Every voice on Iconic Voices is an AI-generated interpretation or actor-voiced reading — not a lost archival recording. For AI-voiced books, a model trained on authentic archival audio of the author reads a text the author never recorded. For actor-voiced books (e.g., Einstein), a human voice actor performs in the style of the author.
How the voices are built
- Source material — all AI training material and voice reference comes from public-domain archival recordings and writings held by institutions such as the Library of Congress, British Library, BBC Archives, and Internet Archive.
- AI-generated interpretation — our pipeline analyzes prosody, accent, breathing, and cadence, then generates new speech inspired by those patterns.
- Labelling — every audiobook carries a visible "AI-voiced" or "Actor-voiced in the style of…" tag in-app, in metadata, and on the product page.
Texts
All MVP titles are in the public domain (published before 1930 in most jurisdictions, or explicitly released). No copyrighted works are reconstructed without a license.
Family estates & personality rights
For authors whose personality rights may still apply in some jurisdictions, we consult with estates where reachable and respect requested restrictions. If you represent an estate and wish to discuss a title, please contact us.
What this product is
Iconic Voices is a paid subscription audiobook service starting with 34 iconic voices. Subscription, single book, or author-bundle pricing — pick what fits. Cancel any subscription in one click, anytime.
Your data
Account emails are stored on our servers in a Supabase Postgres database (EU region). We use them only to operate the service and notify you about new launches. You can request deletion any time at [email protected]. We do not sell data.
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