How to Deliver Audiobooks to Readers With BookFunnel

If you have used AudioProducer.ai to turn your manuscript into a finished audio file, the next question is practical: how do your readers actually get the file? BookFunnel is one of the most common answers for indie authors. It is a delivery and reader-support tool, not a store or a distributor, and it pairs cleanly with the export-it-yourself model. You generate the MP3, download it, and hand delivery off to a tool built for exactly that job.

This guide walks through how audiobook delivery with BookFunnel works, where it fits, and what it does and does not do. Plans and limits change, so confirm the current details on BookFunnel's own site before you commit.

What BookFunnel solves for audiobook delivery

A finished audiobook is a set of large MP3 files. Emailing them is awkward, attachments bounce, and download links from a generic file host give readers no guidance on how to listen. BookFunnel exists to smooth that last step. It hosts your files, gives you a shareable link or a landing page, and walks each reader through getting the audio onto their phone or into an app they can play it in.

The important framing: AudioProducer.ai exports a finished MP3 that you download and own. It does not publish or host your book anywhere, and it does not connect to Audible, Spotify, Apple, or any podcast feed. BookFunnel is a separate layer you choose to use for delivery. There is no integration between the two, and none is needed. You take the file AudioProducer.ai gives you and upload it wherever you want, including BookFunnel.

Uploading your exported MP3s

The workflow is straightforward. Once your audiobook is finished, download the MP3 files from AudioProducer.ai. If you are new to producing the file itself, our guide on how to make an audiobook with AI covers that first step. Voice cloning, if you use it, requires consent: your own voice or a voice you have permission to use.

Inside BookFunnel you create a new audiobook, add the cover and title details, and upload each chapter file. Most authors upload one MP3 per chapter so listeners can navigate, though a single combined file also works. Order your files clearly before you upload, since the app plays them in the sequence you set. After upload you get a delivery link or page you can share by email, on your website, or in a newsletter.

Listening in the app versus downloading

Readers can consume a BookFunnel audiobook two ways. The most common is the BookFunnel app, where the audio streams or downloads inside a player built for the format, with chapter navigation and resume-where-you-left-off. This is the smoothest experience for a listener and the one BookFunnel is designed around.

Some readers prefer to download the raw MP3 files and play them in their own podcast app or music player. BookFunnel supports that too, though the experience depends on the reader's device and how it handles imported audio. When you write your delivery instructions, it helps to point listeners toward the app for the least friction while noting that a direct download is available for people who want it.

Using it for ARCs, giveaways, and direct sales

Delivery is only half of why authors reach for BookFunnel. The other half is that it fits the ways indie authors actually move audiobooks.

• ARCs and review copies. You can send advance copies to reviewers with a link, and control access so the file is not simply floating on the open web. Our post on audiobook ARCs and review copies goes deeper on running that process.
• Giveaways and list building. A delivery page can double as a sign-up incentive, where a reader joins your email list in exchange for the audiobook. That is a common way to grow your email list with an audiobook giveaway.
• Beta listeners. Sending an early audio version to beta readers works the same way. See giving your beta readers an audiobook version.
• Direct sales fulfillment. When you sell the audiobook yourself through your own store, you can use a delivery tool to hand the file to buyers after checkout. BookFunnel handles delivery, not the payment, so you still run the sale through whatever storefront you already use. See selling your audiobook direct on your website for the storefront side of that setup.

In every case the pattern is the same. You keep the file and the reader relationship, and the delivery tool just gets the audio into the listener's hands cleanly.

Certified delivery for reviews

One reason review campaigns lean on tools like BookFunnel is proof of delivery. When you send a review copy, it is useful to know the file actually reached the reviewer. BookFunnel's delivery pages and access controls give you a clearer record of who claimed a copy than a bare download link does. That matters for organized review pushes, launch teams, and any situation where you want to follow up with people who received the book. Check BookFunnel's current features for the exact tracking and access options, since these evolve.

Where BookFunnel fits, and where it does not

Be clear-eyed about what BookFunnel is. It is a delivery and reader-support tool. It is not a storefront that collects payments, and it is not a distributor that lists your book on retail platforms. If you want your audiobook on a major retailer, that is a separate decision with its own requirements. BookFunnel shines for direct-to-reader delivery: your own sales, your ARCs, your giveaways, and your list. Pair it with a checkout like Payhip and you have payment and delivery covered without a retailer. Used that way, it slots neatly into the export-and-sell-it-yourself approach that AudioProducer.ai is built for.

AudioProducer.ai is free to try with 1,200 words and no card, and paid plans start from $39.99 per month. Produce the file, download it, and let a delivery tool handle the last step to your readers.