Awesound

Awesound is a platform that enables audiobook authors, educators, coaches, and podcasters to securely sell and distribute audio content directly to listeners. It handles technical infrastructure including anti-piracy protection, secure online streaming, and offline mobile access through major podcast apps, so creators can focus on content rather than platform management. Customers can listen via web browser or in podcast apps such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, and Pocket Casts, with support for both one-time purchases and subscriptions.

Creators can sell using a free, built-in sales page hosted by Awesound, or integrate with e-commerce platforms such as WooCommerce, Shopify, ClickFunnels, Kajabi, and Konakart to charge customers directly on their own websites. When sales occur through Awesound's own sales page, the company processes payments via Stripe and issues automated monthly payouts, charging a percentage fee per sale. When sales occur on a creator's own site, Awesound functions as a fulfillment service, granting secure, personalized access to content immediately after payment and invoicing the creator separately.

Clients include individual authors seeking an alternative to high audiobook platform fees, educational companies selling exam-preparation audio courses, and podcasters charging subscription fees for premium content. The company has operated since 2015 and reports serving hundreds of audio publishers internationally, including companies such as BenBella Books, Dalton Education, and CeriFi.