviews for ACX have been mostly negative. A user said that he spent 500 pounds on revising the audio for his book since the site told him that something is wrong. The site asked him to revise a longer time at the end of the chapter. They then asked for a different set of revisions. Another user said that as a narrator, he has put hours of work into recording and editing books and finds them for sale but still he has not been paid.
Some users said that sales reporting is not up to the mark. Usually, nothing is reported for many days and looks somewhat random. There is no transparency and he has no idea if the reported sales are accurate. The same thing gets repeated for six days when a new month starts.
I was not able to see a single positive review about ACX. The website has been designed in such a way that anyone would feel that it is genuine. But now by looking at the user reviews, I can clearly say that a good design is not sufficient to impress customers if the services are not up to the mark. So, in my opinion, ACX is not a legit website and I would recommend everyone to stay away from this website.
