--- title: Distributing to Apple Audiobooks With PublishDrive description:   Apple Books is a global giant in digital book sales. Its Audiobook Store is a popular go-to for audio lovers of all ages. With the books app pre-installed on every Apple device, that’s a pool of lit --- [Skip to content](https://help.publishdrive.com/distributing-to-apple-audiobooks-with-publishdrive#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://help.publishdrive.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![pd-white.png\]](https://help.publishdrive.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pd-white.png?height=38&name=pd-white.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://help.publishdrive.com/kb-tickets/new) - Go to publishdrive.com Go to publishdrive.com Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [PublishDrive Help Center](https://help.publishdrive.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Stores And Distribution](https://help.publishdrive.com/stores-and-distribution?hsLang=en) 3. [Partner Stores And Special Terms](https://help.publishdrive.com/stores-and-distribution?hsLang=en#partner-stores-and-special-terms) # Distributing to Apple Audiobooks With PublishDrive ![](https://help.publishdrive.com/hubfs/unnamed%20(14)-png.png)   [Apple Books](https://www.apple.com/apple-books/) is a global giant in digital book sales. Its Audiobook Store is a popular go-to for audio lovers of all ages. With the books app pre-installed on every Apple device, that’s a pool of literally millions of Apple users to reach with your content. Apple works with a limited number of trusted partners, even fewer for audio distribution. PublishDrive is an [approved aggregator](https://itunespartner.apple.com/books/partner-search) that can easily distribute your audiobook to Apple in no time. Here’s what to know below. #### Royalty reporting Royalty reporting and payment occur on a monthly basis. You can access royalty reports from Apple Audiobooks under [‘Royalty Payments’ from your PublishDrive dashboard](https://account.publishdrive.com/finance/).  #### Market reach North America: United States, Canada Europe: Austria, Portugal, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Finland, France, Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, Norway, Greece Asia-Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, Japan #### Supported languages Accepts all languages. #### Genres Accepts genres of all kinds. #### Business model Wholesale #### Public domain Accepts genres of all kinds.Not accepted. #### ISBN Not required.  #### Adult content Accepted, as long as it's not explicit.  #### Royalty rate 45% #### How to enable Apple Audiobooks on PublishDrive ### **When publishing a new audiobook** Foremost, check our [audiobook requirements](https://help.publishdrive.com/how-to-upload-an-audiobook?hsLang=en) to ensure a smooth upload process. We take care of the rest of the formatting for you. When you’re ready, sign in to your PublishDrive account and click “UPLOAD YOUR BOOK”. Follow the instructions to set up your audiobook files. At the last step of the upload process, make sure to enable Apple Audiobooks distribution. ![](https://help.publishdrive.com/hubfs/unnamed%20(13)-png-1.png) Hit “Publish” to submit your audiobook for review. After being approved, we send out your audiobook to Apple right away. ### **When enabling Apple Audiobooks for an existing audiobook** If you’re already distributing your audiobook to other stores with PublishDrive, we require no additional action from you. We send your audiobook(s) to Apple automatically.   If you do not wish to distribute to Apple Audiobooks, switch off the channel under [‘Books’ from your PublishDrive account](https://admin.publishdrive.com/books) or [Imprint settings](https://admin.publishdrive.com/imprint).   [Let us know](https://publishdrive.com/contact-us.html?hsLang=en) if you have any questions. 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